Women of the Reich

[cyberia]

Originally Posted by gi-rene

Yes I agree she's quite cute... Especially in a Panzerwaffe uniform


Paul, you'd be surprised. Especially I think it fits with the attitude of Germany and the war, they'd rather forget it all together and I think this is a part of it. I know there are guys out there who collect personal wartime photos. I once found an excellent site of East Front photos you'd never seen... all by a guy who buys and collects the plates/film/photos from personal sources instead of official.

I just can't see anyone selling family photos like that. I've trying for decades to find wartime photos of my father and brother. I know some threw them out or burned them right after the war, but selling them. It just seems, wrong.

[Biscuit]

Originally Posted by cyberia

I just can't see anyone selling family photos like that. I've trying for decades to find wartime photos of my father and brother. I know some threw them out or burned them right after the war, but selling them. It just seems, wrong.

I have never understood that either. But, I would include medals, uniforms, etc.


Truth be told, I don't throw anything away unless forced to do so!

[PanzerBob]

I have read that, the German people, once the Reich surrendered, got rid of or hid anything they thought would make them look like supporters of the Nazi cause, this would likely include "Hero Shots" and pictures taken during warfare etc.

I know some very interesting stuff has resurfaced, including rare colour footage. As well pictures that have sat in storage whether in Germany or in victors nations, now have been surfacing as the people they belonged to or have procession of them have passed on, their relatives or others finding them are selling them. Some is pure greed to be sure. Some have no idea their value historically. Some in the family class may only be selling those pictures that don't have Grand Dad or Mom in them, this may account for dumping of Girlfriend shots, after no one likes to remember there own parents as sexual beings much less Ol'GrandPapa or Mama. To be sure any shots of them in the field are not in the to be remembered class as would any shots with Hitler or such.

I know this drives people like Paul crazy, and rightly so, all my Grandfathers WWI stuff was stolen by movers when they moved. Even between the Wars their was a market for WWI collectibles. My Aunt even remembers the Police Officer telling my Grandfather that the thieves would had buyers lined up much as if they were jewel thieves. Problem was unless caught red handed police in those times didn't put much if any effort into investigating these type of robberies.

[Panzermacher]

GO look at the "Death Cards" on Ebay.....Alot of weird stuff is surfacing and has a market....

[cyberia]

A young Blitzmadel at her desk, date and location unknown



Blitzmadels working the phones at a communications center, date and location unknown

[cyberia]

Blitzmadels at work at a switchboard

Blitzmadels in a Wehrmacht communications center

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A Flakhelferin on her way to her posting in Berlin

[cyberia]

A female member of the Luftschultz (air warden service)

[gi-rene]

Originally Posted by cyberia

A Flakhelferin on her way to her posting in Berlin

She's loaded for bear....

[cyberia]

Three Blitzmädel at the moment of capture by American troops in 1945
Note the weapons cases in the background