Could you post that photo here?Le Page wrote:Daniel--is Maziere the one closest to the camera in that photo which was taken at Wildfleken, where they're standing shoulder-arms?
It would help...
(And makes Helmut happy )
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Sure, I'll dig it out--ah you know which one, the one that was in the article about de la Maziere's death, reproduced on les volontaires?Laurent Daniel wrote:Hi, Le Page,Could you post that photo here?Le Page wrote:Daniel--is Maziere the one closest to the camera in that photo which was taken at Wildfleken, where they're standing shoulder-arms?
It would help...
(And makes Helmut happy )
You're supposed to have these things--you're a connoisseurLaurent Daniel wrote:I think I remember but as the site is closed, can't go back there....Le Page wrote: Sure, I'll dig it out--ah you know which one, the one that was in the article about de la Maziere's death, reproduced on les volontaires?
I forgot--this was discussed on AHF.Laurent Daniel wrote: Some says that it is the Fenet Batalion preparing their trip to Berlin. But it seems they had only Panzerfausts in Berlin while those W-SS are carrying Panzerschreks...
It is even not sure that they are from the Charlemagne.
I have seen this photo also being described as 'a panzerjagdkommando at Pyritz' btw...Laurent Daniel wrote:Hi Le Page,
Thanks.
This time, I saved those pix, in case Feldgrau get ...
Right, the first pix look to show de la Maziere.
I will try to check, we are trying to revive the lesvolontaires forum at an other place.
Concerning the second pix, it is a "polemical" one.
I have seen several threads in other forums (And maybe here also if I remember well) about it.
Some says that it is the Fenet Batalion preparing their trip to Berlin. But it seems they had only Panzerfausts in Berlin while those W-SS are carrying Panzerschreks...
It is even not sure that they are from the Charlemagne.
By the way, Le Page, if you want to try in this new mini-forum, most welcome, send me a PM. I am Moderator there, so can easily help you re. Franglish
Robert Forbes mentioned the bit about the film clip of Charlemagne unloading from lorries and that French inscriptions can be seen on the back of the lorries (i.e., trucks); in the pic I posted I noticed that something is written on the rear of the one in the foreground.fons wrote:
I have seen this photo also being described as 'a panzerjagdkommando at Pyritz' btw...
fons
It's a digitalised image in the collection of a friend of mine who is one of the foremost collectors of foreign volunteer armshields and insignia. I did not credit it for a number of reasons. The image itself is a fairly commonly reproduced KB/PK shot. I imagine that it can be found in several archives. Try the BA or maybe even the ECPA-D. It was probably taken in the summer of 1943, before surviving members of the LVF were absorbed by the new SS Französische SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Regiment. I haven't seen a wartime print of the image with a caption slip so this is just conjecture based on the type of tunic and the absence of a decal from the M35/40 helmet.Le Page wrote:Paddy--what is the source of the B&W photo?