Robin Lumsden Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 I used to think this shot was some sort of theatrical fantasy........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Lumsden Posted April 30, 2006 Author Share Posted April 30, 2006 .......until I found this period publication being advertised the other day......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Lumsden Posted April 30, 2006 Author Share Posted April 30, 2006 It's the same picture.....with the face taken out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauce Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 Would this of been made simply for a recruiting poster, or do you believe they were actually worn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 I'd say from the highly theatrical "Hollywood" lighting that this was, indeed, a MOVIE prop, being worn by an actor, not a real Freikorps soldier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Murphy Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 (edited) I agree. Why they didn't just paint the TK on the helmet the way some real freikorps units did, I will never know. Dan Murphy Edited May 1, 2006 by Daniel Murphy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Lumsden Posted May 1, 2006 Author Share Posted May 1, 2006 Well, I'm not so sure. The magazine is an 'official' history of the Silesian Freikorps campaigns, so why would they use a film prop?Theatrical - most definitely.Unofficial - who knows? Hitler & Co. were well known for their theatrical gear, but it didn't make it unofficial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Lumsden Posted May 1, 2006 Author Share Posted May 1, 2006 Now, THIS is what I call a film prop....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Lumsden Posted May 1, 2006 Author Share Posted May 1, 2006 I agree. Why they didn't just paint the TK on the helmet the way some real freikorps units did, I will never know. Dan MurphyDan.Apart from the one well-known 'Freikorpskaempfer' picture, it's actually VERY difficult to find original photos of the TK being worn by Freikorps troops on the helmet.Here's one, although you'd need a magnifying glass to see it. The guy on the left....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Lumsden Posted May 1, 2006 Author Share Posted May 1, 2006 These men also wear it. The Kokampf wore the helmet TK likewise, but on a black disc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Lumsden Posted June 6, 2006 Author Share Posted June 6, 2006 Mystery solved! Rick was right (as usual). The photo shows the actor Willi Fritsch as he appeared in the 1937 film 'Menschen Ohne Vaterland', which was about the Freikorps. He played Oberleutnant Maltzach, of the Baltic FK.Here he is on a publicity cigarette card............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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