Erwin Rösener? Don't think so!

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Erwin Rösener? Don't think so!

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Post by Max Williams » 04 Feb 2004, 13:39

This is a photo which appeared in a 1936 edition of Das Schwarz Korps. I have an original caption note which identifies the SS-Obf. as Rösener, but I am sure it's not him. Problem is, I'm not sure who he is!
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Post by K.Kocjancic » 04 Feb 2004, 17:24

You're right! That's not Rösener!

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Post by WTW26 » 04 Feb 2004, 20:25

Have you got other good photos of him?

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Post by JW » 04 Feb 2004, 22:04

I do not agree with you MH, PS.

If the rank is correct he could well be Rösener. The quality of this pic is not that good, but if you compare this man with the photo's in Yerger's book......


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Post by Phil Nix » 05 Feb 2004, 12:56

Max History wrote:This is a photo which appeared in a 1936 edition of Das Schwarz Korps. I have an original caption note which identifies the SS-Obf. as Rösener, but I am sure it's not him. Problem is, I'm not sure who he is!
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I do not agree it is Rosener
It certainly looks like him and why would they issue a wrong identification.
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Post by Max Williams » 05 Feb 2004, 13:28

philmil wrote:
Max History wrote:This is a photo which appeared in a 1936 edition of Das Schwarz Korps. I have an original caption note which identifies the SS-Obf. as Rösener, but I am sure it's not him. Problem is, I'm not sure who he is!
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I do not agree it is Rosener
It certainly looks like him and why would they issue a wrong identification.
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Sorry, Phil, but I think you couldn't be more wrong. Look at the difference in profile. Rösener's chin protrudes whereas the SS-Obf.'s does not. The Obf. also looks much older. As for the caption....it is quite common for contemporary captions to be incorrect. It's human error!
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Post by Greyfinn » 05 Feb 2004, 14:53

Hello Max,
Firstly I didn't want to give my opinion because it's Rösener for me, but Your last post induced me to speak..
The Obf. also looks much older
Man on this photo looks like 35 - 40 yo....Rösener was born in 1902...so matches...
And VERY similiar eyebrow....
Remember "DSK' was newspaper with not best quality pics....
So, I agree with Philmil - without doubts it's Rösener....
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Post by Max Williams » 05 Feb 2004, 15:25

I think this is one we'll never get to the bottom of unless someone has an original copy of the DSK photo. I can't say I agree with you, but that's the point of putting this sort of photo on the forum isn't it? Thanks for everyone's contributions, as always.
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Post by JW » 06 Feb 2004, 01:46

have to agree with Philmil and Greyfinn.

In these paper-photographs everybody looks old.

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Post by WTW26 » 06 Feb 2004, 10:55

The nose sure looks different (btw thanks for the second photo). If we only could see the ears...

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Post by K.Kocjancic » 06 Feb 2004, 11:19

Polkovnik Sakharov wrote:If we only could see the ears...
Here you go! :wink:

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Post by Max Williams » 06 Feb 2004, 12:42

The ears look similar. Maybe I'm mistaken. Pass the humble pie please!!
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Post by Phil Nix » 06 Feb 2004, 13:14

Max History wrote:The ears look similar. Maybe I'm mistaken. Pass the humble pie please!!
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Here is another one of Rosener in 1943
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Post by K.Kocjancic » 06 Feb 2004, 13:18

Thanks for posting the photo!

Does anyone alse has any other photo of Rösener?

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Post by cynthia » 09 Oct 2013, 12:05

Yes, I have another photo of Erwin Rösener with that same side of the face in question. Infact when I first saw this photo I didn't think it was Rösener, because he looks different from that side of the face....... but it is Rösener, when he was standing with two other men at his trial. I have a copy of this photo, but I can't get it to copy on Axis. It is a small photo. I copy photos from Axis to my photo album, but I can't copy them on Axis. Why?? What am I doing wrong?

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