Jacques Posted August 12, 2006 Posted August 12, 2006 Here is a beautiful picture showing few officers of the Panzergruppe Drohne. It was taken in Cubas (Spain).Hptm. Ziegler , Otl. von Thoma, Hptm. JansaOlt. Bothe, Olt. Willing, Hptm. Ostmann.At the top, I think he is Mj.CrohnIt is interesting to see the berets which show the skull with the rank's stars and not the swastica.
Jacques Posted November 4, 2006 Author Posted November 4, 2006 An unknown soldier of the Pz Gruppe Drohne wearing the LC panzer badge
David Gregory Posted November 5, 2006 Posted November 5, 2006 Jaques,This is not my field of collecting, but I do appreciate a rare photo of identified recipients of such badges with the badges in wear.David
joe campbell Posted November 5, 2006 Posted November 5, 2006 great photos!must be rather hard to locate.thanks!joe
J Temple-West Posted November 9, 2006 Posted November 9, 2006 Jacques,That first group photo with Ziegler and von Thoma is extraordinary!
Jacques Posted November 11, 2006 Author Posted November 11, 2006 Another one. he was awarded the "Cruz de guerra" and I suppose the SC in gold.
Jacques Posted January 6, 2007 Author Posted January 6, 2007 Another one. Both are wearing large berets which look like to the early Panzer beret but without the inside protection. Note the SS style skull which is absolutly odd on such a headgear.
PKeating Posted January 7, 2007 Posted January 7, 2007 (edited) I suspect that the Spanish street scene could be a backdrop. I could be mistaken but the two legionnaires appear to be wearing the woollen RAD uniforms issued for the Berlin victory parade along with, as you say, incorrect Panzertruppe beret outers decorated with 2nd pattern SS cap skulls. I reckon this was done in a studio in Germany in the summer of 1939 for guys who had no photos of themselves in Spain.PK Edited January 7, 2007 by PKeating
Laurence Strong Posted January 7, 2007 Posted January 7, 2007 Nice photo's It would appear as if the last photo is a studio setup
Jacques Posted January 7, 2007 Author Posted January 7, 2007 Yes, it could be possible. Look at the right part of the picture, there is a boot part of someone walking on.Which could help us is the wear of te spanish cross (nt visible there) that could indicate a picture taken in Germany. Overwise this picture could have been taken in Spain, during the last days, between the Madrid Parade and the departure from Vigo harbour.I must check if the LC members were decorated with flowers during the parades in Spain.
Jacques Posted January 8, 2007 Author Posted January 8, 2007 Hi,I didn't find pictures with flowers taken in Spain. This picture was taken in Germany. It could be a studio photo.I found another picture which seem to be taken in a quite same sunny place too.
Jacques Posted January 13, 2007 Author Posted January 13, 2007 Drohne members walking to the place for the parade in D?beritz. They still not have been awarded their Spanish cross
Jacques Posted January 13, 2007 Author Posted January 13, 2007 This one is just preceding the D?beritz ceremony on June 3rd 1939. We recognize Wolf and willing.
Jacques Posted April 18, 2008 Author Posted April 18, 2008 a newly acquired photo showing an NCO wearing the LC panzer badge. It seems that his shoulder have a nr. 5 for the Pz.Rgt.5. Many former members of the PzGruppe Drohne seems to have been appointed to that regiment when returning to Germany.
Jacques Posted August 24, 2008 Author Posted August 24, 2008 found this one. Which is interesting is that he doesn't wear the SC, only the LCPz badge and the campaign medal; may be he lost his spanish cross !
Jacques Posted October 17, 2009 Author Posted October 17, 2009 Hello,back from Kabul, I share this photo from an album I got during this past few month.
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