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Vlim	08-16-2019 09:22 AM

Bunch of P08s

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Just in,

Supposedly taken in France.

The camera man at least had faith in their abilities :evilgrin:

Mac Cat

08-16-2019 12:24 PM

Interesting lot - all enlisted or officer candidates ?
The age range is very telling.
Their casual style seems very un-military.
I also wondered if they might have been conscripted late in the war.

Edward Tinker

08-16-2019 01:44 PM

I have actually seen many, many photos of all kinds of GI's to include many German soldiers screwing around, aiming guns at each other. Things were different then.

I for one never, heard anything but don't aim at anything you aren't going to shoot to shoot, keep your finger off the trigger till ready to fire, etc. That didn't keep us from having our fingers on the trigger when going into action or hunting.

It is the last 20-25 yrs where that has gone mainstream and every motherless-cur yells, my gawwwd TRIGGER CONTROL on-line. Holy smokes...

MikeP

08-17-2019 04:14 PM

"Un-Military" Only someone who never bothered to serve could make a comment like that.
Dirty truth is we did not stand around at attention at all times.
Looks like a bunch of early war privates fooling around like all young GIs have done since Christ was a corporal.

Sergio Natali

08-18-2019 08:44 AM

... and they all keep their finger on the trigger!

Bill_in_VA

08-18-2019 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeP (Post 327296)

"Un-Military" Only someone who never bothered to serve could make a comment like that. […].

Why take cheap shots at a fellow forum member? What is gained by this?

Mutts

08-20-2019 01:10 AM

Did they not have some wind up auto shutter back then? Perhaps there was no camera man.

Sharpsdressed Man

08-24-2019 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by kurusu (Post 327287)

Yup! there are three jokers aiming directly at him.:eek:

If I was the photographer I would have a "little talk" with them afterwards.:rolleyes:

A well greased front sight would be good for them.:evilgrin:

Back then, you might have been a "conscripted" photographer that really didn't have a choice, and probably would NOT have taken issue with a bunch of Nazis aiming pistols at you. :)

DonVoigt

08-24-2019 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Sharpsdressed Man (Post 327378)

Back then, you might have been a "conscripted" photographer that really didn't have a choice, and probably would NOT have taken issue with a bunch of Nazis aiming pistols at you. :)

How do we know these guys are "Nazis" ?

Vlim	08-24-2019 05:45 PM

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When conscription was reintroduced, it was encouraged to send some 'fun' photos back home. It both helped the conscripts to bond as a group and to show those back home it was all not that bad.

In fact, we still continued this tradition over here when I did my military service in 1990. My photos are worse :D

I have been picking up these 'fun photos' for several years now. Intention is to do a photo book on them some time.

Here are some other guys who dislike photographers.

Vlim	08-24-2019 06:32 PM

If you examine the first photo closely, you will see that mobody has a finger on the trigger.

Let's cut this nazi crap right now or I will delete this thread.

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