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[Brady]

???

[Marc von Martial]

Stagged propaganda photo taken during BOB.

Contrary to popular believe it´s not Peiper .

It´s an "unindentified" SS-Unterscharführer (acompanied by other SS NCOs). Several names float around, but AFAIK he is not indentified yet.

[Marc von Martial]

The vehicle is a VW / Porsche Typ 166 "Schwimmwagen" btw.

[sterckxe]

ORIGINAL: Marc Schwanebeck

Stagged propaganda photo taken during BOB.

Contrary to popular believe it´s not Peiper .

It´s an "unindentified" SS-Unterscharführer (acompanied by other SS NCOs). Several names float around, but AFAIK he is not indentified yet.

Correct - it's not even sure they're men from Peiper's group as another possibility is men from Kampfgruppe Knittel, the recce btl of 1st SS Pz Div

Greetz,

Eddy Sterckx

[Terminus]

The Schwimmwagen was a pretty cool-looking vehicle.

[Marc von Martial]

men from Kampfgruppe Knittel, the recce btl of 1st SS Pz Div

This is the most logical of the various possibilities. However, for that particular shot a few "actors" were collected by the photographers. From soldiers standing by.

Actually this photo is part of a film, developed from the negatives, the complete film shows parts of KG Peiper, Sandig and Knittel rolling by. A lot of very popular shots from the BOB are part of this film.

[ShermanM4]

That driver certainly gives me chills [X(]

Stagged propaganda photo taken during BOB.

Contrary to popular believe it´s not Peiper .

It´s an "unindentified" SS-Unterscharführer (acompanied by other SS NCOs). Several names float around, but AFAIK he is not indentified yet.

Propoganda for what? Was this something distributed to the German people, or was it sent to the desks at SHAEF?

[Marc von Martial]

Propoganda for what? Was this something distributed to the German people, or was it sent to the desks at SHAEF?

Don´t know for what, all I know is that is was Waffen-SS war correspondents that shot this film. It certainly made it´s way to SHAEF though, since the complete film was captured intact by US forces during the campaign [;)]

Check out the late 50s US "propaganda" movie "The Enemy Strikes" , that once features parts of the captured film.

[Terminus]

Probably intended for home consumption: news-reels, y'know...

[sterckxe]

ORIGINAL: ShermanM4
That driver certainly gives me chills [X(]

Yeah, he's not even looking at the road, never mind giving way for traffic coming from the right

Greetz,

Eddy Sterckx

[RBWhite]

The Sign reads Malmedy 13 km.

17 December 1944

Ring A bell?

Snow on the ground.

[Terminus]

Like Marc said, it's the BoB (Battle o' the Bulge).

And that driver IS creepy...[X(]

[RBWhite]

creepy

[Terminus]

If that driver lifted his hat, I have a feeling it would say "666" in flaming letters on his forehead.

[RBWhite]

driver drives with cloven hooves[:D]

[RBWhite]

Is this Peiper

[Terminus]

A Waffen-SS ACTION FIGURE?!?!?!? Now I've seen everything.[X(]

[RBWhite]

Your in for a shock.


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[Terminus]

Where's my digital flamethrower? That's tasteless, to say the least.

[RBWhite]

If that driver lifted that hat I think you would find Peiper.