Bigger than your average Landsturmmann

[drakegoodman]

Have a few 'big boys' in my collection now ...

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Post 'em if you got 'em.

 

[joerookery]

Wow it will take some time to counteract!! I want the one with the Russian prisoners. I need something like that for the next book.
Now, explain this one.

 

[drakegoodman]

Accordion playing men of one of the Garde Landsturm battalions in Silesia, maybe in Beuthen (VI Armeekorps) - although their Swedish cuffs suggest they might be Pioniere.

How wrong am I?

 

[joerookery]

How wrong am I?

I have no idea! I cannot explain this one. My original thought is that the unit was formed from the guard. But why? These guys look pretty young–healthy–
Landsturm in Silesia? no idea why. I was just using this to stall you. I cannot explain it! :sign3: :sign3:

 

[drakegoodman]

Consider me stalled.

 

[Liongules]

Well, they may be big, but as someone who has more than doubled in size as I've gotten older, and having experienced first hand the armys prejudice agains overweight soldiers, I have to say at least these "big" guys are still serving and still defending their country.

 

[joerookery]

 

[b.loree]

Thanks to all....some extremely interesting fotos here. I love the two of the big and little soldaten and the last of the so very "society" couple. Just great, and a tribute to humanity which will just keep on going providing we do not destroy the planet. B

 

[drakegoodman]

 

[Liongules]

Really, really nice photos.

 

[Lost Skeleton]

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Hey, that's your avatar in all his corporeal immensity.

 

[Robert]

Great pictures! Those are your men when you rely on mass.

 

[Lost Skeleton]

The Landsturm truly marches on its stomach.

 

[drakegoodman]

Hey, that's your avatar in all his corporeal immensity.

Dang (using the U.S. vernacular), that's my cover blown.

 

[Pierre Grande Guerre]

Excellent, superb series! What can I say more? Thanks a lot!

This one of these series above resembles without his moustache a bit like our old friend, George.

 

[drakegoodman]

That made me laugh Pierre Let's hope he has a sense of humour.

 

[Pierre Grande Guerre]

That made me laugh Pierre Let's hope he has a sense of humour.

I know George for quite a long time, Brett. I even met him in real life here in Holland.So, I know that George has a good sense of humour. Otherwise I did not even dare to make this joke.

 

[drakegoodman]

Well I won't worry about upsetting the Entente Cordial then.

By the way Pierre, can you identify this location from the church / cathedral?

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Warm regards,

Brett

 

[Pierre Grande Guerre]

Phew Brett, this one is not easy at all. Roofs of church towers like this one with its ornaments are quite common in France. But I will think about it and look up some old pictures.

 

[drakegoodman]

Now you know what I have been up to since I received it this afternoon