No 5 AFPU & Operation Jupiter

Discussion in 'NW Europe' started by Swiper, Jul 8, 2016.

  1. Swiper

    Swiper Resident Sospan

    I was told a long time ago the reason for the lacklustre recording of Jupiter was because of a number of casualties suffered by AFPU.

    A few years later I stumbled across a German account of a Waffen-SS soldier inspecting the corpses of an ambushed British Platoon and noting with some surprise a deceased cameraman.

    Unfortunately I can't recall where I heard the first account, nor where I found the second, any suggestions?
     
  2. Cee

    Cee Senior Member Patron

    Swiper,

    Would the battle for Hill 112 have been part of Op Jupiter? If so there were a couple of casualties among the AFPU. Bill Leeson was wounded and Robbo Robinson killed according to Ian Grant in his book Cameramen at War. If I'm on the right track I'll scan the relevant page.

    Regards ...
     
  3. Swiper

    Swiper Resident Sospan

    Yup, Hill 112 runs from around 29 June to early August. Jupiter is 10 - 11 July.

    Always interested in more Hill 112 material in general, much appreciated.
     
  4. Cee

    Cee Senior Member Patron

    This is Hill 112 material from chapter 8. The chapter begins sometime in late June when Grant is transferred to the 11th Armoured Division. The chapters to follow cover later in July and August and I'm not sure if there were any other AFPU deaths in that period.

    Cameramen at War - Page 75.jpg

    Regards ...
     
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  5. Swiper

    Swiper Resident Sospan

    Cheers this was tremendously useful, much appreciated!
     
  6. Sheldrake

    Sheldrake All over the place....

    I don't think there are many photos of soldiers actually in combat, for obvious reasons. Most photographs show troops advance from some way in the rear or were staged after the action.

    Some battles are better covered than others. Photographers did follow Op Greenline a few days after Op Jupiter. These include the photo of the knocked out 17 Pounder and burning Quad. IWM B7439. The weather was misty, lots of hanging around while minefields were breached which may have given more opportunities for photography.
     

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