Women of the Reich

[Jim O]

It's without a doubt the same location and I would guess the second photo was a bit earlier in the same party. I can identify at least four of the girls and the one officer.

Great find!

[cyberia]

Originally Posted by Jim O

It's without a doubt the same location and I would guess the second photo was a bit earlier in the same party.

Great find!

Strange, huh? One photo is snapshot like and yellow with age, the other much better quality and still crisp.

If this is the same group, or even just a few of them, what are the odds both would have survived the war and ended up on the same history site!

[Horch]

Originally Posted by cyberia

The following are photographs from a collection sent to me by relatives in Germany. To the best of my knowledge, they have never been published and feature German women either in the service of the Wehrmacht, or working in civilian relief efforts.

Unfortunatly I have no information on locations and dates.

Nurses en route to the front lines



Doing a job once reserved for men, a female conductor on the Reishcbahn checks the ticket of a young boy



Platoons of women were organized to man soup kitchens that served troops returning to or coming home from the front



A pair of Blitzmädel, female radio operators identified by the shoulder patch, salute a passing troop train



A female rail worker changes a placard on the rear of a train car



A group of Blitzmädel checking a train schedule

I thought these two to be similar. The bottom two that is.

[cyberia]

Originally Posted by Horch

I thought these two to be similar. The bottom two that is.

Isn't that cool. Nice find!

[Horch]

Thanks.I thought it was pretty neat.

[cyberia]

A Helferinnen search light crew dated from 1944, location unknown

[cyberia]

Originally Posted by cyberia

Now, this is strange. Two photos from two different sources. That is the same bridge, and honestly think its the same group. I can match at least two women and one of the officers.

If so than the second photo must have been taken before they poured the schnapps.

That second photo was found on the BundesArchiv site. I did some more digging there tonight and guess what...

The same group!!!

I wish I knew who these people were.

[Pirate-Drakk]

Must have been a fun time!

[Horch]

Originally Posted by Pirate-Drakk

Must have been a fun time!

Yea, the men look a little out numbered.

[cyberia]

Helferinnen search light in Flak smocks, photo was dated 1944