Historic photos from North Africa... not sure what is depicted...

Discussion in 'North Africa & the Med' started by milo3, Apr 26, 2020.

  1. milo3

    milo3 Milo Pyne

    Greetings to all - long-time member, first posting; WW2-North_Africa-GCP-Jr-006a.jpg WW2-North_Africa-GCP-Jr-006b.jpg WW2-North_Africa-GCP-Jr-006c.jpg WW2-North_Africa-GCP-Jr-006d.jpg these are some photos that my father brought back from his service in North Africa and Europe... I assume these are from North Africa - and i dearly wish I had asked him about them before he passed. One shows French officers saluting at some kind of parade; that may be too general a view to be identifiable; the other three apparently show German officers under custody of Allied troops... either preparing to enter a vehicle or in a vehicle, in one case the driver being an American private. Can anyone shed any light on what is depicted in the photos? Any help will be appreciated... thanks in advance!
     
    4jonboy and von Poop like this.
  2. Tullybrone

    Tullybrone Senior Member

    Hi,

    Welcome to the forum.

    I’d hazard a mildly educated guess that the photos originate from about May 1943 and the end of the North Africa campaign in Tunisia

    The man on the right of the 2 French officers saluting is Harold McMillan the British “Resident Minister” in the Middle East 1942/45 and the future UK Prime Minister 1957/63. It was likely taken during a Victory Parade in Tunis.

    The German officer in the last 2 pictures looks like General Von Arnim commanding officer of the surrendered German Forces in May 1943.

    The Italian officer will also be photographed about the same time - possibly Field Marshal Messe?

    Giovanni Messe - Wikipedia

    Steve
     
    Last edited: Apr 26, 2020
    4jonboy, vitellino and von Poop like this.
  3. milo3

    milo3 Milo Pyne

  4. Richelieu

    Richelieu Well-Known Member

    I think that the French officers are Generals Henri Giraud and Charles Mast.
     
  5. milo3

    milo3 Milo Pyne

  6. milo3

    milo3 Milo Pyne

    the fourth photo shows two German officers in a military vehicle drive by an American private; any idea who those two are? Maybe the left hand one is Carl-Hans Lungershausen? thoughts? thanks again to all!
     
  7. milo3

    milo3 Milo Pyne

    the Italian General is not Messe, but Italian General Giuseppe Costa following his capture by Allied troops; 13 May 1943 with the fall of Tunis.

    The two German officers in the car are apparently Friedrich Freiherr von Broich and Gotthard Frantz.
     
    Owen likes this.

Share This Page