Now & Then.. Ardennes Iconic Image Journey..

[tampalam]

It is 5:30 in the morning here and I have been reading and viewing photos on this thread for over 6 hours. Fascinating and I can't look away. Kudos for all the research and hard work. I want to go to the Ardennes more than anywhere else in the world after seeing this. Congratulations to all of you who have shared your images and thoughts here. Any chance of someone organizing a tour over there next year? Rudeerude, You're fusion of old and new images is giving me goosebumps. Incredible work, brother! Bakersfield is only a few hours from where I am on the Mexican border. Luckystrike, thank you for starting this amazing thread. I hope you are able to pursue this interest for many years to come.

[panzerjaeger44]

Yes, it is indeed a Sten MKII. No doubt picked up in previous actions against British or Commonwealth forces.

This is a superb thread

Cheers, Ade.

i also hear tales or a german copy being made and issued based on the sten one of the late war volksturm weapons its possibly one of those too!! of interest i found this http://greyfalcon.us/Weapons.htm

[packin9]

i also hear tales or a german copy being made and issued based on the sten one of the late war volksturm weapons its possibly one of those too!! of interest i found this Unusual German Small Arms and Infantry Weapons of World War II

Pretty neat site Panzer!

[panzerjaeger44]

cheers packin its a set of figures i have for my ardennes offewnsive kits and my old regiment buddy mentioned that it wasnt a sten but the german copy so i thought id bring it up and found that site whilst prowling around to substantiate my quote

[Adrian Stevenson]

Actually, you would only be able to tell if it was a German made Sten copy with an in hands examination. The exact copies, know as the Gerät Potsdam were only made for use for special forces of the SS/SD. They even faked British proof marks.

The more regular German Sten based design was the MP3008. But this fetured a vertical mag. See the pic below, the German gun is at the bottom. Note too the ""T" shaped stock. They did not feature the skeleton stock.

Cheers, Ade.

[rudeerude]

The village Wirtzfeld

[rudeerude]

The Poteau Ambush shed, enjoy

[WeyAx]

Hello Luckystrike and Rudeerude,
in addition to your pictures here some pics from a trip last weekend in the lux Ardennes, not even now and then but.....

Camp in a little village


New resto RSO, beautiful


One of the two swims that had to rest in south-Lux for a long time


Famous early Kübel


Newer collegues


Dodges


Lovely Greyhound



The famous Three


Four against the Luftwaffe


The restaurator of the RSO starting a little engine




Nice Cletrac on old Benz-Power


Cletrac plane-puller


Details from the RSO

Interior of the pilots cabine


Wheel with Steyr-Logo


The powerful 8Cyl. Steyr-machine


Down under


Old Bundeswehr MAN




German vintage Bikes for fast Wehrmacht Rockers





Jeeps all over


But what the hack is that??? Fifth column??



German late Geheimwaffe for the Hitler-Jugend



Long, long chassis




Nice little Weasel

and its details



Field repair of rubber chain holder


Evening over the Camp



The next day we had a little trip through the fields and woods of the lux.-Ardennes on narrow streets:




a little bit of now and then feeling on roads that our cars may have passed 65 years ago





over bloody fields





mighty german remanants beside the street






Looking back through a time-window


Back in the Camp








Lovely White



The Two



steering wheels of the two american standards




The radios of the Two


After several cups of coffee i went back over the Sauer and Mosel-river to my home



Enjoy

Alex

[packin9]

Fantastic show of photo's WeyAx!! Now that's a good time! Ron

[rudeerude]

WeyAx nice photo's ,looks like everything but a Sherman tank.