Fallschirmjäger Posters?

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Mikey
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#91

Post by Mikey » 26 Nov 2003, 00:18

Hi Oscar and all.
You obviously did a good job convincing your collector friend to entrust the Gericke card to you! I am envious. :wink:
I hope to add a Eugen Meindl signature very soon. It will be my Christmas present to myself! :lol: It's from a trusted source, unlike the Koch photo.
I suppose I will sell the Koch photo for what it is, a repro.
I'm not only disappointed in the card, but also in myself for getting ripped off. I got too excited and didn't do enough homework. :cry:
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#92

Post by Óscar G » 27 Nov 2003, 01:38

Hi everyone:
These drawings were made by Baitz and published in Der Adler on 25 May 1943. They remember the Merkur Operation in a two pages article written by Kriegsberichter Hans-Georg Schnitzer. The tittle of this article was: " Das Glück ist bei dem Tapferen" (the luck is on the brave men´s side) and it focuses on the fighting around Rethymnon, and specifically the attack faced by the Fallschirmjäger in a factory occupied before by them.
Another historical and interesting "pearl". I hope you enjoy them.
Óscar


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#93

Post by Mikey » 27 Nov 2003, 05:30

Great stuff Óscar!
Keep 'em coming!
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Post by Óscar G » 30 Nov 2003, 01:48

Hi everyone:
Two more drawings coming from "Der Adler" (6 August 1940) and made by Richard Heß. This issue focused on the Holland operation. They illustrate the article entittled "So nahmen wir Waalhaven. Der große Tag der Fallschirmjäger / Von Hauptmann Schulz, Ritter des Eisernes Kreuzes". Not only is the Waalhaven fighting depicted, but also the seizure of the bridges over the Maas.
The airfield at Waalhaven was assigned to the III/FJR1 under the command of Hauptmann Karl-Lothar Schulz. I/FJR1 and II/FJR1 jumped and secured the Dordrecht and Moerdijk bridges. Fighting was severe with the Dordrecht Bridge exchanging hands. More German forces arrived and the bridges were eventually secured. The Moerdijk bridge was captured and held until German Army elements arrived some days later.
Mikey, thanks for your comments! You work very enthusiastically regarding this "Fallschirmjäger" matter, becoming a great motivation for me.
Best regards. Óscar
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more para pics

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Post by Craig » 07 Dec 2003, 22:02

These from Australian archives of the action at Crete.
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Crete

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Post by Craig » 07 Dec 2003, 22:05

again,
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Post by Craig » 07 Dec 2003, 22:06

oops, sorry for double up.

more,
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Post by Craig » 07 Dec 2003, 22:07

still more,
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Post by Craig » 07 Dec 2003, 22:08

last one,
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#100

Post by Mikey » 07 Dec 2003, 23:17

Wow! 8O
Great images Graig! Thanks so much for sharing them.
Looks like tough way to make a living! It's hard enough to jump out of an airplane. Imagine jumping with flak and exploding, burning planes, comrades dying and then fighting on the ground! The British had intercepted the communique concerning the landing zones and the defending troops were waiting to pounce on the Fallschirmtruppen.
Notice the low level of the planes at the time of the jump! The chute barely has time to slow the descent. :idea: This business is for the courageous only!
Thanks again Craig!
Please share all you have!
Regards,
Mikey

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Re: Fallschirmjäger Posters?

#101

Post by AlifRafikKhan » 02 May 2014, 15:47

It's been 11 years already but no new updates?

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Post by spannermann » 03 May 2014, 16:32

Hi,

I believe that those three photos above all showing a Ju52 being shot down amongst many parachutes over Suda Bay to be made up from two other photos, in that its genuine planes and paratroopers (like the very top AWM photo), and a genuine photo of Suda Bay, the British cruiser HMS York can be seen, half sunk, so no doubt of the location and timeframe.

However as far as I am aware no paratroopers were dropped in this area, it being occupied by ground troops approx 10 days after the air landings had happened to the west (Maleme/Canea) and to the east (Retimo).

The nearest fallschirmjager to this photo location would have been the 1st and 2nd companies of the Fallschirm Sturm Regt which were all glider landing near Canea, which is still 10km to the west of this photo, paratroopper landings at Retimo are about 45 km to the east of this location.

So unless anybody knows better is a creative photo.

cheers leonard

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