SS-Division "Handschar" photos

Ivan Ž. · Post by **Ivan Ž.** » 05 May 2005 17:34

I believe that is Sauberzweig standing in Schwimmwagen...
I would just like someone to confirm it.
(source: internet)

harmel · Post by **harmel** » 05 May 2005 18:11

Can confirm,
Regards Harmel

Ivan Ž. · Post by **Ivan Ž.** » 05 May 2005 18:26

Yes, this was easy

Thanks !

Marc Rikmenspoel · Post by **Marc Rikmenspoel** » 05 May 2005 18:49

Further, that's likely Ia Erich Braun on the right.

Ivan Ž. · Post by **Ivan Ž.** » 05 May 2005 19:10

Thank you, that would be my next question.

Ivan Ž. · Post by **Ivan Ž.** » 06 May 2005 15:40

Here's one very nice photo.
(source: Snyder's treasures)

Who is the man on the extr.left, next to Sauberzweig?

Zlatni ljiljan · Post by **Zlatni ljiljan** » 06 May 2005 17:20

Hi, Ivanwss

I’ve never seen this photo until now, thank you for posting.

The man on the left may be Sauberzweig’s personal orderly officer (Eggersdorfer)?

Ivan Ž. · Post by **Ivan Ž.** » 06 May 2005 17:55

I have no idea...
Here's a close-up

Ivan Ž. · Post by **Ivan Ž.** » 06 Jun 2005 22:41

Who is this SS officer in center?

This is a sausage-inspection in Sarajevo, 1944.

(source: magazine "Duga")

Zlatni ljiljan · Post by **Zlatni ljiljan** » 07 Jun 2005 00:11

Ivanwss wrote:This is a sausage-inspection in Sarajevo, 1944.

This photo shows the Mufti Al-Husseini (on left) during one of his two visits to Handschar Division in Neuhammer (November 1943 or January 1944). So, this picture was not taken in Sarajevo. Mufti was visited Sarajevo only one time, in April 1943, but I doubt he was interested to go for visit in sausage factory.

This picture was published in book 13. SS Handzar divizija – istine i lazi, written by Zija Sulejmanpasic. He marked as source Otto Kumm's book Vorwärts Prinz Eugen!.

I don' know who is SS officer in the middle, but I hope that somebody else will know the answer.

Cheers

Ivan Ž. · Post by **Ivan Ž.** » 07 Jun 2005 12:59

Zlatni ljiljan wrote:...but I doubt he was interested to go for visit in sausage factory...

Yes, it is hard not to recognize Grand-mufti, but i didn't write "sausage factory"

The caption in this magazine claimed that Grand-mufti is checking if sausages for "Handschar"
are prepared in halal-way (what is "halal", i don't know...?),
and that photo was taken in Sarajevo, 1944. (their mistake)

Ivan Ž. · Post by **Ivan Ž.** » 07 Jun 2005 13:07

Could this officer be Erwin Rösener, by any chance?

G. Trifkovic · Post by **G. Trifkovic** » 07 Jun 2005 13:09

"Halal" in arabic means "lawful",i.e. "Halal" meat is the meat the Muslims are allowed to eat according to the Holy Kur'an (like fish,beef,sheep,etc,). Pork meat ,on the other hand,is "Haram" (unlawful) and it's consumation is forbidden.
My impression is that the Germans showed the Mufti the kitchen facilities so to prove him that religious laws are strictly adhered to in the Division.

Cheers,

Ivan Ž. · Post by **Ivan Ž.** » 07 Jun 2005 13:15

Thanks, Gaius.
Any ideas about those SS officers?

G. Trifkovic · Post by **G. Trifkovic** » 07 Jun 2005 13:21

None whatsoever...

Cheers,