SS Collector Swapmeet - Foksal Warsaw 1944

[Steve T]

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[groucho]

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I have some doubts about the font style of the lettering.

[Steve T]

I wasn't asking for opinions on a cufftitle, its just a picture from Poland in 1944. .. I shouldn't have bothered posting it...

[wolfslair]

I wasn't asking for opinions on a cufftitle, its just a picture from Poland in 1944. .. I shouldn't have bothered posting it...

Well said.
Some people just don't get it..

[Lassi]

Cool picture
and a nice cuff.......

[wolfslair]

First caption should read " How big's your killed German"?
He vas dis bik ??

[Ohlau]

The weapon and the band belonged to the driver of a SdKfz 251 which got lost in Warsaw (during Warsaw Uprising) and ran into the area controlled by Polish Home Army. Captured SdKz was used later by Polish soldiers.

[Steve T]

The weapon and the band belonged to the driver of a SdKfz 251 which got lost in Warsaw (during Warsaw Uprising) and ran into the area controlled by Polish Home Army. Captured SdKz was used later by Polish soldiers.

Now I'm glad I did post the picture. That's interesting to learn

[SLIM]

this is the halftrak in question

[John Macrini]

Steve,

forget about that stupid comment.....I for one am glad you posted the photos. I think they are great!

Looks like in the first pic, the guy on the right who also has his hand on the wiking cuff is saying "ok! that's enough you're going to get it dirty! now give it back!"

thanks for sharing

[Ohlau]

this is the halftrak in question

Later name this ex- "Wiking" SdKfz 251 was "Szary Wilk" :

"...Two, possibly more SdKfz-251/1 ausf.D were captured and used during the Warsaw Uprising in 1944. One was named "Szary Wilk" (in English - Grey Wolf. Originally named "Jas" in English - "Johnny"), and was modified by adding an armored roof made by adding two armor plates opening to the sides. When closed, they made a kind of a sloped "house roof" above the crew compartment. Between them and hull sides were rifle ports. At least one other SdKfz-251/1 ausf. D was captured and named "Starowka" which is the name of the oldest district of Warsaw..."

http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/p...szary_wilk.jpg

http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szary_W...er_opancerzony)

[Hundestaffel]

A recent edition of the magazine "After The Battle" (see below for link) has some very qualitative information in regards to the documented history of the series of photos in which # 9 is just one of many.

http://afterthebattle.com/osCommerce...roducts_id=278



"Hundestaffel"

[wewelsburg]

Was not the comment sarcasm?if that was a serious comment what an A-HOLE!!!

[Ian Hulley]

Yep, to be fair I read it as a flipant comment rather than critique.

Ian

[Thorsten B.]

Whatever - the pictures are a great add here and it´s not often the case that such an interesting story can be combined with such a great documentation getting along with it.

I just wonder who finally survived: the captured vehicles or the men of the Polish Home Army - or maybe both?

Does anybody know?