I suppose Schimsk is the name of the place?
I suppose Schimsk is the name of the place?
A fierce battle must have taken place there.
POWs
Marching to Novgorod
In the sidecar the owner of the album.
Description says ''short races''
On the road to Novgorod. Refugees passing by.
Tragic death for the man in the destroyed vehicle.
Panzers in the city of Novgorod.
Description says ''hero graves''
That's all for today folks
That's right. "Bhf." is the abbreviation for "Bahnhof". "Bhf. Schimsk" means "Schimsk railway station".
The town of Schimsk [Шимск] is located in the Oblast Novgorod in northwestern Russia.
Errr... No, it doesn't. It says "Short break".
Actually, all of these men are senior NCOs. The man in the center and the one on the far right are also WW1 veterans.
There are three oddities in this photograph: The man on the far left wears an odd pattern marksmanship lanyard, the one in the center has an officers' pattern belt buckle and the one second from right has his saber tucked under his field blouse. (Just noticed this last detail, it hadn't caught my eye when Bill first posted this photograph.)
It's well worth looking at this image again, as this is really a great study in uniforms and insignia with many fine details. Just look at the different mounting styles of the medals, the presence of bouth round and pointed shoulder boards, the subtle differences in the cut of the tunics etc. etc.
Last edited by HPL2008; 09-04-2011 at 12:35 PM.
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