Leibstandarte's partys
Leibstandarte's partys
Hello,
among the pictures that I have got from the family of a former Leibstandarte member - an NCO from I./PGR 2) there are three that are related to what seems to be a big festivity (if it was not the SS I would say it is XMas). I know it is a long shot, but amazing things have happened in this forum ...
My questions are:
1) Is it possible to identify the Hstf. and the general next to Dietrich?
2) Does anyone has a clue in regard to the event?
Thanks in advance
C.G.
among the pictures that I have got from the family of a former Leibstandarte member - an NCO from I./PGR 2) there are three that are related to what seems to be a big festivity (if it was not the SS I would say it is XMas). I know it is a long shot, but amazing things have happened in this forum ...
My questions are:
1) Is it possible to identify the Hstf. and the general next to Dietrich?
2) Does anyone has a clue in regard to the event?
Thanks in advance
C.G.
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- Wiking Ruf
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After reading your post and watching the first pic, my first guess seeing his side-view that could be Kurt Meyer.
In that case the pic should have been taken somewhere after his 1934 entrance in the Leibstandarte. Rank that "Meyer" has is either Obersturmfuehrer or Haupsturmfuehrer which means 1st lieutenant or captain. My guess is that he is on that picture captain, which should be correct because he first served in LAH's anti-tank company (Panzerjägerkompanie). First as a platoon leader and later as its commander.
In that case the pic should have been taken somewhere after his 1934 entrance in the Leibstandarte. Rank that "Meyer" has is either Obersturmfuehrer or Haupsturmfuehrer which means 1st lieutenant or captain. My guess is that he is on that picture captain, which should be correct because he first served in LAH's anti-tank company (Panzerjägerkompanie). First as a platoon leader and later as its commander.
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This is interesting. It looks like these pictures are part of a series of phographs taken at that particular event that could be purchased by the participants.
No backgroud info on the "Ball der Leibstandarte"? Had the 26th of January a particular meaning? Was it a recurrent event or did it just take place in 1939?
Many thanks to all who helped
C.G.
No backgroud info on the "Ball der Leibstandarte"? Had the 26th of January a particular meaning? Was it a recurrent event or did it just take place in 1939?
Many thanks to all who helped
C.G.
Lehmann, S.130:
Obergruppenführer Dietrich veranstaltet fur sein Regiment in den Zoo-Festsälen den "Ball der Leibstandarte", wobei - außer dem Regiments-Musikkorps - noch eine so bekannte Tanzkappelle wie die von Oskar Jost aufspielt. Ehrengast ist der Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres, Generaloberst von Brauchitsch. Göring, Großadmiral Raeder und Himmler hatten Vertreter entsandt. Jeder Angehörige des Regiments erhielt ein Taschengeld von RM 10,-
Viel bejubelt werden von den Soldaten prominente Schauspieler wie Heinrich George, Hans Albers, Käthe von Nagy und andere.
Obergruppenführer Dietrich veranstaltet fur sein Regiment in den Zoo-Festsälen den "Ball der Leibstandarte", wobei - außer dem Regiments-Musikkorps - noch eine so bekannte Tanzkappelle wie die von Oskar Jost aufspielt. Ehrengast ist der Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres, Generaloberst von Brauchitsch. Göring, Großadmiral Raeder und Himmler hatten Vertreter entsandt. Jeder Angehörige des Regiments erhielt ein Taschengeld von RM 10,-
Viel bejubelt werden von den Soldaten prominente Schauspieler wie Heinrich George, Hans Albers, Käthe von Nagy und andere.