To the Victor go the spoils?

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Hi

I have seen this pic before but never had a link to it.

Sergeant G. Durocher, Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal, at Schmargendorf Berlin 19 July 1945.


http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/m ... umber=1911&

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Auf

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Hi

Colour-ized image here:

http://histomil.com/download/file.php?id=36793

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Auf

[Dennis Redler]

Great photo. Never saw this before. The color pic seemed a little dark on my monitor so I brightened it a bit.

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Hi Dennis

I think that the B&W and colour shots are slightly different photos. The position of his right arm and a few other small things suggest that.

The "booty" aside, Sgt Gerard Alderic Durocher wears two wound stripes and the ribbon for the Military Medal (MM) for Gallantry in the field. A .pdf of the original citation can be found here: http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp ... UV_099.pdf

Possibly another case on Montgomery downgrading an award, in this instance from the Distinguished Conduct Medal to an MM. Love the original document though.

I suppose one well versed in the German ORBAT could determine what Paratroopers he successfully assaulted.

Mods, if this is better suited for the Allies section, please feel free to move it.

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Auf

[Dennis Redler]

Great post, thanks again.

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Hi

From a similar post on another Forum:

http://78.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lovt1 ... 1_1280.jpg

and


http://waralbum.ru/wp-content/uploads/y ... c4.th.jpeg

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