#46746
04/25/2009 05:35 PM
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Hi All: I was going through a group of WW II vet's snapshots at a flea market and found this one mixed in with the lot. I suspect the vet picked it up while on "tour" in Europe. Perhaps they are HitlerJugend SS. First photo I have seen that shows what looks to me to be the HJ knife as combat gear. Enjoy! Ross Kelbaugh www.ssdaggers.com
"Making History Personal"- Research for Collectors by a Collector.
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#46747
04/25/2009 06:08 PM
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That's a great photo! Certainly looks to be an HJ knife and scabbard - nice find.
Regards
Russ
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#46748
04/26/2009 01:46 AM
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Interesting photo with the HJ knife.
I guess you never know what a peice has been through until you see a picture like this.
Wonder if these guys were photographed with the thought it may be their last photo together.
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#46749
04/26/2009 10:38 AM
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Outstanding ! So here is proof that it actually did happen. An HJ knife in a combat situation. Just like in the movies !
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#46750
04/27/2009 02:17 AM
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Page 415 of the 1985 4th edition of "When all the Brothers are Silent" has a pic of one laying on a table with SS men & nurses. The caption is "a happy party in the Kueps training area in Upper Franconia". It looks like they used it to slice bread.
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#46751
07/07/2009 03:13 AM
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Nice pic..young men with a lot of firepower in that picture..2x MG-42's
Any writing on the back?
I notice that the 1st and 3rd men appear to be holding the typical 'old landser' tobacco pipe in their hands..
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#46752
07/08/2009 01:14 PM
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Unfortunately, there is nothing written on the photo. It was mixed in with a lot of GI photos that the dealer got out of a house. Sometimes it pays to take the time to look through what's in a baggie. Ross Kelbaugh www.ssdaggers.com
"Making History Personal"- Research for Collectors by a Collector.
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#46753
07/08/2009 07:11 PM
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Ross, did you get my pm and email?
Regards
Russ
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