Unpublished WW2 pictures.

von Poop · 16-10-2007, 11:27 PM

I've always been mildly fascinated by Unpublished or ephemeral photos from whatever period, here's some ww2 ones from a simple Google search:

unpublished images of nazi germany 1939-1941
(some nice equestrian Wehrmacht ones on here)

WWII, Remagen Bridge, unpublished photos

Unpublished Pictures of Bombed out Berlin

And a few of my own:

Anyone seen any nice sites devoted to 'em out and about?

Cheers,
Adam.

Slipdigit · 17-10-2007, 02:59 AM

I look at pics like that, Adam, and wonder how many of them made it home.

von Poop · 17-10-2007, 01:27 PM

My friends and I refer to them as 'Photos of dead strangers' as that seems a rather likely outcome for anyone in 'em.

There seems something right to me about gathering the pictures up and keeping them safe after the small desecration that was the breaking up of the original albums most come from. One mate will spend a few hundred quid on complete and themed albums with the occaisional snap of Hitler in the background but I think I enjoy the more banal ones for a few pence.

4th wilts · 17-10-2007, 02:03 PM

i got one of my grandad sitting in a 109 his gun forced down in belgium.iwill try and get the pic on yer.

jacobtowne · 17-10-2007, 03:22 PM

Good photos, Adam. There's something refreshing about casual snapshots of comrades taken by other comrades.

I have no stills to add. Ken Burns's seven-part documentary "The War" includes both combat and home front footage never before shown. Some of the clips from the Pacific are pretty brutal, but that's the way it was.

JT

David Layne · 17-10-2007, 07:13 PM

I enjoy looking at the aviation related pictures for sale in Germany via E Bay.

eBay: Flugzeug, polen

von Poop · 11-08-2008, 06:37 PM

These are good, :
Scanned photo_albums of German soldiers.

Also been back on this excellent site:
Russian front photographs
not sure they qualify as 'unpublished' now, but many unfamiliar nonetheless.

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von Poop I Like Tanks Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Perfidious Albion. Posts: 8,372	Unpublished WW2 pictures. I've always been mildly fascinated by Unpublished or ephemeral photos from whatever period, here's some ww2 ones from a simple Google search: unpublished images of nazi germany 1939-1941 (some nice equestrian Wehrmacht ones on here) WWII, Remagen Bridge, unpublished photos Unpublished Pictures of Bombed out Berlin And a few of my own: Anyone seen any nice sites devoted to 'em out and about? Cheers, Adam. __________________ It's only the Internet. Last edited by von Poop; 16-10-2007 at 11:29 PM.

17-10-2007, 02:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
Slipdigit The Dixie Division Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Not far enough in the woods Posts: 1,624	I look at pics like that, Adam, and wonder how many of them made it home. __________________ Warmest Regards, Jeff The Bonnie Blue Flag *

17-10-2007, 01:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
von Poop I Like Tanks Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Perfidious Albion. Posts: 8,372	My friends and I refer to them as 'Photos of dead strangers' as that seems a rather likely outcome for anyone in 'em. There seems something right to me about gathering the pictures up and keeping them safe after the small desecration that was the breaking up of the original albums most come from. One mate will spend a few hundred quid on complete and themed albums with the occaisional snap of Hitler in the background but I think I enjoy the more banal ones for a few pence. __________________ It's only the Internet. Last edited by von Poop; 17-10-2007 at 02:08 PM.

17-10-2007, 07:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
David Layne Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alabama via Grantham Lincolnshire Posts: 813	I enjoy looking at the aviation related pictures for sale in Germany via E Bay. eBay: Flugzeug, polen __________________ Veni, Vidi, Velcro...I came, I saw, I stuck around

11-08-2008, 06:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
von Poop I Like Tanks Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Perfidious Albion. Posts: 8,372	These are good, : Scanned photo_albums of German soldiers. Also been back on this excellent site: Russian front photographs not sure they qualify as 'unpublished' now, but many unfamiliar nonetheless. __________________ It's only the Internet.

17-10-2007, 02:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
4th wilts Discharged Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: wessex Posts: 1,032	i got one of my grandad sitting in a 109 his gun forced down in belgium.iwill try and get the pic on yer.

17-10-2007, 03:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
jacobtowne Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New England, U.S.A. Posts: 618	Good photos, Adam. There's something refreshing about casual snapshots of comrades taken by other comrades. I have no stills to add. Ken Burns's seven-part documentary "The War" includes both combat and home front footage never before shown. Some of the clips from the Pacific are pretty brutal, but that's the way it was. JT

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