What's happening with this guy?

**Danmark** · 10-11-2012, 02:56 AM

This is NOT my photo - I just found it online so apologies to whomever it is attributed to .... but what is the go here?
Why does a Heer soldier ( an EK2 winner at that ) in France in 1940 have a SS skull on his tunic???
And what is the gun - a Bergmann??

Dan

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 10-11-2012 02:56 AM

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**Wagriff** · 10-11-2012, 04:03 AM

He's using a Steyr MP-34. It was soon replaced by the German designed MP40. As to why he has an SS cap skull on his tunic....maybe he had a friend or a brother in the Waffen's?

**Sir Payne** · 10-11-2012, 04:07 AM

Maybe he liked to collect SS militaria?

**meyle77** · 10-11-2012, 04:20 AM

maybe he killed a member of w-ss by mistake - took his gun and skull :-)

**tempelhof** · 10-11-2012, 04:22 AM

i don't know what he's doing. but i want the original photograph.

**reneblacky** · 10-11-2012, 05:02 AM

It's amazing how odd photos come out of the wood work, thanks Mate

**diver99** · 10-11-2012, 06:56 AM

Is the date and location attributed to the pic known?
Notice number plate is covered. Propaganda pic? Time to trawl through Signal?

**Walkwolf** · 10-11-2012, 07:00 AM

It does say 'France 1940' in the caption along the top, and notice
the tricolour shield on the helmet.........

**TrondK** · 10-11-2012, 07:08 AM

My first thought must be he is taking cover from something on the sky. A fighterplane or a angry bird. Why he is using a skull is a good question, maybe he found it and is keeping it like a good luck charm.

**diver99** · 10-11-2012, 07:15 AM

Yes i saw the writing at top. is that from whats written on the obverse of pic?
Sorry, dont know helmet shield identifiers.
Is this pic on ebay/ for sale somewhere?