Where Can I Find Color Pics of Waffen SS in Action?

KampfgruppeMeyer · Post by **KampfgruppeMeyer** » Sat Aug 23, 2003 10:04 pm

Erwin Rosen · Post by **Erwin Rosen** » Thu Sep 11, 2003 9:29 pm

Color pics require color camera bro, i doubt that the germans had color camera's. I am aware that there were color films and have seen the History Channel show A few world war 2 scenarios in color, yet i dont believe that the germans had color photo capability (America had a few but those color cameras were rare)...i hope someone proves me wrong, but...this sounds like a rare thing here.

michael kenny · Post by **michael kenny** » Thu Sep 11, 2003 9:40 pm

WWII German colour photos are not that rare and there are indeed quite a few about. Mostly non-action shots but 'field' true colour pics (as oppposed to colourised black and white shots) do exist.

Achilles · Post by **Achilles** » Thu Sep 11, 2003 10:16 pm

i dont believe that the germans had color photo capability (America had a few but those color cameras were rare

Actually German companies led the field in this regard in the early 1940's. They issued color films, cameras and video cameras to a select German troops before Barbarossa...Timewatch (for those in the UK) had a fantastic documentary years ago showing parts of some of these films, shot by ordinary German soldiers. I also read not too long ago that two more of these films had been discovered.

KampfgruppeMeyer · Post by **KampfgruppeMeyer** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 12:27 am

ok so where do i find them?

Timo · Post by **Timo** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 12:47 am

German companies made color films since the mid 1930’s and several Kriegsberichter operated with color movie cameras as early as Operation Barbarossa. By that time color photos were also quite common.

Try http://www.ww2modelmaker.com

KampfgruppeMeyer · Post by **KampfgruppeMeyer** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 11:14 am

Hey timo, your the best. thanks

Erwin Rosen · Post by **Erwin Rosen** » Mon Sep 15, 2003 10:54 pm

well...I stand corrected.

sturm und drang · Post by **sturm und drang** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 3:04 am

Timo, the colour photos that you have post are from Signal Magazine, correct? I have those photos, very beautiful colour pics.

Enrico Mölders · Post by **Enrico Mölders** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 7:10 am

@strum und drang,

yes they where first published with from SIGNAL.

I saw them also in many postwar publications about WW II.
They are indeed fine pictures.

Bye Enrico

Helmut · Post by **Helmut** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 7:23 am

Servus,
The hardcopy version of Paul Carrell's Russland books also have very nice color pictures.

Regards