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SS Fernschreiberin

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Post by Geoff Walden » 25 Oct 2006, 20:10

SS Fernschreiberin in FHA Berlin

("Der Freiwillige," January 1975)
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Post by Heimatschuss » 27 Oct 2006, 18:01

Very nice Geoff,

here are some pictures of something not so nice: Captivity!

All from http://www.corbis.com

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Sour faces saying: We are not amused!
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Post by Heimatschuss » 27 Oct 2006, 18:11

Some fine portraits.

Can't say much about the first one, the second one is presumably a Flakwaffenhelferin because of the uniform.

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Upper pic: http://www.ebay.de auction 230040238925
Lower pic: http://www.ebay.de auction 170038547956
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Post by Heimatschuss » 27 Oct 2006, 18:33

Two samples of the grey work dress that was introduced during the war.

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Upper pic: http://www.ebay.de (old auction)
Lower pic: http://www.ebay.de auction 230039539671
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I don't know what exactly they're trying to do but it must have something to do with the nude lady in the background. Does someone recognize that spot in Paris?
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Post by Heimatschuss » 27 Oct 2006, 21:10

AAARRGGHH!!!!

Look at this!!! What a security nightmare!!!

Helferinnen playing around on the rifle range and an extra cool guy (notice sunglasses) 'supervising' the whole thing.
I bet he's a lieutenant! That geek is aparently suffering from a severe case of pheromone poisoning.
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PIF-POF, you're dead.
No wonder the girls died in droves and we find all those death cards on EBAY.
Kids, never try this at home!
This will be the result:
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Post by Heimatschuss » 27 Oct 2006, 21:19

Well, so much for security drill for today.

Of course I noticed that the Helferinnen are using a pneumatic rifle (at least I pray they do) but even that's sufficient to ruin your target's eye.
The photos are not connected. The upper one is from Winniza (Ukraine) where the Führerhauptquartier (plus lots of other offices) was situated in summer 1942. The lower one it from Belgium.

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Upper pic: http://www.ebay.de (auction 230039541471)
Lower pic: http://www.ebay.de (old auction)

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Post by Vikki » 28 Oct 2006, 04:40

Heimatschuss wrote:Some fine portraits.

Can't say much about the first one ....
She's Luftwaffe---No wreath around the Swastika on the cap eagle. And the eagle is on the cap rather than on the turnback.

The second photo is notable too in that the cockade is on the woman's cap.

Great photos, Torsten!

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Post by Vikki » 28 Oct 2006, 04:51

But this one.....

[Grave of Elfriede Pohl.jpg]

.....is fantastic!!!


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Re: SS Fernschreiberin

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Post by Vesper » 06 Nov 2006, 04:38

Geoff Walden wrote:SS Fernschreiberin in FHA Berlin

("Der Freiwillige," January 1975)
Aaah she is quite beautiful! 8O

Such is the strange & sad romance of history.:roll:


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Post by sylvieK4 » 06 Nov 2006, 18:48

Here are two from ebay...1. Luftschutz, 2. Luftwaffe

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Re: SS Fernschreiberin

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Post by Vesper » 08 Nov 2006, 15:35

Geoff Walden wrote:SS Fernschreiberin in FHA Berlin

("Der Freiwillige," January 1975)
Is there any more information about this girl? I'm very curious as to what became of her, I wonder if she made it out of Berlin before the end?

BTW, all the other photos are great too! :wink:

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Post by Heimatschuss » 10 Nov 2006, 17:44

Hello,

recently I found this nice group of auxiliaries.

The lady on the left is a Führerin rank (leader, roughly equivalent to NCOs and officers). Note the collar piping and the aluminium pip on the collar. But she's missing any insignia on the lower sleeves. According to Davis' book on Luftwaffe uniforms any female holder of a service command position was entitled to one or two strips of aluminium cloth there. Am I correct to infer from this that she is a Heimleiterin (head of a Helferinnen home)?
She also seems to sport a small decoration on the left breast. Perhaps a Kriegsverdienstkreuz (KVK, war merit cross)?

The girl on the right with the two chevrons is an Oberhelferin (senior auxiliary) from the Flugmeldedienst (plane spotter service).
This branch also comprised the whole intruder tracking organization.

The picture must be from 1944 (or later) because of the jackets the girls (except the Führerin) are wearing.

The Luftwaffe guy on the right is a Oberfeldwebel (staff sergeant). Don't mess with him (or his girls).

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http://www.ebay.com Item number: 300042638952

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#73

Post by ancasta » 10 Nov 2006, 18:01

Actually the above photo was taken before 1944, as the new-style M44 was issued to the ladies after February 1944. Love to know what the woman on the right is thinking though in the above photo :lol:
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Posted earlier in this thread, M44 in wear by LuftwaffeFlakhelferinnen, in this case RADwJ ladies (wearing their rank brooches at their necks)
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#74

Post by ancasta » 10 Nov 2006, 18:56

Got some more pics though:
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A Flakhelferin going to her posting. She's so overloaded with her gear she can barely stand up.
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luftwaffenhelferinnen8mc.jpg
A nice colour photo of the earlier style Luftnachtrichten uniform with the earlier brooch and tie
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Post by ancasta » 10 Nov 2006, 19:10

You may also like to look at this article about a female nachtrichten prisoner at Arnhem. Love to find out what happened to her in the end:
http://home.hetnet.nl/~witie/Female%20POW.htm
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