Post your "Liberated" equipment photos!

R Michael · **Posted:** Mon Apr 30, 2012 2:39 am

I have seen these types of threads on other forums and think it would a great idea here for PixPast.

Show yours.

Mike

USCapturephotos · **Joined:** Tue Mar 15, 2011 9:59 pm **Posts:** 1164

Now this is my sort of topic! I keep holding back from going crazy here Mike cause I'm saving most of my photos for my book. I can't resist though so will post one or two now.
Paul
Boy what I wouldn't do to own that piece. Wonder if it made it back to the states. The back is marked Italy, 1944 with the names of the GIs.

Ian · **Posted:** Tue May 01, 2012 7:59 pm

This is a very cool idea for a topic on pixpast.
talking about liberated equipment. this is a private color slide taken by a german infantry officer of a russian POW in russia with his russian maschine gun... im guessing he took the ammunition out before he asked the man to pose with his gun ?? :lol:

enjoy.
Ian

USCapturephotos · **Joined:** Tue Mar 15, 2011 9:59 pm **Posts:** 1164

Very interesting shot Ian. I wish we could know more of the story many times with these photos. Thanks for sharing.
Paul

Ian · **Posted:** Tue May 01, 2012 8:07 pm

USCapturephotos wrote:

Very interesting shot Ian. I wish we could know more of the story many times with these photos. Thanks for sharing.
Paul

sadly the story is well gone with this color slide.
I bought it a few years ago on ebay, misplaced and sold to me for 50 euros ( the buyer had zero interest in them ). for over 60 original color slides from the russian front...

Ian

R Michael · **Posted:** Fri May 18, 2012 9:25 pm

Great images guys!!

Here is one from a large AAC negative lot that just came in the mail today.

Mike

MrPeanut05 · **Posted:** Fri May 18, 2012 10:37 pm

oh! Now I'm wishing I bid on that grouping! Any other goodies?

USCapturephotos · **Joined:** Tue Mar 15, 2011 9:59 pm **Posts:** 1164

Oh man. FJ helmets. Still looking for a photo for my collection of GI's with captured German FJ items. I have one hometown snapshot showing a captured FJ helmet on display but thats it.
Great shot Michael.
Paul

R Michael · **Posted:** Sat May 19, 2012 1:09 am

Lots! Looks like my guy was in a ground support role as there are a number of plane images. They are in a binder so can't look at them so I am just pulling and scanning. I will start another thread in the proper forum very soon.

Mike

MrPeanut05 wrote:

oh! Now I'm wishing I bid on that grouping! Any other goodies?

Paul, this is the first one in my collection and one of the first I pulled.

R Michael · **Posted:** Sat May 19, 2012 1:41 am

here you go, another. JU52 tail.

Mike

USCapturephotos · **Joined:** Tue Mar 15, 2011 9:59 pm **Posts:** 1164

And I looked again more closely and noticed the rusty FG 42 assault rifle at the feet of the vets. I am seriously drooling now. May I have permission to use that one for my book? Wonder what the story is? Ju 52 wreck? All of the helmets looked rusted.
Paul

R Michael · **Posted:** Sat May 19, 2012 2:24 am

Paul, That would be great if you did. I may even send it to Brennan for him to scan on the racehorse he has. lol..

Mike

USCapturephotos wrote:

And I looked again more closely and noticed the rusty FG 42 assault rifle at the feet of the vets. I am seriously drooling now. May I have permission to use that one for my book? Wonder what the story is? Ju 52 wreck? All of the helmets looked rusted.
Paul

USCapturephotos · **Joined:** Tue Mar 15, 2011 9:59 pm **Posts:** 1164

Thank you Mike. That would be awesome!
Paul

Ian · **Posted:** Wed May 23, 2012 4:52 pm

could the crashed Junkers have been carrying german paratroopers near the wars end, and the GIs just found it all burned up with the guys and there equipment still in the wreckage. the weapons and helmets look like they were under extreme heat ?

Ian

R Michael · **Posted:** Wed May 23, 2012 9:51 pm

Ian, I have the benefit of seeing all the images and I think these were taken at a German airfield that was in use by the US forces. It could be that the FJ's were in a downed JU52 but more likely seeing the photos were in defensive posture at the airfield.
Not the "lock bar" on rudder in the last photo. I wonder if that Tante Ju was towed in flight by another Ju52..

Mike

Ian wrote:

could the crashed Junkers have been carrying german paratroopers near the wars end, and the GIs just found it all burned up with the guys and there equipment still in the wreckage. the weapons and helmets look like they were under extreme heat ?

Ian

R Michael · **Posted:** Thu May 24, 2012 3:39 am

One from an 11th AD album I own. "liberated" kubel.

Mike

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