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Walter Rittaler's (MCC Nr 40867) 2nd Corps photos

Article about: Walter was my stepfather's father. When I was a kid, I took photos of some of Walter's photos from an album of his WWII days. I have wished several times that I had taken photos of the entir

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    "Loreto, Italy"
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    "Bologna, Italy" Walter is on the left.
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    "General Sikorski"
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    "Liverpool, England"
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    "Tembe, South Valley, England" Walter is on the right.
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    And finally "London, 1946". Like I said before, I wish I had copied his entire album.
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    Two of Walter, cropped from others above.
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    And Walter's (at the time, future) father in law, Jozef Puk.
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    Both Walter and Jozef served in the 11th Signals Battalion. Their collar kites appear all black. Shouldn't they have a bit of yellow too? And based on the photo with the motorcycles, can I believe Walter was a dispatch rider? And further, in the photo of his medals and insignia, he has the badge for the Liberation of Bologna. Were 11th Signals guys with the 9th in Bologna?
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