Morning gents, I just picked up this nice 1944 dated "loyal to the Reich" family portrait! It's postcard sized and at 14 euro's I just had to have it. Leon.
BDM / HEER Family portrait.
Morning gents, I just picked up this nice 1944 dated "loyal to the Reich" family portrait! It's postcard sized and at 14 euro's I just had to have it. Leon.
Family photos like this always make me wonder what happened to them as the war progressed.
A happy moment captured in time, before their world was upended, by forces beyond their control.
I do agree with this. Not uniformed, but interesting for the date October 12, 1940.by CBH
My grandmother with her kids. Her sons soon were enlisted for the German army:
one never returned and was killed in Russia. Two were in a Russian camp and mines
in Siberia. One of them returned in about 1950.
The one on the left was killed in 1944:
The two others in uniform (1942 and 1943). Have a look at the shabby collar-Litzen:
Their father already was killed during WWI:
see my signature!
Thank you Mr. Saris for sharing your personal story, something all too often lost when these photos are shown.
But we are all the same, no matter what uniform we wear or language spoken.
The joy of love and the pain of loss are universal, no matter what banner you fight under.
Tell those who are closest too you that you love them, as life is always shorter then you expect.
All my best to you and yours.
When my grandfather was killed, a few years later my grandmother
(who was Dutch and from my area) returned to her "old home".
She always had the Dutch nationality. The kids had to stay for specific
reasons for a few years in Germany, where they were born and so were
Germans and had that nationality. For the most this was not changed
and so they served in the German army, due to this. All, shown with
the photo, are gone for many, many years.
They all lived in Helmond, where I was born and being Dutch.
Years ago there was a big article about my grandmother and her
story in the newspaper from this area. Here a part is shown with
my grandmother and her kids, when they were younger:
In some of my books there is a dedication to my grandfather:
and here he is sitting in front row at left during his training in 1914:
Thank you again, both for your personal story, and you continued support of this fine forum.
We are very lucking to have you as a member here, and we appreciate it.
Thank you Sir.
Better here then being at the other forum (WAF),
where many of its members have no or hardly
any decency! I speak from experience!
There is more to tell about the family, but it is too
much in private sphere! I know about other family
members facts, not even others in the family are
aware of. In no way my cousins. I only would upset
them. On the other hand all of my aunts and uncles
are dead by now.......
Last edited by Wilhelm Saris; 05-10-2017 at 12:18 PM.
A very heart rendering family history Wilhelm, thank you for sharing it with us accompanied by those great photo's. It is good to know that your family will have all the information needed to continue to keep alive the memory of your relatives. Leon.
thank you Wilhelm.
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