SS Germania Soldbuch and dogtag

[leopard]

Hi Peter,

Sry, I did get no message, but now I see I got your PM’s!

Regards,
Danny

 

[leopard]

In memory of those young men who died on that sunny Tuesday, 14/05/1940 at Achterbroek.

 

[Peter U]

Leopard,

Thanks for the images of the graves of the German KIA soldiers.
Do you have any clue about the Frenches losses that day?


Cheers,
Peter

 

[leopard]

Hey Peter,
No sorry, but I’m not really aware of the French losses at Achterbroek.
Like I told you….not many information is available, about this certain episode in the beginning of the war. I do know that many French troops were taken prisoner! This picture was taken after the battle of Achterbroek, on the site of that main road.

Kind regards,
Danny

 

[George R.]

Most impressive, the research and those then and now views are great. It is a great way to preserve history. GR

 

[leopard]

Karl Fischer 13e compay SS-Germania

Hi,

I did study some pictures and I’m almost sure this is also Karl Fischer from 13e Company SS-Germania. His face expression is a little bit different, but it’s the same men! This picture was taken a little further down the road to the crossroad from Kalmthout.
Peter, I think your soldbuch has increased in value.

Kind regards,
Danny

 

[LTCar2]

Absolutely Fascinating!!! I love history like this where it gets right down to the individual soldier. Learned history will always fall short in this aspect, which is a shame because history then loses some of its true meaning. You do great things here by keeping individual history alive.

I also enjoyed seeing the photo of the SS soldier holding the "unofficial" weapon; the MP 34. Those photos are very rare. Thanks for sharing!

 

[mrfarb]

This thread is really turned out great! I do think that the photo looks like your man, that divot in his chin, the low eyebrow, baby face. It may be worth finding an expert in facial recognition to confirm this.

I think this thread a testament to the power of openness and unfettered sharing between collectors on public internet based forums, kudo's to the community for it!

 

[mrfarb]

I know this is highly unscientific, but I merged the two best photos from this thread, one studio and one in action. What you see is chin, lips, nose, and eye center line match up. This is what real experts do when they try to match people to images, as a disclaimer, I am no expert, but to me this is enough evidence to maybe hire a real expert to do a comparison.

 

[jack944]

Bingo

I know this is highly unscientific, but I merged the two best photos from this thread, one studio and one in action. What you see is chin, lips, nose, and eye center line match up. This is what real experts do when they try to match people to images, as a disclaimer, I am no expert, but to me this is enough evidence to maybe hire a real expert to do a comparison.

Same eyelids too....

 

[Winchester Cowboy]

Very Interesting!

 

[RyanE]

I agree. Its almost certainly the same guy. Amazing!

 

[Hambone]

Wow, this thread has taken a great twist! I agree, that's him. To think he was carrying that SB and wearing that disc when the pic was taken is quite cool!

 

[Dave Roberts]

This is great thread I just got done reading and viewing all the photos . Very interesting indeed Thank You to all the members who contributed to it . Best Regards

 

[Hambone]

This is really a great thread. Enjoyed reading it all over again.