Rare Photo of Galicia

[RD Rygaard]

I always love band shots....

[RD Rygaard]

[ben haynes]

thanks for the pictures i have at last seen a photo that shows the shield of the left sleeve after hearing about it for years. best regards Ben

[Gary Wood]

I have cleaned this thread out if it degrades again some of you will be taking a long holiday

Keep it on topic

[onkelharmel]

Not realy, give me your E-mail number, I will send you some, I own an album with 124
pics.
Sincerely yours
Heinz

[Bob Hritz]

I have cleaned this thread out if it degrades again some of you will be taking a long holiday

Keep it on topic

Thank you very much, Gary. Now, I will dig out some Galacian uniform photos.

Bob Hritz

[oldflagswanted]

Galacian unit flagbearers ???

...will dig out some Galacian uniform photos.
Bob Hritz

<center><h3>Hello Bob:
Found this thread based on two previously posted flag photos,
so if you run across in your photos any showing Galacian unit
flagbearers they would still be cool to see too. </h3></center>
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[Askold]

I have cleaned this thread out if it degrades again some of you will be taking a long holiday

Keep it on topic

- Thank you very much, It would be great to see this topic thriwing.

Eric:

- Wonderfull band photos! Here are some photos i managed to find on line or scanned from vet albums:

Giant banner with divisional coat of arms hanging before Lviv (Lemberg) opera house.


The parade in front of the opera. The man in the middle is Alfred Bizants - the head of Military Board in charge of recruitment drive.


People in front of the opera. In the background we can see an Adolf Hitler monument shapped like a roman fire pit.

[Askold]

Galician police is marchig for parade


A wounded Ukrainian volunteer from WH is also attending the parade:


A future sturmbandfuhrer of the division and former commander of Roland Legion - E. Ren-Pobiguschyj


Ren is saluting to Bizants

[Askold]

A whole set of color photos was made of the same event and also a color video. I was lucky enough to discover two slides in Melnyk collection and copy them. Here is a nice detail of the flags in front of the opera:


Flag is beign awarded to volunteers from Lviv university. It appears to be blue or purple in color with Galician coat of arms in the middle.




Crapy scan, but here is Ren-Pobiguschyi in a uniform:

[byf45]

Thanks gary the pictures where great

[Askold]

Some more flag photos:

Fastforward to 1945. Internment camp in Rimini Italy. The troops are flying Ukrainian yellow-blue flag - a gift from 2nd Polish army corps of general Anders. Note that troops are wearing DAK uniforms. Scanned from a vet album.

[NickG]

Lets keep this thread going!
Galician officer candidate!

[NickG]

the shortened MP40 pouches are instersting! ????

[NickG]

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