Just came across this today. Fairly interesting set of photos of the 1940 camapign from the Wehrmacht perspective: Militaria Archive
Those are excellent ! I wonder if the photographer was part of a medical unit? The chap with the white scarf, glasses pops up a lot in them. Anyone know who General Loch was with? All I could find was a link to the Eighteenth Army but not until 1944. Cheers Andy
Cheers Ger, I can't see it being the Eighteenth Army as they never went to the Maginot area in 1940 if memory serves me well. I'll do some digging too later. I think I maybe even able to ID a couple of those aircraft too. A
Here is a picture of him: Militaria Archive This one appears to be Staff Officers if it helps id the unit: Militaria Archive
Looks like it's Herbert Loch, doesn't it? According to the LdW, Loch led the 17. ID in France where he earned the knight's cross. Danach führte er die Division an die Westfront. Dort wurde er am 1. März 1940 zum Generalleutnant befördert. Im Frühjahr 1940 führte er dann die 17. Infanterie-Division im Westfeldzug gegen Frankreich. Dabei wurde ihm für die Leistungen der Division am 16. Juni 1940 das Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes verliehen.
Cheers Kate, I've been trying to find higher and lower formations of the Div. Were they Army Group A in 1940?
It's all on K's link Andy: 17. Infanteriedivision - Lexikon der Wehrmacht Laufer's referenced this 'Militaria Archive' site before. Check out their front page for many other complete albums & photographs: Militaria Archive of Photographs, Photo Albums and postcards relating to WWI & WWII Might have to add it to the links. ~A
It's all on K's link Andy: 17. Infanteriedivision - Lexikon der Wehrmacht Laufer's referenced this 'Militaria Archive' site before. Check out their front page for many other complete albums & photographs: Militaria Archive of Photographs, Photo Albums and postcards relating to WWI & WWII Might have to add it to the links. ~A Adam, That is an excellent idea. Regards Tom
Job done Tom - And respect due to the site owner for sharing his collection so well. Adam, Absolutely, it is a great collection, well presented. Regards Tom
