What uniform is this if it's even a uniform he is wearing

[sparkyyy]

This is one of the only photo of my great grandfather. He was born and raised in Belgium. He fought in WW2. This photo is supposed to come from 1946.

[von thoma]

He was born and raised in Belgium. He fought in WWII

Can you confirm your relative's service in the Belgian army ?

[sparkyyy]

He was born and raised in Belgium. He fought in WWII

Can you confirm your relative's service in the Belgian army ?

No, but he had a son (my grandfather) who was born in Aussig, 1943. Most of my relatives are dead can't get much information on them. They said he fought in WW2, maybe he was one of the POWs who worked in the Reich like the other French Belgians? Maybe he ended up serving for the Germans? No idea really...

I will probably contact the Belgian archives to learn more.

[Hans1906]

This unfortunately very blurred photo probably showed a member of the labor services "Arbeitsdienst" from Belgium, or the Netherlands.

Nederlandschen Arbeidsdienst.jpg (250.32 KiB) Viewed 5682 times

I am not sure, but remember similar photos...


Hans

* arbeidsdienst nederland : https://www.google.com/search?q=arbeids ... era&hs=bvK

[von thoma]

I think he is wearing a Belgian side cap with an artillery insignia, two crossed cannons, with difficulty you can see
the characteristic tassel. Maybe is dressing a fatigue suit for service in the barrack.

https://archive.org/details/hhbooker2_y ... 1_20161130