Turkistan Volunteers

miliceboy · Post by **miliceboy** » 12 Sep 2005 15:31

I am studying the Turkistan volunteers and seek any photos you might have. Here are some.

miliceboy · Post by **miliceboy** » 12 Sep 2005 15:33

miliceboy · Post by **miliceboy** » 12 Sep 2005 15:37

The first pattern shield they are wearing.

miliceboy · Post by **miliceboy** » 12 Sep 2005 15:39

Here is the second pattern which I have yet to find in a period photo. Can anyone help?

Allen Milcic · Post by **Allen Milcic** » 12 Sep 2005 19:04

Miliceboy:

Are these photos from your personal collection? If not, please provide a source for them. Thank you.

Regards,
Allen/

Armenische_Legionar · Post by **Armenische_Legionar** » 12 Sep 2005 20:25

Hello
Are this photos rom your own collection?

vox stellarum · Post by **vox stellarum** » 12 Sep 2005 22:55

Hi!

Very isteresting photos. Thanks for sharing!

By the way, http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... ht=turk%2A
This is an another topic which was related with this subject, if anyone interests.

Ivan Ž. · Post by **Ivan Ž.** » 13 Sep 2005 02:09

Some photos (& info) can be found here:
http://www.geocities.com/alvinlee_81/WarPics2.html
http://www.ostbataillon.fromru.com/index1.htm (in Russian language)

Here are two photos from "Signal" magazine's special edition (1943) about eastern volunteers.

First one show Sigerbai Kuscherbaj, volunteer from Turkistan.

Second photo is well-known i think: Gen.Lt. Hellmich visits Legion Turkistan.

miliceboy · Post by **miliceboy** » 13 Sep 2005 17:13

Thank you Gentlemen. Here is another first pattern in wear. Although the second pattern was autorised in 1943, I am searching for that elusive period photo!
regards

Askold · Post by **Askold** » 13 Sep 2005 23:44

The interesting note on the first pattern patch is that the writing was done in Arabic - while MAJORITY of Turkistan volunteers spoke Turkik. That was the reason for the second patch. T

P.S. There are more photos in Littlejohns book.

LMA-17 · Post by **LMA-17** » 14 Sep 2005 02:05

A Turkestan SS volunteer from A. Munoz "Forgotten Legions" book

Georgien · Post by **Georgien** » 15 Sep 2005 01:39

What does "Biz Alla Bilen" mean?

Tolga Alkan · Post by **Tolga Alkan** » 15 Sep 2005 09:23

God with us.

Ivan Ž. · Post by **Ivan Ž.** » 15 Sep 2005 16:10

LMA-17 wrote:A Turkestan SS volunteer from A. Munoz "Forgotten Legions" book

Does Munoz mention which is the SS unit of Turkistan volunteer?

/Ivan

Rand · Post by **Rand** » 15 Sep 2005 16:52

Munoz says that the man is from the Ostmuselmanische SS - Regiment. Another photo in the series where the Turkistani arm patch is visable, he states that the men are volunteers with the Ostturkischen Waffen Verband der-SS.

Rand.