BotB photos — which unit do they belong too?

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BotB photos — which unit do they belong too?

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Post by Geoffrey Cooke » 27 Jul 2022, 00:41

All of these are from Bergström’s Ardennes book—they appear to be a series taken of the same unit. I’d assume the Führer Begeleit Brigade based on where he uses them but I’m not sure. Does anyone know where these were taken and which unit?
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Re: BotB photos — which unit do they belong too?

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Post by Poot » 27 Jul 2022, 01:15

Unfortunately I can't help you, but excellent photos! I've never seen any of those before.
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Re: BotB photos — which unit do they belong too?

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Post by Geoffrey Cooke » 27 Jul 2022, 03:07

Poot wrote:
27 Jul 2022, 01:15
Unfortunately I can't help you, but excellent photos! I've never seen any of those before.
That’s ok. They are indeed excellent photos.

Another reason why I assumed they were FEB troops was their helmet covers: being a Großdeutschland spin-off unit, my understanding is that they had a plethora of Grey and Splinter helmet covers compared to other German units. But I might be wrong.

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Re: BotB photos — which unit do they belong too?

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Post by Geoffrey Cooke » 27 Jul 2022, 22:41

I guess the Helmet covers could also indicate Panzer Lehr or the Führer-Grenadier-Brigade now that I think about it.

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