A photo for USCHA

[Massimo F.]

I was going through the thread about your wonderful collection and looking to the Germania photo album you have I saw another prop picture from the same photo studio in the town of Dornitz. Do you have more infos about it? The guys in mine are all wearing track suits a part for the crazy one hanging from the tip of the projectile.

I've done some research and all I've found about the town is that it was a big training center even after WWII.

[Uscha]

thanks krieg777
nice picture and nice to see a other one from the same studio.dörnitz is a small village in the near of the big training center"altengrabow"(look your picture).this training center have a long history.it exists since 1893.in the TR time it was a training center+sa sport school+hj training school+ammunition factory.in the wartime it was a pow camp too.
here a list of the commanders until 1945:

Oberstleutnant Kluck mit Wahrnehmung der Geschäfte beauftragt 1895 - 1895

Oberst von Kalkstein 1895 - 1895

General Witte 1895 - 1898

General von Kracht 1898 - 1903

General Damrath 1903 - 1907

General von der Wiese und Kaiserwaldau 1907 - 1911

General von der Decken 1911 - August 1914

General Herwarth von Bittenfeld August 1914 - April 1917

General von der Decken April 1917 - September 1918

Oberst Pagenstecher Sept. 1918 - Januar 1919

Oberst Freiherr von Rosen 1. April 1919 - Mai 1920

Oberst Borchardt 1. Mai 1920 - April 1921

Oberst von dem Hagen April 1921 - 30. Oktober 1923

Oberst Engelin 1. November 1923 - 31. Januar 1927

Oberst Zimmermann 1. Februar 1927 - 1. Dezember 1928

Oberst von Westrem zum Gutacker 1. Januar 1929 - 30. September 1930

Oberst Wilhelm Drogant (d) 1. Oktober 1930 - 31. März 1932

Oberstleutnant Roth 1. April 1932 - 1939

Oberst Bielefeld 1939 - 31. Oktober 1939

Generalmajor Konrad von Czettritz und Neuhauss 1. November 1939 - 3. Mai 1945 (gestorben am 5. Februar 1946 in belgischer Kriegsgefangenschaft)

Oberst von dem Hagen 3. Mai 1945 - Mai 1945 (wurde erschossen beim Einmarsch der Roten Armee)


hope its help!
regards
uscha

[Massimo F.]

Super Info! Thank you USCHA!!!!