Indian Legion 1942-1945 photos

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Re: Indian Legion 1942-1945 photos

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Post by Panzermahn » 08 Feb 2018, 04:12

Spartacus_Asenov wrote:Croatian and Sikh Wehrmacht officers.

This is Leutnant Sant Singh, one of the 12 Indian officers of the Indian Legion promoted in 1943.

His soldbuch has an entry in the service of the 369th (Croatian) Infantry Division which was reformed after the Battle of Stalingrad.

Info from Martin Bamber & Aad Neevan For Free India (2010).

I will take a look again tonight to see if I can see the date of the service from the soldbuch pictures

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Post by Panzermahn » 08 Feb 2018, 04:27

Spartacus_Asenov wrote:The Indian Soldier captured by Red Army in Berlin April-May 1945.
This is probably a soldier from the ZFI (Zentrale Freis Indien - Free India Centre) in Berlin which was the provisional Indian Government HQ headed by Subhas Chandra Bose (he left Europe in 1942 and all ministerial duties were taken by Staatsminister ACN Nambiar).

He also probably the Indian legionnaire mentioned by SS Oscha WillI Rogmann (who commanded the Kampfgruppe Rogmann during the Battle of Berlin - see Tony Le Tissier's Battle of Berlin).

Interestingly, I actually had a picture of a list of POWs taken by the Soviet and one of the rows show a single Indian national taken as POW. I can't remember where I downloaded this picture since it was more than 10 over years ago but tonight I will try to find it and post it. I am just wondering if this Indian POW was the same Indian legionnaire that was captured during the Battle of Berlin.


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Re: Indian Legion 1942-1945 photos

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Post by Panzermahn » 09 Feb 2018, 17:27

Panzermahn wrote:
Spartacus_Asenov wrote:Croatian and Sikh Wehrmacht officers.

This is Leutnant Sant Singh, one of the 12 Indian officers of the Indian Legion promoted in 1943.

His soldbuch has an entry in the service of the 369th (Croatian) Infantry Division which was reformed after the Battle of Stalingrad.

Info from Martin Bamber & Aad Neevan For Free India (2010).

I will take a look again tonight to see if I can see the date of the service from the soldbuch pictures
I had the book in hand it mentioned that Leutnant Sant Singh first unit in his soldbuch entry is "Stab I.Bataillon Kroatische Erzatz Regiment 369" as well as the Kroatische Ausbildung Brigade.

Unfortunately the photos is too small to look at the date of the service. Most likely Leutnant Sant Singh a fluent German speaker to be assigned to another foreign unit of the Wehrmacht

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Re: Indian Legion 1942-1945 photos

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Post by Panzermahn » 09 Feb 2018, 17:41

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Is the Indian POW in this list the same Indian Legionnaire from ZFI that was captured during the Battle of Berlin 1945? Look at his cap with the SS eagle

Apologies I can't remember where I had downloaded this picture from since it was a very long time ago (>10 years)

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Post by Spartacus_Asenov » 10 Feb 2018, 12:27

Panzermahn wrote:Image

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Is the Indian POW in this list the same Indian Legionnaire from ZFI that was captured during the Battle of Berlin 1945? Look at his cap with the SS eagle

Apologies I can't remember where I had downloaded this picture from since it was a very long time ago (>10 years)
Thank you very much that is really interesting.

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Post by Spartacus_Asenov » 15 Feb 2018, 11:55

Interesting find.
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Post by Spartacus_Asenov » 15 Feb 2018, 11:56

Sergeant from Luftwaffe training a group of Indian volunteers to use 20-mm anti-aircraft gun.
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Post by Ivan Ž. » 19 Feb 2018, 00:26

Spartacus_Asenov wrote:Interesting find.

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Looks like a photomontage. Very unnatural.

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Post by Spartacus_Asenov » 22 Mar 2018, 19:49

On the Ferry to Texel 1943.
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Post by Spartacus_Asenov » 22 Mar 2018, 19:49

Photo of Indian legion from unknow book
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Post by Spartacus_Asenov » 22 Mar 2018, 19:56

From training camp Indian legion with Spzb 41.
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Post by Spartacus_Asenov » 22 Mar 2018, 19:58

Konigsbruck 1942.
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Post by Spartacus_Asenov » 22 Mar 2018, 22:06

Texel 1943.
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Post by Spartacus_Asenov » 22 Mar 2018, 22:08

Indian troops in Stahelhelm.
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Post by Spartacus_Asenov » 22 Mar 2018, 22:09

From training camp Indians fire with artillery.
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