LarryT

Jock, Don't know whether your food container is WW1 or WW2. Here is a photo of one from my ww2 photo collection. It is squarer than yours but alike in most of the other details. Cheers, Larry

Uffz. Beim.

Obergefreiter Arthur Haschem (right) with two comrades at a flak emplacement, Orel. Cheers, Larry

Orel.

Winter, Orel.

Members of II/Flak Rgt. 11 standing at the Bahnhof, Orel.

Orel to Briansk rail line. This was the supply line for the German offensive.

Thankyou. Here is some information about Flak Rgt. 11. I copied this information from another site where I had posted photos from the album, "I am going to share some photos from a Flak Rgt. 11 album. II Flak Rgt. 11 saw action in the battle for Warsaw, in 1941 action in Kiev, Rommy, Orel, Desna and Bolkhov. By 1944 the reginent was in Kurland. The album is well captioned giving a timeline of 1942-1943. Some photos show fighting around the Orel area and are captioned "summer of 1943." This would coincide with the German Operation Zittadelle which started 5 July 1943 and the Kursk battle which followed a few days later. Orel, Desna and Bolkhov are very close to Kursk and these areas were involved in the fighting." Cheers, Larry

Writing says that it took 20 hand grenades to dig this trench out of the frozen soil. Cheers, Larry

Nice portraits. Does the writing say: "Stellen erinerung (should be erinnerung) unser? Hermann." Another set of photos from the album. First a photo shows Kradmelder Helm who was KIA 16.12.1942. Cheers, Larry

Thanks Paul. This is a great thread! Nice postings by everyone. I will share more photos from the album. This portrait shows the former owner of the album. Obergefreiter Arthur Haschem. Cheers, Larry

My pleasure. I like to collect flak-related photos. Another from the album. Leutnant Reinwetter with a much-decorated flak soldier who is not identified. Cheers, Larry

Here is another photo from the II/Flak Rgt. 11 album. Several photos show flak men wearing a combination of the Flak Badge and LW Ground Assault Badge. While most people in the album are named the guy in this photo is only described as "gefallen" or KIA. Cheers, Larry

Hi Jock, Nice photos. He must have been quite young when his son was born. I see he wears a Flak Qualification Specialty Patch as well. Cheers, Larry

Thanks Paul. Here is writing on the back. This photo is from an album showing II/Flak Rgt.11 (mot) in action in Poland and the Ukraine. Lots of action, medals, vehicles, uniforms, graves, weapons photos. One of the best albums in my collection. Cheers, Larry

Private photo of Obergefreiter Kuhn of II/Flak-Regiment 11 (mot) who was awarded the Tank Destruction Badge for personally destroying two Russian tanks with hand grenades while helping to repel a Russian armour attack east of Romny, Ukraine on 20 September, 1941. Cheers, Larry

Nice photos. Here's one from my wedding photo collection. Cheers, Larry

That is a very nice portrait. Female DRB portraits are hard to find. Thanks for sharing it with us. DRB portrait with metal collar insignia. Good reference site: http://www.bahnmuseum-benneckenstein.ag.vu/uniformen_vom_bahnschutz/ Cheers, Larry

Thanks very much Morten. I like the way this guy has pinched the top front of his cap to give it that "peaked look." Cheers, Larry

Female DRB employee. Cheers, Larry

I agree, nice photo. Cheers, Larry

There appears to be a DAF (Deutsche Arbeitsfront) flag and men in DAF uniforms standing in line in the background. Am I correct? Cheers, Larry

Woman wearing bare chested man's DR tunic and cap. Cheers, Larry

Lovely photo of a Bahnschutz Hundfuhrer with his working dog. Thanks for posting. It is strange that more people don't collect DRB photos. The Third Reich would not have functioned without its railways. Here are some DRB civilian employees on their way to work. The truck is a Polski-Fiat. Cheers, Larry