ID uniforms of 3rd Reich pictures

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ID uniforms of 3rd Reich pictures

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Post by just » 01 Oct 2012, 17:48

Hello Gentlemen
can you explain me this picture ?
who are those men with "strange hats" ?
thanks for answers
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Re: ID uniforms of 3rd Reich pictures

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Post by Laurence Strong » 01 Oct 2012, 20:18

Reichskolonialbund


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Re: ID uniforms of 3rd Reich pictures

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Post by history1 » 02 Oct 2012, 12:13

Dear Didier,

the lower caption on the first flag (from left) reads: "in Deutsch - Südwestafrika" = in German South West Africa:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_South-West_Africa
Nice lion on that flag.

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Post by sobel » 02 Oct 2012, 15:58

To give a original perspective, attached an original image from "Life" magazine to show
I wonder what that huge basket of insignia that the lad is pouring out on the sidewalk are?, buy one get one free!!
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Re: ID uniforms of 3rd Reich pictures

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Post by just » 02 Oct 2012, 18:32

Hello Gentlemen
thanks a lot for explanations and amazing picture
cordially
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Re: ID uniforms of 3rd Reich pictures

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Post by Laurence Strong » 02 Oct 2012, 19:47

sobel wrote:To give a original perspective, attached an original image from "Life" magazine to show
I wonder what that huge basket of insignia that the lad is pouring out on the sidewalk are?, buy one get one free!!
Flag pole finials. If you look close to the photo, you will see that they all have their hand on the finial of the pole being held. Not sure if they are putting them on or removing them.........

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Post by history1 » 02 Oct 2012, 20:42

Photo description on Bundesarchiv says that they are removing them (iron collection).

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Re: ID uniforms of 3rd Reich pictures

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Post by Reichskolonialamt » 16 Mar 2014, 10:51

Yes, the picture shows how the colonial veterans are spending metalls for the war in 1940.
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The second flag right is from the "Verein Südwestafrikanischer Krieger zu Berlin".
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