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08-10-2012, 09:26 PM
#2761
Re: New Photo Pick-Ups - Please Share
Guys, thanks alot for the help with the translation. Andreas, I was wondering what the "Beu" word was in hopes of a Location ID, so thanks for that. Also good to know what O/S stands for, for future knowledge. It must be nice having these translation skills for documents/etc! It is an ongoing problem for me, but luckily have learned a decent amount, or at least enought to get by. haha Thanks again
Ned, good eye man. It certainly does look like a sling. I was also wondering what the second badge is, to the left of the reiterabziechen......is it the 2nd type of Riders badge? (i forgot the proper term)
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08-10-2012 09:26 PM
# ADS
Circuit advertisement
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08-10-2012, 09:34 PM
#2762
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08-10-2012, 10:17 PM
#2763
Re: New Photo Pick-Ups - Please Share
Looks like they are Gebirgsjager who have fought on Crete Bill , 5 Gebirgs Divison !!
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
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08-10-2012, 10:28 PM
#2764
Re: New Photo Pick-Ups - Please Share
Hi Paul,
Thanks for having a look. They are indeed GJ, as the guy in the window has the edelweiss patch. Thanks for the Unit Id too. I just thought the graffiti was kinda odd ?
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08-10-2012, 11:25 PM
#2765
Re: New Photo Pick-Ups - Please Share
Hello Bill,
I don't think the graffiti is making fun of anything per se. To me it appears harmless cartoons with reference to various locations or experiences to some significance to them.
I know that "Lili Marlene... Belgrad" would refer to Radio Belgrade which, from 1941 on wards played "Lili Marlene" all the time and soldiers from all over Europe and Africa sent in letters to them asking them to play it more... including Rommel himself.
I think the two other references to Crete and Athens would be known to some of you guys as far as their significance to the particular soldiers on this train.
As you point out, Xantippe was Socrates wife and the name became a word and, among other things, can mean a shrew (not the animal but rather "shrew" in the sense of loudly and annoyingly critical) woman.
Minos was the first king of Crete if I recall.
In short, I think the graffiti is innocent.
Last edited by tempelhof; 08-11-2012 at 05:59 PM.
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08-11-2012, 11:28 AM
#2766
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08-11-2012, 12:32 PM
#2767
Re: New Photo Pick-Ups - Please Share
by
DUJAILAH
Particularly like his staff & his mates Hilter moustache.
Since the moustachioed man appears significantly older than our soldier and has somewhat similiar facial features, it think this could actually be his father.
by
DUJAILAH
Can anybody help translating the dreaded Sutterlin script on the back?
It says:
"28. Mai 1944
für immerbleibendes Andenken
meiner Freundin Friedl.
gewidmet [signed]"
...i.e.:
"28 May 1944
as an everlasting memory
to my girlfriend Friedl
dedicated [signed]"
"Freundin" is the female form of "Freund" [= friend]; it can, but most not necessarily mean "girlfriend" in the strict sense of the term. I am not 100 % sure on the signature; to me, it looks like "Gerd Münchinger" or something similiar.
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08-11-2012, 04:09 PM
#2768
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08-11-2012, 04:39 PM
#2769
Re: New Photo Pick-Ups - Please Share
LOL, I remember seeing that one on ebay. The train car pic that is.
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08-11-2012, 08:16 PM
#2770
Re: New Photo Pick-Ups - Please Share
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