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How to identify photographs by awards, etc?
I have around 50 Nazi Germany photographs of soldiers. I'm trying to identify what they did military wise (Air force, army, etc) but am having issues. On many of the uniforms, the only identifying marks are the little triangle badges on the side of the arm, or the "line" patches sown into the neck flaps, or the hats. It would seem that these were on many different uniforms (which look similar), and I'm having trouble deciding just which one it is. In some cases, one part matches (the hat) but then there are other things that don't (the belt, the badges on neck flap). Does anyone have any solutions? I'm very inexperienced with this. Is there anywhere I can post them and have some one know?
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08-02-2008 10:46 PM
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Re: How to identify photographs by awards, etc?
If you post the images, I am sure your colleagues here will help you. In the meantime, if this interest of yours shows signs of lasting for longer than 21 days, you might consider certain leading reference works. Those of Andew Mollo and Brian Davis are excellent...also those of our very own leader, Robin Lumsden have merit to. You can also look on such other websites as the Axis History Forum, which I heartily recommend.
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Re: How to identify photographs by awards, etc?
Well, I'm only eighteen, you see, and I'm going to college soon so I'm very poor. I'm not sure if I'd be able to afford a book! I'll see if I can find a cheap one on ebay.
I do think this interest will last me. It has kind of developed (ironically) from my interest in Jewish Studies and the Holocaust. I really like collecting pictures because I never realized how human these people were until I saw them. It really gives you a perspective that's often neglected by textbooks and historians.
I'd like to post them for help. May I ask some etiquette? First, how many should I post? Second, where should I post it? Third, should I link or use the handy upload tool provided?
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Re: How to identify photographs by awards, etc?
Thank you! (Do not be confused, I made another account, with a name not from my childhood years.)
What you say is true. Only I hope I won't be able to buy these artifacts from my elders for a long, long time.
That being said, I like pictures more than anything, and they are the most reasonable. I have some coins and a little bank note and a very special book that a friend gave me, which survived the bombing of Berlin, but pictures are like mirrors into the past. These Germans used to smile at the camera, clown around, get is silly poses, kiss girls--it's just so funny, because for me there has always been a certain sinister cloud surrounding Nazis in general, and these photos are so contradictory to that--they were, a majority, just men.
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Re: How to identify photographs by awards, etc?
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Friedrich-Berthold
Here is Eicke with another senior SS TV leader and a Sturmbannfuehrer for SSTV 1 "Oberbayern" at the SS complex at Dachau in 1938... here the helmets are not a plaything. I believe this part of the SS complex still exists, in use by the Bavarian state police for civil emergencies...
Friedrich,
it seems to be very nice photo, however I cant open it. could you please re-post it once again? Do you know another 2 men with Eicke?
Best regards,
Michal
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