gauthieb3sxz Posted September 21, 2017 Share #1 Posted September 21, 2017 A friend of mine, Paul (a member here) and I were able to snag some incredible 35mm and 4x5 color slides taken by a combat photographer during his time overseas. He landed on Omaha D-Day +10 (many shots of that scene) and filmed lots of action during the Bulge. An incredible collection... the lot hasn't arrived in the mail yet but I'm posting some previews here to wet the forum whistle. https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/55674013_signal-corps-photographer-s-color-slide-archive https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/55674020_us-army-signal-corps-photographer-s-color-negatives#&gid=1&pid=2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gauthieb3sxz Posted September 21, 2017 Author Share #2 Posted September 21, 2017 And some more 4x5's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gauthieb3sxz Posted September 21, 2017 Author Share #3 Posted September 21, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthytyler Posted September 21, 2017 Share #4 Posted September 21, 2017 That is a great photo collection! I'm envious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navybean Posted September 21, 2017 Share #5 Posted September 21, 2017 Those are some great pictures. I have looked over the picture with the panzers and I do not see any GIs? Was this a surender picture or a captured picture? Great pics congratulation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerhouse Posted September 21, 2017 Share #6 Posted September 21, 2017 Very interesting set of photos. The last 6 photos seems to have been taken in brittany.However the photo of the pipercub seems to be post war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gauthieb3sxz Posted September 21, 2017 Author Share #7 Posted September 21, 2017 It's a surrender - the 11th Panzer Division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gauthieb3sxz Posted September 21, 2017 Author Share #8 Posted September 21, 2017 Thanks for the info guys! - Yes I suspected the piper cub shot may be a little later based on the caps. The German general is the surrendering general of the 11th Panzer - Wendt von Wietersheim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltz41 Posted September 21, 2017 Share #9 Posted September 21, 2017 Wow. Those are spectacular. Seeing color photos like that just makes your jaw drop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gauthieb3sxz Posted September 22, 2017 Author Share #10 Posted September 22, 2017 This is an interesting one - St. Lo in late July or early august 1944 based on the time Zinni was in the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gauthieb3sxz Posted September 22, 2017 Author Share #11 Posted September 22, 2017 And this shot was taken near Pointe de Moulinette in Dinard, France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gauthieb3sxz Posted October 3, 2017 Author Share #12 Posted October 3, 2017 They have arrived! Here's a shot taken on a landing craft on D-Day+10 off Omaha Beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted October 3, 2017 Share #13 Posted October 3, 2017 Color slides are the holy grail of WWII photography: scanning those images for online use creates photos that are generally far superior to anything we ever saw in books. newspapers and magazines with their low-res half-toned photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pip Posted October 3, 2017 Share #14 Posted October 3, 2017 Those are incredible , I love slides!! You got those super cheap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWIIDADS Posted October 3, 2017 Share #15 Posted October 3, 2017 My dad in law was there in St Lo from July 3, '44 through the end of the Battle, then immediately on to battle for Vire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gauthieb3sxz Posted October 5, 2017 Author Share #16 Posted October 5, 2017 It turns out the original listing was incorrect. Paul and I snagged over 300! Even some shots of Patton in the field in Autumn of 1944. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gauthieb3sxz Posted October 5, 2017 Author Share #17 Posted October 5, 2017 And one of my favorite close up portraits taken on June 16th, 1944 on the way to Normandy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted October 5, 2017 Share #18 Posted October 5, 2017 In post #2, the helmets appear to be painted with a camo pattern. If so, you may want to repost these in the helmet section. The helmet guys will go nuts over them. In post #3, the Germans in the boat look to be wearing a yellow or gold breast eagle... I believe that would make them coast artillery. The full color photo of the Panzer Mk IV is pretty unique as well. Nice selection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL THE PATCH Posted October 5, 2017 Share #19 Posted October 5, 2017 In post #3 there are at least 3 Germans with Hitler mustaches, what poser's. Sent from my XT1031 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Ragan Posted October 5, 2017 Share #20 Posted October 5, 2017 Very interesting set of photos. The last 6 photos seems to have been taken in brittany. However the photo of the pipercub seems to be post war. The airplane shown is NOT a Piper Cub. It's a Cessna L-19 Bird Dog (Type later re-designated as an O-1). These planes didn't enter service till late in the 1940's and were used in Korea and Viet Nam. We even operated some of these planes in the Civil Air Patrol as late as the 1980's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gauthieb3sxz Posted October 5, 2017 Author Share #21 Posted October 5, 2017 The coastal arty guys surrendered on the little island off St. malo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gauthieb3sxz Posted October 5, 2017 Author Share #22 Posted October 5, 2017 And a great of the 26th Division generals in the ETO - 4x5 color. The details are insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted October 6, 2017 Share #23 Posted October 6, 2017 The airplane shown is NOT a Piper Cub. It's a Cessna L-19 Bird Dog (Type later re-designated as an O-1). These planes didn't enter service till late in the 1940's and were used in Korea and Viet Nam. We even operated some of these planes in the Civil Air Patrol as late as the 1980's. LOL! And the proof is right in front of us. The national markings are post WWII, with the red bar added to the star. The slide appears to be backwards based on the tail number. I am curious what is written above it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MECHINF-A15 Posted October 6, 2017 Share #24 Posted October 6, 2017 Incredible find, good for you and thank you for sharing these. There are three really nice black & white film clips of 11.Panzer-Division surrendering to the U.S. 90th ID, These are located on: http://www.criticalpast.com Go to clips by decade and select 1940 This will take you to the Browse A1> 1940s Select 1945 A list of locations will appear Select Neumark Czechoslovakia You will see the first three clips as: LIB 6339, LIB 6340 and the third clip is dated 1945 May 4th. Hope you enjoy, Best regards, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted October 6, 2017 Share #25 Posted October 6, 2017 Incredible find, good for you and thank you for sharing these. There are three really nice black & white film clips of 11.Panzer-Division surrendering to the U.S. 90th ID, These are located on: http://www.criticalpast.com Go to clips by decade and select 1940 This will take you to the Browse A1> 1940s Select 1945 A list of locations will appear Select Neumark Czechoslovakia You will see the first three clips as: LIB 6339, LIB 6340 and the third clip is dated 1945 May 4th. Hope you enjoy, Best regards, Mike Wow! You should post a stand alone thread with these instructions. This is years worth of material to review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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