captaxe Posted August 13, 2009 Share #1 Posted August 13, 2009 I'm getting a little "photo happy" My apologies for loading up the forum with these, but I find them fascinating. I've had for a while and been meaning to post them. This is a series of 4x6 Signal Corps photos taken of Co. M of the 328th Infantry Regt., 26th Division during combat in Saarlautern, Germany. First, a couple of Machine gunners covering their buddies on a main street in Saaarlautern Next, a wide shot of the street with troops moving up They appear to be ammo carriers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaxe Posted August 13, 2009 Author Share #2 Posted August 13, 2009 Next is a cool shot of a medic moving up the street towards the advancing troops Note the wounded infantryman lying facedown in the middle of the street The medic reaches him, patches him up, and begins helping him back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaxe Posted August 13, 2009 Author Share #3 Posted August 13, 2009 Same day (March 3), another part of town. Two infantrymen dash up another Saarlautern street They look unprotected, but four other soldiers, hidden in the rubble, are covering them. Upper left In rubble to the front of the soldier running Foreground, bottom of pic Under downed beam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted August 13, 2009 Share #4 Posted August 13, 2009 I'm getting a little "photo happy" My apologies for loading up the forum with these, but I find them fascinating. I've had for a while and been meaning to post them. I don't think apologies are in order here!! I for one love to see these pictures, I think they provide amazing insight and prove the amazing bravery of these men. Not just the soldiers but the photographers also!!! Nice one! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Marine Posted August 13, 2009 Share #5 Posted August 13, 2009 Great photos! Got any more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky 7th Armored Posted August 13, 2009 Share #6 Posted August 13, 2009 I agree no apologies needed, these are great!! Haydn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaxe Posted August 13, 2009 Author Share #7 Posted August 13, 2009 Great photos! Got any more? [/quote Not from this series, but I have a whole bunch more of Signal Corps ETO photos. The problem is that the process of scanning, resizing and posting is so time consuming that I have to psych myself up to do it. I'll throw some more on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baker Posted August 13, 2009 Share #8 Posted August 13, 2009 I'm liking these. Anything armor related would also be great!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaxe Posted August 13, 2009 Author Share #9 Posted August 13, 2009 Thanks Guys. Jim- I'll add some armor later on. Keeping with the 26th Division theme, here are two Battle of the Bulge photos, one of prisoners being marched to the rear by 328th Infantrymen (Jan 11, 1945), another of a squad of the 104th Regiment hurrying across a bridge in Luxembourg (Jan 21, 1945) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaxe Posted August 13, 2009 Author Share #10 Posted August 13, 2009 Next are some unid'd tankers standing near German graves somewhere in the Ardennes. Under magnification I can read the names of the dead German soldiers and date of death (many were killed on 1/6/45) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaxe Posted August 13, 2009 Author Share #11 Posted August 13, 2009 Here is Co. E of the 23 Infantry, 2nd Division, coming under fire 9 March 1945 near Koningsfeld, Germany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaxe Posted August 13, 2009 Author Share #12 Posted August 13, 2009 Infantrymen (possibly 1st Division) manning a barricade (and scanning for enemy activity) in Aachen, Germany, October 1944 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaxe Posted August 13, 2009 Author Share #13 Posted August 13, 2009 Note their weapons strewn around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaxe Posted August 13, 2009 Author Share #14 Posted August 13, 2009 Finally, two large format (8x10) Signal Corps photos. First is a group of 83rd Infantry Division soldiers who just came off the line near Argentan, France (around the time of the closing of the Falaise Gap) in August 1944. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaxe Posted August 13, 2009 Author Share #15 Posted August 13, 2009 94th Division medics receiving wounded German prisoners, February 10, 1945 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST Posted August 13, 2009 Share #16 Posted August 13, 2009 94th Division medics receiving wounded German prisoners, February 10, 1945 Fantastic! Got any more 94th shots (especially 94th medics!)? Thanks for posting these! BTW, this is a fairly rare image as the 94th stopped taking prisoners for a long while. This earned them the nickname of "Roosevelt's Bloody Butchers". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaxe Posted August 13, 2009 Author Share #17 Posted August 13, 2009 Fantastic! Got any more 94th shots (especially 94th medics!)? Thanks for posting these!BTW, this is a fairly rare image as the 94th stopped taking prisoners for a long while. This earned them the nickname of "Roosevelt's Bloody Butchers". Beast- I will look for more 94th photos. As I know you are aware, the 94th at this time had just finished that awful series of fights in the Saar-Moselle Triangle, so you are correct, they were in no mood to take prisoners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captainofthe7th Posted August 13, 2009 Share #18 Posted August 13, 2009 Incredible photos! I enjoyed looking at these and I hope you'll share more. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1991 Posted August 15, 2009 Share #19 Posted August 15, 2009 Verry nice captaxe ! If you ever might sell those 26th Infantry Division I WILL BE VERRY INTERESTED !! Thanks for sharing I really love the photographs. Silvano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunbarrel Posted August 15, 2009 Share #20 Posted August 15, 2009 Captaxe, Thank you for sharing these fantastic photos with the Forum. :twothumbup: And thank you for not using those goofy watermarks on them. :yucky: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudeerude Posted August 16, 2009 Share #21 Posted August 16, 2009 Nice pictures there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolas75 Posted August 16, 2009 Share #22 Posted August 16, 2009 awsome buch of wonderfull pics : More ! more ! more ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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