From which country are the non-german soldiers in these photos?
Romania and Finland?
/Marcus
Which country?
Which country?
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Geppistoly Katona
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Well i spent 2 seconds on this so forgive me if I fail, but just judging by the landscapes, and the Number of soldiers present at one time....and the scraggly look that those unruly Rumanians had..hehe JUST KIDDING...
I would have to say #1 are the Finns and #2 are Rumanians
I suppose I might be wrong cause this was just from what I remembered from so long ago....
I would have to say #1 are the Finns and #2 are Rumanians
I suppose I might be wrong cause this was just from what I remembered from so long ago....
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Oops, so you dont get me wrong I mixed up the numbers
i meant pic #2 are the fins when i said pic #1 before i meant the top one
When i said pic #2 for Rumanians i meant the bottom one
'Pic #2 for the Finns
Pic #1 for the Rumanians
This has to be the right ones because in pic #1 the helmuts they are wearing cant be Finnish because from what I know they didnt have Rumanian helmets, they had MOSTLY old German helmets and Hungarian helmets....
i meant pic #2 are the fins when i said pic #1 before i meant the top one
When i said pic #2 for Rumanians i meant the bottom one
'Pic #2 for the Finns
Pic #1 for the Rumanians
This has to be the right ones because in pic #1 the helmuts they are wearing cant be Finnish because from what I know they didnt have Rumanian helmets, they had MOSTLY old German helmets and Hungarian helmets....
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Geppistoly Katona
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The soldiers in picture #2 don't look like Royal Romanian Army soldiers;
1. The guys with field caps seems to have had German M43 Feldmütze, while the typical headgear of the Romanian enlisted man was the capela(see below):
2. The man behind him has jackboots, while the Romanian enlisted weared putties(moletiere) and ankle boots(see below: Brigadier General left, Private right):
3. The Romanian enlisted tunics had covered buttons, while the officers' tunics had just 4 buttons(see above). Those who have exposed buttons have obviously far more than four(plus they can't be all of them officers or NCOs);
4. Romanian enlisted tunics had two pockets on the chest; only some of those in the picture seem to have pockets - and they have also exposed buttons.
If they are Romanians(which I doubt), they seem to have been equipped with foreign equipment(captured? the uniforms don't look German either).
What's the source of the images?
~Regards,
Ovidius
1. The guys with field caps seems to have had German M43 Feldmütze, while the typical headgear of the Romanian enlisted man was the capela(see below):
2. The man behind him has jackboots, while the Romanian enlisted weared putties(moletiere) and ankle boots(see below: Brigadier General left, Private right):
3. The Romanian enlisted tunics had covered buttons, while the officers' tunics had just 4 buttons(see above). Those who have exposed buttons have obviously far more than four(plus they can't be all of them officers or NCOs);
4. Romanian enlisted tunics had two pockets on the chest; only some of those in the picture seem to have pockets - and they have also exposed buttons.
If they are Romanians(which I doubt), they seem to have been equipped with foreign equipment(captured? the uniforms don't look German either).
What's the source of the images?
~Regards,
Ovidius
Marcus, about pic #1: For sure these soldiers are not Finns.
About pic #2: For sure those two officers not in German uniforms are Finns. A finn on the left has a light grey summer tunic and officers' peakless field cap. The colours of the Finnish uniforms varied a lot. I would say that this photo was taken in Finland. Looks like German staff officers would pose with their Finnish liaison officer and his interpreter perhaps?
The background tells me that this photo could have be taken either in Salla region (XXXVI AK) or in Kiestinki region (III Fin.AK 1941 - 1942, XVIII AK 1942 - 1944). Although to me those Germans seem to be from the mountain troops (what is that sign on the officer's sleeve?). This makes the latter direction more probable because 7. Gebirgs-Division arrived in that area in the spring - summer 1942. German officer in the middle of Finns looks somehow familiar to me but I can't remember who he is.
About pic #2: For sure those two officers not in German uniforms are Finns. A finn on the left has a light grey summer tunic and officers' peakless field cap. The colours of the Finnish uniforms varied a lot. I would say that this photo was taken in Finland. Looks like German staff officers would pose with their Finnish liaison officer and his interpreter perhaps?
The background tells me that this photo could have be taken either in Salla region (XXXVI AK) or in Kiestinki region (III Fin.AK 1941 - 1942, XVIII AK 1942 - 1944). Although to me those Germans seem to be from the mountain troops (what is that sign on the officer's sleeve?). This makes the latter direction more probable because 7. Gebirgs-Division arrived in that area in the spring - summer 1942. German officer in the middle of Finns looks somehow familiar to me but I can't remember who he is.
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Octavianus
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Unknown soldiers....
Ave amici,
Don't want to interfer much into your discussion here, but by my humble opinion the soldiers on No. 1 are POLISH SOLDIERS marching into German captivity. Note the type of cap, helmet, expression on the face, type of hair friseur, insignias (soldier behind on the right) and the shining white buttons. By my opinion, these soldiers are Poles in September 1939.
On the second photo (No.2.) the two officers are most likely Finnish ones, as Mr Harri already pinpointed out. I agree with that.
Gratia,
Octavianus
Don't want to interfer much into your discussion here, but by my humble opinion the soldiers on No. 1 are POLISH SOLDIERS marching into German captivity. Note the type of cap, helmet, expression on the face, type of hair friseur, insignias (soldier behind on the right) and the shining white buttons. By my opinion, these soldiers are Poles in September 1939.
On the second photo (No.2.) the two officers are most likely Finnish ones, as Mr Harri already pinpointed out. I agree with that.
Gratia,
Octavianus
After browsing through countless photos of Romanian soldiers during WWII I think I can say the guys in photo #1 are not Romanians. The most obvious reason for this, aside for the tunics and boots, are the helmets. The Romanian Army in WWII had only 4 types of helmets: the all known Dutch helmet, the Adrian helmet and two German helmet types (M35 and M38-the paratroopers). Judging by the helmets, these guys look like Slovaks if you would ask me.
Anyway, just like Harri said it, there's no way these soldiers are ... Romanians (arguments like "the scraggly look that those unruly Rumanians had" aren't too solid
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Anyway, just like Harri said it, there's no way these soldiers are ... Romanians (arguments like "the scraggly look that those unruly Rumanians had" aren't too solid
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