Animal Units in Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS

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Re: Animal Units in Wehrmacht and Waffen SS

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Post by AlifRafikKhan » 14 Nov 2011, 02:00

Nice images Tigre, thanks for sharing... :)
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Re: Animal Units in Wehrmacht and Waffen SS

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Post by tigre » 14 Nov 2011, 05:10

Hello AlifRafikKhan :D; you're welcome. Cheers. Raúl M 8-).
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Re: Animal Units in Wehrmacht and Waffen SS

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Post by tigre » 02 Jan 2012, 15:33

Hello to all :D; after a while............

Eastfront!.

Source: http://www.cassiodor.com/Artikel/4932.aspx

Cheers. Raúl M 8-).

Feliz Año Nuevo - Happy New Year - feliz Ano Novo - gluckliches Neues Jahr - Bonne Année - Felice Anno Nuovo!!! :lol:
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Post by tigre » 06 Jan 2012, 15:09

Hello to all :D; something more............

Leaping horseman!

Source: http://klee-klaus.business.t-online.de/ ... erbung.htm

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Post by tigre » 21 Jan 2012, 16:08

Hello to all :D; something more............

Heading Eastwards!

Source: Die Wehrmacht. Aug 1941. eBay auction. Miércoles, 26 de Enero de 2011, 15:54:10

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Horse-drawn and motorized supply columns are marching more and more into Russia .................
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Post by tigre » 07 Dec 2012, 21:07

Hello to all :D; a little more (mules)................

Mules in the Balkans Campaign - April 1941.

Source: http://www.photo-war.com/eng/archives/album583.htm

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Fording.....................
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Short rest.....................
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Re: Animal Units in Wehrmacht and Waffen SS

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Post by tigre » 25 Jan 2013, 16:35

Hello to all :D; a little more (mules)................

Hunters and their mules.

Source: http://www.photo-war.com/eng/archives/album583.htm

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A column of mules surpasses British war booty, abandoned after the retreat ...................
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Re: Animal Units in Wehrmacht and Waffen SS

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Post by tigre » 03 Feb 2013, 15:05

Hello to all :D; a little more................

Poland September of 1939.

Source: Das Ostpreussenblatt. Folge 36. 08 Sep 1979.

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A German horse-drawn column is greeted by the local population while running through the Polish Corridor....................
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Re: Animal Units in Wehrmacht and Waffen SS

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Post by tigre » 22 Feb 2013, 22:15

Hello to all :D; something more.....................

Russian front!.

In the mud and snow ............ 2 HP ...................

Source: Deutsche Reiterhefte.

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Re: Animal Units in Wehrmacht and Waffen SS

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Post by tigre » 06 Aug 2013, 22:09

Hello to all :D; something more......................

Poland - September 1939.

Not in the Wehrmacht...but almost!

Source: LIFE Magazine. http://www.odkrywca.pl

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Re: Animal Units in Wehrmacht and Waffen SS

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Post by tigre » 14 Aug 2013, 21:09

Hello to all :D; something more..................

Air Defense!

A pair of horses hitched to a If. 5 horse drawn wagon (Type 36) with Zwillingslafette 36.

Source: orig. Foto, MG 34, Zwillings - MG, Zwillingssockel, MG - Wagen 1. eBay Auction.

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Re: Animal Units in Wehrmacht and Waffen SS

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Post by Marcus » 31 Aug 2013, 15:58

A related thread: http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 9&t=139103

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robert knott wrote:I recall reading a thread on one of the forums about battalions of cats deployed to combat a horde of Russian mice.
I must confess, that one hurt my brains. :(
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Re: Animal Units in Wehrmacht and Waffen SS

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Post by tigre » 30 Dec 2013, 14:09

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With the 15. ID in Russia!

Source: on the picture.

Cheers. Raul M 8-).

Feliz Año Nuevo - Happy New Year - feliz Ano Novo - gluckliches Neues Jahr - Bonne Année - Felice Anno Nuovo - Szczęśliwego nowego roku!! . :thumbsup:
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Re: Animal Units in Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS

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Hello to all :D; something more..................

With the 17. ID in Poland 1939!

Source: http://www.odkrywca.pl.

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