Hugo von Senger ROA

[Datrus]

I will in this thread post some pics from Hugo von Senger's personal photo album, from his service in ROA/POA, Russian Liberation Army. Hugo was from Switzerland but fought in ROA with the Cossacks. My wife did a video interview with him in his home in Switzerland in Nov. 2009, 3 months before he died. She also photographed his photo album. I can't put many facts about him, but my wife can, at a later time. I hope you will find it interesting. She have about 200 pics and video from the interview.

Hugo von Senger







Hugo and his wife Ursula, his best friend Vasilij and what i believe is his wife



Hugo and Vasilij



Hugo in Nov. 2009



From the album







More from the album





I will post more if it have any interest. Personally i think it's a interesting piece of history. Not much is said about ROA.

Regards, Lars

[Normandie]

I like the picture when he is a veteran!

[Datrus]

Thank you mate

[CARL]

Lars, it is a fine thread. Well done!

Regards,

Carl

p.s. Have to love the horseback image!

[Datrus]

Some more pics from my wife's collection.



Hugo von Senger








His regiment Commander. Prinz Salm is think it is.



Helmuth von Pannwitz. He established the 1 st Cossack Division, later to become XV Kosaken-Kavallerie-Korps. Hugo of course served in both.



Some album pics



From a funeral.







Typical Soviet looking town.





From the album







Some combat pics 1941. Towards Smolensk

[robin morley]

Very interesting articles, I especially like the photo where he is wearing the anti partisan badge. Am i right in thinking that in the photo of him as a veteran he is wearing a numbered General assault badge and if so do you know what number it is. I would very much like to hear what other information you have regarding his service. As you say there is a sparcity of information regarding the ROA and it is an area i am interested in.

Best wishes

Robin

[HPL2008]

His regiment Commander. Prinz Salm is think it is.

It's Prinz Karl zu Salm-Horstmar. The caption says:

"My Regimental Commander
Prince Karl zu Salm-Horstmar
I was given this photograph as a memory picture
on his birthday 8 Jan. 81"

(That was his 70th birthday. He died ten years later on 2 Aug. 91; see: Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 - 1945 )

This photo of the Prince as an old man wearing his wartime uniform with full original decorations is quite remarkable. Thanks for sharing!

[TrondK]

Thank you for opening a thread regarding an very deep interest of me.
I have read alot of the roa and cossacks and other eastern volunteers- so for me opening this forum today and see this thread make my heart jump alot. I would love to have that grouping included his uniform. If it ever comes out for sale please send me an PM.

(to bad i never met the gentleman and could tell him: Thank you for your service! )

Over to the photos, very very interesting, words are not enough. I look forward to see more of this gentleman in the time to come Datrus.

[Datrus]

Thank you for the very nice comments. I actually did not expect very much interest in this thread. There are more pics of course. Some might tell more about his service and so on. As i said my wife interviewed him with video in 2009 and she should have about 2 hours of film.

Regards, Lars

Here is some more pics.











I will here post some pics with a some of Hugo's personal comments. I have trouble reading it all. Maybe some German friends can help us out?









Hope you like it.

[TrondK]

Wonderful cossack photos, what details. Even st george cross together with eastern people medal. And cossack with Antipartisan badge in wear. Even photo were an soldier wears the pojas!