Feldgrau Forum Photo Riddle ?

Waleed Y. Majeed · Post by **Waleed Y. Majeed** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 1:33 pm

Yepee!

Well Krollspell, you really get around with your information/misinformation, eh...

Famous photographer, Norway

Okay here´s my entry, hope it's not too easy

- Oberstleutnant
- Luftwaffe
- Unit named after him

Who is he and what was his speciality?

Waleed

Nordwest · Post by **Nordwest** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 1:54 pm

Waleed, the Term "Sturzkampfgeschwader 2" comes in Mind, am I totally wrong...?

Michael

Waleed Y. Majeed · Post by **Waleed Y. Majeed** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 3:59 am

Nah, Michael not to my limited knowledge, although the "idea/unit" he
created might well have assisted in the geschwaders work.

Hint He was active in WW1 with similar duties.

Waleed

Waleed Y. Majeed · Post by **Waleed Y. Majeed** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 12:54 pm

No more guesses, or is it the week-end that's the problem...?
Anyway here's some more to go on.

He was "active" as early as 1929-30 (as a civilian!) but not paid by the Luftwaffe.
He resigned from the Luftwaffe in 1943 as the war had changed and demand for his speciality was no longer a priority.

Decorations:
Besides his RK (1940) he appears to be wearing the...
Hungarian Order of Merit
1939 Spange + Iron Cross
Luftwaffe badge?

By 1943 the unit was redesignated and reorganized into a special Kampfgeschwader.
This is one of the many planes they would use when available and the need was required.

Waleed

Doktor Krollspell · Post by **Doktor Krollspell** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 12:29 am

Here's my candidate...

Oberstleutnant (later Oberst) Theodor Rowehl, who recieved the Knight's Cross on September 27, 1940 as Kommandeur Aufklärungsgruppe ObdL.

Rowehl had a background as a reconnaissance pilot from WWI and during the early years of WWII led a special/secret reconnaissance group. This group eventually led to the later (and more famous) KG 200...

Regards,

Krollspell

Waleed Y. Majeed · Post by **Waleed Y. Majeed** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 12:43 am

Theodor Rowehl - the father of German aerial recon. photography is the right answer. You win again Krollspell.

Waleed

Doktor Krollspell · Post by **Doktor Krollspell** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 1:23 am

Thanks Waleed!

Here's a new photo riddle then... What's going on here? Where? And what's the story on the dogs...?

More clues will come if need be...

Krollspell

Waleed Y. Majeed · Post by **Waleed Y. Majeed** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 7:03 am

What? Training! Where? Germany! Dogs? Captured!

The picture is taken at the Training Station "Goldhöhe" in the riesengebirge mountains, 1944. See link http://www.boehmen-reisen.de/karten/riesengebirge.html

The dogs are probably the spoils of war - Captured Sledge Patrol huskies from East Greenland, probably from the later famous Sirius-patrols (Danish Special Arctic Ops).

The men are members of the Marinewetterdienst.

Read and see more here http://www.warcovers.dk/greenland/weather_training.htm

Waleed

Doktor Krollspell · Post by **Doktor Krollspell** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 8:50 am

Hehehe... This is starting to look like an old Björn Borg vs. John McEnroe tennis game in the early eigthies...

Of course it is! Your'e right on the target Waleed!

I suppose that being a weather man back in the forties could be quite exciting?! Source for the pic (and a very interesting website) was: http://home6.inet.tele.dk/ron/greenland ... aining.htm

Your Game,

Krollspell

Waleed Y. Majeed · Post by **Waleed Y. Majeed** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 11:09 am

he, he... don't really like tennis

but here's the next serve...

I merged two photos of the same man. A US mug shot (1945?)
and a much later picture of a highly decorated person. Who was he?

Waleed

Doktor Krollspell · Post by **Doktor Krollspell** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 11:29 pm

This is non other than Generalmajor Reinhard Gehlen, former chief of "Abteilung Fremde Heere Ost", after the the war of "Organization Gehlen" fame. Reinhard Gehlen recieved the großes Bundesverdienstkreuz mit Stern am Schulterband on April 30, 1968.

Game, set and match,

(I hope...

)

Krollspell

Waleed Y. Majeed · Post by **Waleed Y. Majeed** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 10:47 pm

YES AT LAST!
I'm in again... I've been having serious problems getting into the
forum for some reason. Site keeps reporting a "phpBB - Critical Error"
Is it just me or are others experiencing the same sort of problems?

Back to the riddle - yes you win again Krollspell
I might also add he was head of the Federal Intelligence Service [BND] Bundesnachrichtendienst.

Mugshot source: http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB146/

What about a game of friendly footie instead of tennis for a change...

Your turn Herr Doktor.

Waleed

Doktor Krollspell · Post by **Doktor Krollspell** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 11:26 pm

Hello Waleed!

I've experienced the same difficulties that you describe...

Anyhow, it's nice to be right!

Unfortunately, I'll have a very heavy work load for the next week or so, so I have to yield my photo riddle opportunity to a volunteer...

ANYONE, PLEASE POST A PHOTO RIDDLE!

With best regards,

Krollspell (also an avid Football fan

)

Nordwest · Post by **Nordwest** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 1:33 pm

Next Photo Riddle: From the Top of which well known Building this Photo was taken, in the Year 1942...?

Please click on the Tumbnail to enlarge the Photo...

Michael

Nordwest · Post by **Nordwest** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 2:18 pm

One small Hint: Eine Art Bogen...

+ A so called "2-cm Flakvierling 38", just below the Photographer.

Michael