They were waiting to cross the Danube on a ferry. There's also a photo (from a different source) of a vehicle of the 5th Armoured Division (Panzerjäger-Abt.) on the same ferry (on a different occasion, but also in April 1941). They were all crossing from Novi Sad to Petrovaradin.GregSingh wrote:Disappointing reply, Ivan!The photo was undoubtedly taken in Novi Sad
I was hoping it's not Novi Sad.
L AK and 294.ID vehicles presence near this town does not have much sense!
294.ID was on occupational duties around Nis at that time.
The mysterious SS truck photo was, by the way, taken by Curzio Malaparte (today best known as the author of "Kaputt"). There is another photo of his from this series which shows a column of vehicles on a road (the SS truck might have been in this column, but I'm not sure, the photo isn't clear). The archival (Mondadori Portfolio) caption for this other photo is: "A column of German motor vehicles during a break in a trip back to the Hungarian bases. They have supplied provisions to the occupying troops in Belgrade. Hungary, April 1941."
The archival caption for the SS truck photo is: "A road block, at the outskirts of Novi Sad. Next to a cart of household goods of refugees, stand some German carts and a lorry of the SS. Yugoslavia, April 1941."
Cheers,
Ivan