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Original German WWII Luftwaffe Photo Album Training, Service And Frontline Scenes 140 Photos
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Original German WWII Luftwaffe Photo Album Training, Service And Frontline Scenes 140 Photos-A genuine WWII photo album documenting the service of a Luftwaffe soldier. The album contains a variety of photographs covering both training and active duty, with numerous portraits, group shots, and candid images of Luftwaffe personnel.Highlights include:Formal portraits of a Luftwaffe soldier in uniform, showing both sidecap and helmet wear.Unit training life, with marked photos of Stube 37 Fahrschule III/11 (driving school), group barracks photos, and staged training exercises (including soldiers in sports attire with rifles and helmets).Swearing-in ceremony (Vereidigung) in February 1941, with formations of troops in full field uniform and greatcoats.Travel and garrison images, including labeled photos from Lübeck (1941) and Drongen (1941) during service.Frontline scenes in Russia, including labeled photographs from Smolensk 1941, showing destroyed city scapes, ruins, and stark occupation images.Christmas celebration photographs with Luftwaffe personnel seated at long decorated tables, captioned with Feldpost unit details (Ln. Rgtm. 1/32 with postal numbers referencing Brussels, Posen, and Munich).Identified Luftwaffe officers include Hauptmann Feustel and Oberleutnant Riffer, which can help narrow research into the unit history.The geographic locations (Oblinskaja, Kosdack, Sicily, Marseille, Rhone Valley) indicate the unit moved from the Eastern Front to Southern Europe and into France, consistent with Luftwaffe ground support or signals/administrative units that redeployed as the war progressed.The loose Waffen SS Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler (cufftitle on sleeve) photo of the soldier killed on 27 July 1941 near Koroljowka ties to heavy fighting during Operation Barbarossa, showing that at least some personal connections in the album extend to combat units on the Eastern Front and well preserved.The album cover is cloth-bound with a decorative printed pattern, secured with cord binding. Some period maps have also been affixed inside. Overall, the album contains a broad and personal record of a Luftwaffe soldier's wartime service, from training through deployment.Condition: Album and photos show expected age toning, with some foxing to pages and minor wear to the cover. Photographs remain clear One page is captioned 'Uffz Korps 4/41' — this suggests Unteroffizierskorps (NCO Corps), possibly tied to a specific Luftwaffe training unit or section around 1941.