SS-Division "Handschar" photos

[balkanguy44]

Hello, DFrolov1992 and Ivan

Thank you both! I’ve just recently read Partisan documents about the crimes of the “Handschar” Division. As always very sad to read trough such documents.

But my question was that it can’t be in the Herzegovina region, or?

Cheers
BG44

[Ivan Ž.]

But my question was that it can’t be in the Herzegovina region, or?

No, the Birač area is north-east of Sarajevo (around Vlasenica etc). The museum archivist mistakenly wrote Herzegovina instead of Bosnia.

Cheers,
Ivan

[Huska]

Guys who is Dr.Akram Here?

The source of this photograph is Bubdesarhiv as we can see in the bottom

[Ivan Ž.]

Who says there's a "Dr Akram" in the photo and who's this person supposed to be anyway?
As far as I know, the source of that unconfirmed identification is Nino viewtopic.php?f=51&t=77027&start=60#p1779300
He also misidentified Korkut as Bajraktarević there, although there's no physical resemblance between the two whatsoever.

Cheers,
Ivan

[Huska]

Yes Ivan it was really weird to see that he wrote Bajraktarević instead of Korkut . I am trying to Identify those civilians in the photos,do you have any suggestions on how I can find some information about the civilians,Ivan?

[Ivan Ž.]

Not at the moment, sorry. But please, in the future, use sources more reliable than (mis)identifications such as those Nino's.

A note regarding the same photo: in his book, Zvonimir Bernwald misidentified one of the Hstufs in the front row on the left as Berger's adjutant Blessau (he didn't even specify which one is it). Werner Blessau is not in the photo. As I wrote to several people recently, beware of old people's identifications/memories; they are often wrong. Always try finding a period/reliable document to back-up an identification, if possible.

Cheers,
Ivan

[Huska]

Hi my dear Community,i found this picture that shows Handschar Members during prayer,can someone tell me who are those two imams

Source:Enver Redžić Book"Muslim autonomy and the 13 SS Division

20190329_224128.jpg (184.81 KiB) Viewed 2297 times

[Ivan Ž.]

Hello, Huska

All I can say at the moment is that the third imam, who isn't pictured in the above photo, was Đozo.
See the detail from another photo from the same occasion below:

Source: Beeldbank WO2, 3611

Cheers,
Ivan

[Ivan Ž.]

Front view:

mnm.jpg (98.91 KiB) Viewed 2289 times

Source: Magyar Nemzeti Muzeum

Cheers,
Ivan

[Huska]

Hmmm,thanks Ivan,I am trying trying to figure out the Identity of the imam in the front,on the right.
Any better anngle of the imam in the front

[Huska]

Here is the same imam speaking,prpbably khutba on the friday prayer,Source is Handžar jimdo,forgot the source

[Ivan Ž.]

Here is the same imam speaking,prpbably khutba on the friday prayer,Source is Handžar jimdo

I've just noticed that there are photos of three/four different events listed as "Bajram celebration 1943" on that site...

If it helps, a slightly better scan from Redžić's book:

Ivan

[Huska]

Maybe its Dzemal Ibrahimović

[Ivan Ž.]

Unlike Ibrahimović, this imam was wearing glasses.

I think that it might be the same person as that imam mentioned earlier, pictured holding speech in Brčko 1944.

(Not sure; but he also wore glasses.)

Source: Bundesarchiv.

Ivan

[Huska]

Hmm imam and hafiz Hajrović Mehmed?