Pictures from Yugoslavia 1941-1945: take a look!

[Ivan Ž.]

Here's an excellent photo from October 1943, Croatia:
2 "Prinz Eugen" men reading messages communists left for them


(source: US Holocaust Memorial Museum)

Cheers,
Ivan

[ATH]

Hi, what does it say? Is it something like "Long life to commander of the partisan forces of the (odred... united?) Yougoslavia commerade Tito" ?

[Ivan Ž.]

1st wall:

"Long live
the Supreme Commander
of People's Liberation Army and Partisan
Squads of Yugoslavia,
Comrade Tito"

2nd wall:

"Long live
the United Union of Anti-Fascist
Youth of Croatia"

[FRANCY RITTER]

Hello dear friends and hello dear Ivan
Two Muslim women ..
This photo was taken from an German soldier in Yugoslavia in the 1942
From ebay exp.auction

Ciao Francesco.

[G. Trifkovic]

Again a photo not taken within a '41-'45 timeframe, but I believe well worth posting. It comes from a family album of a good friend of mine and it shows marshal of the Soviet Union, Semyon Konstantinovich Timoshenko, during his stay in Sarajevo in 1966 (or '67). The photo was taken in the "Konak" palace.Two ladies on the right are my friend's grandmother and mother, both serving as interpreters. Their story is a novell by itself: "Grandmother" is Russian, who met a young Yugoslav officer in USSR, where he was attending the military academy. They had a child (friend's mother, the one on the far right), but the times were bad-it was 1948, the year of Tito-Stalin split. Young officer had to leave USSR and his wife and daughter. Young woman, branded as a traitor, was sent into exile to Central Asia, along with her baby. Not until 1955 was the family able to reunite in Yugoslavia.

Cheers,

Gaius

[Befehl227]

Again a photo not taken within a '41-'45 timeframe, but I believe well worth posting. It comes from a family album of a good friend of mine and it shows marshal of the Soviet Union, Semyon Konstantinovich Timoshenko, during his stay in Sarajevo in 1966 (or '67). The photo was taken in the "Konak" palace.Two ladies on the right are my friend's grandmother and mother, both serving as interpreters. Their story is a novell by itself: "Grandmother" is Russian, who met a young Yugoslav officer in USSR, where he was attending the military academy. They had a child (friend's mother, the one on the far right), but the times were bad-it was 1948, the year of Tito-Stalin split. Young officer had to leave USSR and his wife and daughter. Young woman, branded as a traitor, was sent into exile to Central Asia, along with her baby. Not until 1955 was the family able to reunite in Yugoslavia.

Cheers,

Gaius

That's a really nice and amazing story, Gaius!

[Befehl227]

Italian soldier in Dubrovnik/Ragusa



[Private collection]

[G. Trifkovic]

Hi Befehl,

that is "Stradun", no doubt about it. I have some doubt about the serviceman on the photo, though: could it be that he's rather a policeman? Can somebody identify the uniform, and the hat in particular?

Cheers,

Gaius

[Ivan Ž.]

I thought I'll never see these photos, but...

Soldiers who occupied the capital of Yugoslavia:
Fritz Klingenberg and his men in Belgrade, April 1941.




(source is written on photos)

Cheers,
Ivan

[Allen Milcic]

Hi Befehl,

that is "Stradun", no doubt about it. I have some doubt about the serviceman on the photo, though: could it be that he's rather a policeman? Can somebody identify the uniform, and the hat in particular?

Cheers,

Gaius

Hi Gaius:

Perhaps a Carabinieri? Note the hat/cap badge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carabinieri):

[G. Trifkovic]

Dear Allen,

I'm inclined to agree with you-from what I see from "google image" search, the same hat is being worn today for ceremonial purposes by the Carabinieri.

Cheers,

Gaius

[Befehl227]

Hi Befehl,

that is "Stradun", no doubt about it. I have some doubt about the serviceman on the photo, though: could it be that he's rather a policeman? Can somebody identify the uniform, and the hat in particular?

Cheers,

Gaius

You are right, Gaius…”he’s” a carabinieri.

[Niccolo and Donkey]

Group of Ustaša Black Legion soldiers in recaptured town Livno in Hercegovina(1943). On the wall of abandoned partisan city command are paroles "Long live the partisans!" and "We will win!"



I found this picture on the net,can`t remember adress

Hi Streljko! That picture is actually from Tomislavgrad aka Duvno, just to the south of Livno. The picture is from July/August 1942 when the Black Legion defeated Koca Popovic's units in and around Kupres.

[Niccolo and Donkey]

Crnalegija April 1941 in Hercegovina

- personal photo scanned from a private collection

The caption you put is wrong since the Black Legion didn't come into existence until the autumn of 1941.

[BKG]

The italian soldier in the picture above is a "carabiniere" (MP).

Here are 5 shots taken in Slovenia. Anybody could guess the exact location?