SS ID Quiz

[J. Duncan]

Finally, post war he was stripped of his teaching credentials but later pardoned by Austrian government. He later taught prehistory and lectured in university, became a director of a museum in Salzburg, a member of UNESCO council of museums, and mourned at the time of his death.

[J. Duncan]

I guess it’s time to reveal. The officer’s name is Kurt Willvonseder.
Source photo: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/A-J ... _335123250
Biography below.
The floor is open to the next proposal.

[von thoma]

I take control ;

[Ivan Ž.]

Just a small digression, if you don't mind, von thoma:

I'm surprised that the cover designer failed to delete the markings around the man's face (those that look like the letter "K"). It's a 30-second job in any digital image editor.

For those who didn't know, those are press markings, showing where to crop a photo (what is behind the straight line should be excluded). You'll often find them on various war correspondent and other press images.

[J. Duncan]

Hmmm, interesting. I just thought they were runic symbols signifying Ahnenerbe that they used for the cover.

[von thoma]

Some clue ;

Reichsverbandes der Deutschen Fischerei

[Halfdan S.]

Wilhelm Kühl

Best
Halfdan S.

[Ivan Ž.]

Hmmm, interesting. I just thought they were runic symbols signifying Ahnenerbe that they used for the cover.

Take a look at another one of those and some other examples of press cropping markings:
https://beeldbankwo2.nl/nl/beelden/deta ... 825713f2e7
https://beeldbankwo2.nl/nl/beelden/deta ... 37a7fbfd0a
https://beeldbankwo2.nl/nl/beelden/deta ... 66a1b3d473
(Everything outside the straight lines was to be excluded from the final, printed version.)

Sorry again, guys, digression over Please continue!

[von thoma]

Correct answer for Halfdan S.

Photo; -https://gielsmilitaria.com/index.php?ro ... ct_id=9241

The turn is yours

[Halfdan S.]

Cheers - who is this posing as Napoleon:

Best
Halfdan S.

[Halfdan S.]

SS-Brigadeführer

[von thoma]

Is this Lucian Wysocki ?

[Halfdan S.]

Sorry, no, Generalmajor der Waffen-SS

Regards
Halfdan S.

[Halfdan S.]

Leibstandarte

[von thoma]

Yes, it's Theodor Wisch.