Photos of a drill i suppose. Press is also there to cover it.
In the polizei photo the guy wearing glasses reminds me of Himmler
Photos of a drill i suppose. Press is also there to cover it.
In the polizei photo the guy wearing glasses reminds me of Himmler
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Looking for the photo albums of Leutnant Emil Freitag, 3. / G.R. 377
Nice album Chris, Im enjoying this one as well. Maybe we can ID the General/s
BTW- Good to have you back HPL!
Snow Camoflauged PAK gun (hidden very well I must say!)
I finally recieved the "other" portrait of the man from StuG Abteilung 203.
The old one I had....showing nice "203" slip-ons
The NEW one I got from same source. This I believe to be a later photo. The odd thing is the ribbons!? The EK ribbon looks dark to me. The tabs also have different Waffenfabre I believe
Hi Bill, both are nice images.
The whole subject of Pz. Atillerie insignia can be a nightmare. But basically the red waffenfarbe piping did not change. This, along with the ribbon shade, may be a case of period re-touching, these photograghers were just as good or actually more skilled I should say as anyone with "Photoshop" today.
Cheers, Ade.
-Polizei man TR
- Feldgendarmerie cufftitles ----nice Hunde!
-Panzerman in 3rd pattern wrap
It's definitely a later photo: He has since been made an officer candidate (note the twin Tresse loops on his shoulder boards) and been awarded an additional decoration (note the ribbon for the Ostmedaille underneath the EK2 ribbon).
Waffenfarbe is surely artillery red in both photographs; it only appears darker in the second photo.
Please compare the shade of the collar patch piping in the two photographs with those portions of the award ribbons that we know to be red for sure (i.e. the EK2 ribbon's center stripe and the Ostmedaille ribbon's basic color).
The police portrait is especially nice and a fine study of uniform and ribbon bar details. His rank is Meister, by the way.
Welcome back Bill. It's nice to see you posting your new additions
Looking for the photo albums of Leutnant Emil Freitag, 3. / G.R. 377
ahah! after comparing the piping, it is more obvious for sure. I did indeed know that the Piping on the tabs should be red, but the difference in color between the 2 photos just really took me by surprise. its like night and day when comparing both photos. Makes perfectly good sense now tho
As a side note..... Ade is definitely right, the photographers/studios back then really did a number on some of the photos by retouching images. Even on some of the higher quality studio portraits I have, the attempts are noticeable. Some were better than others, as I have noticed incorrect ribbon bar colors used in one of my period colored portraits
Chris- good to see you. Ive been very busy at work lately (not complaining tho!)
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