Luftwaffe Luftwaffe Flak and Artillery

[Naxos]

Nice addition to the thread Larry!

Thanks for posting

[Jock Auld]

Guys,

Young flak lad the colourised is dated 1943.

Jock

[LarryT]

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

[Paul R]

The Flak qualification badge and a WB in black.

[Naxos]

Flak veteran Obergefreiter Alfred Schall, he was transferred to an Infantry Regiment at the end of the war.

Edited November 25, 2014 by Naxos

[Paul R]

That is really something. Is it possible that he was LW FD, based upon the badges and his attachment to the Army?

[Naxos]

Paul, I don't think so - Schall a decorated LW Flak veteran since 1939, for whatever reason, was in 1944/45 transferred to Grenadier-Regiment 97.

[LarryT]

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

[Naxos]

Another great image Larry! Thanks

[LarryT]

Another great image Larry! Thanks

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

Edited November 26, 2014 by LarryT

[Paul R]

Well Larry, you have some amazing photos. Can you post more?

[nesredep]

Hello!

Some Flak items to this interesting thread

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Best regards,Morten.

[nesredep]

Hi!

A fllak photo without a name.

RRegards Morten.

[LarryT]

Well Larry, you have some amazing photos. Can you post more?

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

[nesredep]

Very nice Larry!

[nesredep]

One more without a name!

[nesredep]

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[LarryT]

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

[LarryT]

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

Cheers,

Larry

[nesredep]

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

I agree,the writting is erinnerung and Hermann.Thanks for comment Larry!

[nesredep]

Your last photos is stunning Larry.Thanks for your great contributing two this thread!

[speedytop]

Hi,

there is (twice wrong) written:

zur steten Erinnerung > as constant reminder

Uwe

[LarryT]

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

[LarryT]

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

[LarryT]

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