The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
SERVIA PASS. GERMAN PRISONERS CAPTURED DURING THE FIRST CONTACT BETWEEN AUSTRALIAN AND GERMAN FORCES. SO FAR I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DISCOVER FROM OFFICIAL SOURCES ANY DETAILS REGARDING THESE PRISONERS, AND IT HAS BEEN RUMOURED THAT THEY ARE PARACHUTE TROOPS, MANY OF WHOM WERE REPORTED TO HAVE LANDED. THERE IS HOWEVER NO CONFIRMATION OF THIS STORY AND IT IS LIKELY THAT THESE PRISONERS WERE TAKEN FROM THE GERMAN INFANTRY REGIMENT OPPOSED TO OUR FORWARD TROOPS. IF THIS IS SO THEY ARE MEMBERS OF HITLER'S OWN REGIMENT. A PICKED REGIMENT RECRUITED FROM THE STORM TROOPERS. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK).
German army brown leather belt. The belt is constructed from a single length of vegetable tanned leather. At the buckle end are 12 pairs of punch hole adjustment points. At the leading end is a singl
Steingrau, grey cloth wool breeches reinforced on the knees and back with suede. Minor damage on inner leg and bottom hem. This forms part of a display on the uniform and equipment of German Storm T
THE MOUNTAIN TRACK LEADING WEST FROM SERVIA TO THE POSITIONS HELD BY THE GREEKS. ON THE DAY THAT THESE PICTURES WERE TAKEN THE ROAD WAS SEVERELY DIVE BOMBED BY THE GERMANS, AND ALTHOUGH FEW CASUALTIES
THE MOUNTAIN TRACK LEADING WEST FROM SERVIA TO THE POSITIONS HELD BY THE GREEKS. ON THE DAY THAT THESE PICTURES WERE TAKEN THE ROAD WAS SEVERELY DIVE BOMBED BY THE GERMANS, AND ALTHOUGH FEW CASUALTIES
THE MOUNTAIN TRACK LEADING WEST FROM SERVIA TO THE POSITIONS HELD BY THE GREEKS. ON THE DAY THAT THESE PICTURES WERE TAKEN THE ROAD WAS SEVERELY DIVE BOMBED BY THE GERMANS, AND ALTHOUGH FEW CASUALTIES
BARDIA, LIBYA. 1942-01. THESE GERMAN PRISONERS WERE ALL SMILES BELIEVING THAT BENGHAZI WAS IN GERMAN HANDS ONCE MORE AND THEY WOULD SOON BE RELEASED. THEY WERE GENUINELY DISMAYED WHEN INFORMED THAT TH
