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I still find it a verystrange picture and a still doubt it. why does he wear the badge on the flap?
Why doesn't he use belthooks and has his belt that low?
Why does he wear the EK2 in this way?
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Thanks for the id of the badge :D
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Yes ,I too agree that it is a strange photo but it came from a SS-FJ vet who also gave more such photos from this unit .Maybe he was trying to impress his new bride ?? Note his EK2 is hanging from a SS members pin .
To view another strange style "SS PHOTO" go to the Kriegsmarine section and look at the topic " Kriegsmarine with Narvik Shield" Here you will see SS Untersturmfuhrer Krause with the destroyer badge and Narvik shield been worn , he was a early SS member and part of Hitlers personal staff.
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Hey guys very attractive reading FJ-SS Our club seeks to explore and accordingly do 500.ss FJ Battalion here any of our research


500th Paratroop battalion of the Waffen-SS was composed of 1 December 1943 of 1140 officers, NCOs and soldiers.

Of the 267 staff members of the Company (Stab/500.W-SS FJB), which comprised:

- Connecting the platoon ... ... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... 42 men
- Reconnaissance teams ... ... ... .... ... ... 66 men
- Section motorcycle clutches ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 30
- Maintenance crews parachutes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 31
- Medical Platoon ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 7
- Section field gendarmes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 30
- Guard platoon ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .61

Furthermore, the 873 members of paratrooper rot:

- I Fall .Jager/500.W-SS FJB ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .164 men
- Builder's team ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 14
- Medical team ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 18
- 1 team
- 3 teams of shooters ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 x 10 men
- 1 mortar squad ... ... ... ... ... ... 14
- 2 team ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 44
- 3 team ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 44
- II. Fall.Jager/500.W-SS FJB ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 164
- III. Fall.Jager/500.W-SS FJB ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .164
- IV. Fall.Schwere/500.W-SS FJB ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 200
- Switching teams ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 44
- 10 machine-gun platoon ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 38
- 11 flame team ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 28 ..
- 12 mortar platoon ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 34
- 13 platoon antitank guns ... ... ... ... ... .56

A further 181 men of Easy Company rear security

Organizational chart is repeated in each platoon of Easy Company and symmetrically.
Shooting team has always formed the master, machine gunner and the eight shooters, one of which served as an assistant gunner.

In the car park units are located:
- 2 Cars
- 1 staff on bus chassis Praga
- 8 Motorcycle
- 12 motorcycle with sidecar
- 95 trucks
- 3 ambulances

They were in service with the following weapons:

- 1130 guns of various types
- 331 types of submachine gun MP 18, 38, 40, Beretta Model 38/42
- 589 carbines types of Mauser K98 and vz.24
- 27 light machine gun MG types 34 and 42 and vz. 26 in service with rifle companies
- 4 heavy machine guns (MG 42, either type or model. 37)
- 8 flame
- 18 inch 82 mm mortars in service rifle companies
- 4 120 mm caliber mortars
- 4 anti-tank gun 75 mm Type 40 LG

In photographs published for members of the 500th battalion available on the Internet and assault rifles 42nd FG However, unable to get any trace on the photograph clearly identifiable.
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Re: Battalion 500

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I apologize for using English translator :D
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