New photos are in:
Interesting double exposure:
Paratrooper (notice the Fallschirmjaeger badge):
Stunning collector photo of the Hindenburg, with printed caption on the back "Friedrichshafen Bodensee Luftschwiffwerft":
Not sure what the back says, but Frankreich is written, so we know it's somewhere in France.
Next two photos are the front and back of a photo taken of a Stug. I'm posting the back in case it says something interesting:
It says:
"Kriegsjahr 1939/1940
bei Schloß Mainsberg / Frankreich
19./20. Januar 1940"
["War year 1939/1940
near Castle Mainsberg / France
19/20 January 1940"]
I can't find anything about a castle Mainsberg, but this is surely just a slight misspelling of castle Meinsberg (German name for Malbrouck) in Lorraine, which is located by the German border.
(It has to be: January 1940 was during the "Phoney War" period; France wouldn't be invaded until May.)
Judging by the uniforms and insignia, I would say it is an early war photo.
(By the way, note the train visible in the background. This is probably a troop train during a stopover at some railway station en route.)
Quiet impressive!
Sorry I am late, but thise one seems Brussels to me...
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
The photo of the street quoted in post #55 was one I was excited to get. Those photos that capture an every day moment like that of the street offer a great window into the past. There's no obvious subject in the photo the camera is pointing to, letting the viewer seek out whatever interests them from first glance. One could be looking out of the window of a coffee shop on that street and see the exact same sight. That said, I had no idea where the photo was taken. Thanks for identifying that for me guys!
I took a look at the rear of the photo, and it does have writing on the back.
Thanks HPL for the translations you provided! As always, you bring clarity to all the photos you comment on. Much appreciated sir.
Wonderful shot this of Karlsbad. Absolutely interesting, expecially for my own field of collecting. Thanks for sharing.
Last edited by LEPRECHAUN; 07-24-2016 at 02:49 PM. Reason: forgot to place the photo
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