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Any input will be appreciated.

Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 11:22 pm
by kev308
Hello, I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this but, attached is one of the only photos we have of my father in law. He's the tall fellow in the center. He passed long before I had a chance to really ask about his service. I do know he finshed the war in an allied POW camp in Italy.
Can anyone tell me anything about the photo? I'm thinking early thirties? SA uniforms?
Thanks for all help, Kevin

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Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 1:27 am
by John Wilson
I think it's a late 20th century fake staged photo.

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Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 11:36 pm
by kev308
Thanks for that insight John, I can assure you this photo is for real. Granted it's a lousy cell phone copy, but quite real.

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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:47 am
by Franz repper
To be honest I would need a larger size photo to see the early SS uniform was all most the same as the SA

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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 1:42 pm
by Brigardefuhrer
They appear to wear breast emblems above their shirt pockets,I'm thinking they could be NSFK (national socialiste flieger korps)John

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Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 3:32 pm
by Franz repper
Brigardefuhrer wrote:They appear to wear breast emblems above their shirt pockets,I'm thinking they could be NSFK (national socialiste flieger korps)John
You got good eyes John or do you have Bi-focal screen :mrgreen:

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Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 7:36 pm
by Brigardefuhrer
Hi Joel,they are vari-focal :lol: I pinched this shirt pic from WAF and the cap from Dress and field service hat of the third reich by Tom Shutt.
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Although a bigger version of the original pic posted would be a help,from what I can see none of them are wearing the NSFK flyers knife which would of confirmed it.

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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 7:38 pm
by kev308
Thank you all for your help, as soon as I can get it done I will post larger photos. Bear with me.
Thanks again

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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 7:52 pm
by kev308
Ok, I cropped and tried to correct the tint. The photo has yellowed quite a biit over the years. I also included a copy of the original so the experts can see it's a real picture and not a staged fake.

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Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:48 am
by John Wilson
Well I'm far from an expert on photos, however, scanning a yellow coloured cropped edge photo doesn't make it any more authentic.
Is the paper marked?

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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 4:39 am
by feldman
John Wilson wrote:Well I'm far from an expert on photos, however, scanning a yellow coloured cropped edge photo doesn't make it any more authentic.
Read this john - " ..is one of the only photos we have of my father in law. He's the tall fellow in the center.. "