MasonK Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share #101 Posted February 20, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Terry K. Posted February 20, 2015 Share #106 Posted February 20, 2015 Those are great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasonK Posted February 21, 2015 Author Share #107 Posted February 21, 2015 Thanks, Terry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted February 21, 2015 Share #108 Posted February 21, 2015 It's interesting to see the difference between the men in the photos in their stateside training vs. how they look at the end of the war. Some of those troops look very tired by the end of it all, with a couple showing that 1,000 yard stare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted February 21, 2015 Share #109 Posted February 21, 2015 Photos #21 and #22 appear to be the Berghof, Hitler's residence above Berchtegaden. http://www.thirdreichruins.com/berghof.htm The windows and roof line appear to line up. So interesting, and so fitting, to see the troops strolling around like tourists. Then again, tourists who paid very dearly for their opportunity to visit there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jguy1986 Posted February 21, 2015 Share #110 Posted February 21, 2015 Man, these are fantastic. Thank you for sharing them. Are those combat leader loops on the shoulder of the lieutenant starting by the paintings on the first page? If so, you could post a pic in the combat leader thread for reference. -- Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasonK Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share #111 Posted February 23, 2015 Thanks, all. The stateside photos all appear to have been taken around the same time. The vet who took them, Charles Wahler, was at Camp Croft with the 39th from November 1941 to February 1942. My guess is most of these photos were taken around or prior to Christmas of 1941. Gil, you can definitely see the difference in the men before and after. Makes you wonder how many of the men in the stateside photos survived the war. I wish I had names to go with the photos. The photos in post 21 and 22 are indeed of the Berghof. This is referenced in a newspaper articles written about the vet, where the photos also appear, as well as in letters he wrote home to his family. Jon, I'd be happy to add the photos. Can you provide a link to the thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jguy1986 Posted February 23, 2015 Share #112 Posted February 23, 2015 Jon, I'd be happy to add the photos. Can you provide a link to the thread? You got it, bud. This is a great thread, and I still need to add my one example of combat leader stripes to it. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/3276-green-combat-leader-stripe/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Keith Posted February 24, 2015 Share #113 Posted February 24, 2015 I really enjoyed seeing your photos, thanks for taking the time posting them. I work in an art museum and particularly enjoyed seeing the photos with the looted art. We had to survey our collection a number of years ago to see if we held any "looted" art (we did not). BKW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Flick Posted February 27, 2015 Share #114 Posted February 27, 2015 Hi Eric: I, too, enjoyed your pics. Thanks for the effort. The quality of the images, particularly the training images, is pretty impressive. I liked the pics in #76 and 77 showing the guy on guard duty. In addition to his M1903 rifle he has a Model of 1909 holster for the M1917 revolver. What was amusing to me was that the holster appears to be empty and he has no ammo pouch on his pistol belt. Great stuff! Regards, Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasonK Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share #115 Posted March 5, 2015 Thanks, Gentlemen! Charlie, My assumption is the soldiers are showing off their newly issued gear. As previously mentioned, the photos likely date to Nov-Dec 1941. The vet who took the photos enlisted in Nov 1941. It is interesting to see the early equipment/small arms being used. Although I wonder why the holster for the M1917 and not a M1911? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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