Waffen SS Knights Cross recipient Remi Schrijnen signed photo

[HD1450]

need opinions on this postwar signed photo , thanks

[Paul D]

Sorry i missed this one mate so tyhis reply is probably irelevent now but this is an original Schrynen signature etc !!

[BalticBreeze]

Apologies if you already know the following:

The message translates as " All men behave differently under extreme circumstances".
I can´t really decipher the meaning of the phrase beneath the signature.

Remy Schrijnen would occasionally travel from exile in Germany to attend the remembrance service for his fallen comrades held annually at Langemark cemetery on the Sunday of the Ijzerbedevaart. The visitor´s book was always removed immediately afterwards.

[Scout]

Super nice find - hope the OP got the pic.

BalticBreeze - thanks for info. Very interesting.

[HPL2008]

Apologies if you already know the following:

The message translates as " All men behave differently under extreme circumstances".
I can´t really decipher the meaning of the phrase beneath the signature.

It says "Tapferkeits(-)Unterscharführer der Legion Flandern - Langemarck", meaning his promotion to Unterscharführer was a field promotion for bravery (as opposed to a regular promotion following time as an NCO candidate and appropriate training).

Schrijnen was promoted from Sturmmann to Unterscharführer in the autumn of 1944 following his being decorated with the Knight's Cross for conspicuous gallantry.

(By the way, he was even offered to attend officer training at the Junkerschule Tölz and become a commissioned officer, but - considering himself a working-class type and feeling not qualified to become an officer - refused. He actually had to sort this matter out with Himmler himself, who eventually condoned his decision.)