Polish POWs....i think i see a luger in the middle

tomaustin · 05-28-2011, 11:03 PM

Douglas Jr. · 06-09-2011, 04:20 PM

If I remember correctly, this picture shows from Polish soldiers that fought during the 1944 Warsaw Uprising. During that event the use of German captured weapons was wide.

Douglas

alanint · 06-09-2011, 04:46 PM

There was really no organized and equipted Polish Army at the time of the Uprising. The Uprising was stagged mostly by civilians who had been equipted by the Allies and from captured weapons. There were certainly ex soldiers involved, who were released by the Germans after the surrender and were allowed to stay in Warsaw in some civilian capacity, (many were shipped off to work camps).
Based on the uniformity and completeness of the soldier's kit shown, I'm fairly certain this photo was taken at the time of the 1939 surrender and the Luger is an officer's private purchase, which was totally acceptable at that time.

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alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	There was really no organized and equipted Polish Army at the time of the Uprising. The Uprising was stagged mostly by civilians who had been equipted by the Allies and from captured weapons. There were certainly ex soldiers involved, who were released by the Germans after the surrender and were allowed to stay in Warsaw in some civilian capacity, (many were shipped off to work camps). Based on the uniformity and completeness of the soldier's kit shown, I'm fairly certain this photo was taken at the time of the 1939 surrender and the Luger is an officer's private purchase, which was totally acceptable at that time. Last edited by alanint; 06-15-2011 at 06:17 PM.

06-09-2011, 04:20 PM	#2
Douglas Jr. User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: South America Posts: 948 Thanks: 598 Thanked 584 Times in 254 Posts	If I remember correctly, this picture shows from Polish soldiers that fought during the 1944 Warsaw Uprising. During that event the use of German captured weapons was wide. Douglas