I was recently visiting my great uncle when he showed me a whole bunch of pictures he took during the war and alot of them showed captured germans. They were taken near the end of the war between March and May 45.
My uncle was in the U.S 97 div. Could any one tell me or give me a idea of which german units opposed them since I my search has come up to nothing. Also I noticed in the pictures that alot of the germans wear wearing camo uniforms not smocks which looked like an SS pattern. I'm still trying find nore out of the pictures but they are old and very small.

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thats almost a needle in a heystack. At least the Waffen SS units are easier to track as most were on thew Eastern Front and a few in Italy, not much else left for the other areas. Do you have ano specifics-like their location? that would make it easier. [img]smile.gif[/img]

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Well, sorrry about the lack of information. Off the top of my head all I can think of is the the 97 div. was in pattons third army. I think by the northern flank of it, but I could be wrong.

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"In cadence, exercise....1, 2, 3" (My favorite thing to hear at 5 in the morning.)

You say they were in the northern areas....?
I was going to say 17th SS Pz.Gr. but they were in Bayern at the end of the war. 3rd SS surrendered to US forces then turned over to the Russians. Hmmmmm another research project I think unless it was one of the foreign SS units escaping from the Ost Front units... ?

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Not a problem, if I only had access to my books--I might be able to give you a decent idea.

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Next chance I get I'm gonna go over those pictures again and with a maginfing glass to try and see if I can identify their collar tabs or cuff titles.

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"Front leaning rest position"
"Move"
"In cadence, exercise....1, 2, 3" (My favorite thing to hear at 5 in the morning.)

Go for it, that would be a good thing to do, then I will know where to proceed.

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Lost are only those, who abandon themselves) Hans-Ulrich Rudel.