Feldgrau Forum Photo Riddle ?

Doktor Krollspell · Post by **Doktor Krollspell** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 1:27 pm

Ok Waleed, here's a first guess then...

It's Walter Frentz, once one of Leni Riefenstahl's main photographers (Olympia) and during the war somewhat of Adolf Hitler's court photographer.

Or...?

Krollspell

Waleed Y. Majeed · Post by **Waleed Y. Majeed** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 3:20 am

Or...!

Not Frentz, actually wrong country too!

Some help - One of his own pictures:

It is the first day of the war in the X.
"Somebody's" announcement of the Y
invasion of the X was broadcast by
Radio Z on loudspeakers,
xxxx/xx/194x.

Figure out where X and Z is,
what Y is and when all the small x's are
and you'll have his nationality:D

waleed

ps. The Somebody's name was/is also
part of a "nordic type of drink"

phylo_roadking · Post by **phylo_roadking** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 1:39 pm

(Kanzel......the one on the RIGHT is Charlie Chaplin, everyone knows THAT!!!

)

Paulus II · Post by **Paulus II** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 3:42 am

I know the picture, citizens listening to the announcement of the German invasion of Russia. Announcement by Molotov if I remember correctly.

But the photographer? Don't know yet but will know soon

If only I knew some "Nordic Drinks"

. All I can think of are Vikings drinking mede from their enemies skulls.

Paul

Paulus II · Post by **Paulus II** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 3:45 am

Ah, misread that about the Nordic Drink. Not about the photographer but Molotov's favourite cocktail

Waleed Y. Majeed · Post by **Waleed Y. Majeed** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 4:30 am

Correct Paul!

Molotov Cocktail, Finnish invention, "Nordic drink"... Correct!

And it is:

The first day of the war in the USSR. Molotov's announcement of the German invasion of the Soviet Union was broadcast by Radio Moscow on loudspeakers, June 22nd 1941

Who took the picture?
Here he is again in 1996 with his Leica, a year before he died.

This "royal" pillar (as it having a crown at the top and built in
a time of an emperor) played a major part of his most famous
picture... which picture, when, where?

Recent image of an old pillar, one of many.

Should be pretty easy now. So no more quotes, clues and pictures!

waleed

Doktor Krollspell · Post by **Doktor Krollspell** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 1:24 pm

Well, well, well...

This famous photographer is none other than Yevgeny Khaldai, who was a Red Army photographer during WWII. His most famous wartime photograph (one of them anyway) is without any competion...

http://img.nrk.no/img/514373.jpeg

Here's a good photograph of Khaldei at work during the Nuremberg trials. He's posing next to Hermann Göring who clearly did not want to be in the same picture... The source link also provides a short and good bio on Khaldei.

http://www.bh.org.il/Exhibitions/Worldwide/khaldei.aspx

Regards,

Krollspell

Paulus II · Post by **Paulus II** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 10:40 pm

Yes that's him Krollspell. well done!

Too bad I was away for most of the weekend and couldn't follow-up on my initial little success

Oh well, new rounds, new chances!

Off to work now

Waleed Y. Majeed · Post by **Waleed Y. Majeed** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 2:08 am

Well done Doktor

Sorry Paul, should have stayed at home, eh!

Well as stated by Herr Krollspell it is the Russian photographer Yevgeny Khaldei .

Best known (not by name) to most if not all of us for his famous "Reichstag Red flag" picture.

Doktor, you have posted the "unedited/original" image of the event.
The difference is no smoke in the horizon and right arm of the officer
holding his comrade...
The officer appears to be wearing two

watches.
Some claim it could have been a compass...

anyway it was removed
for political reasons I guess.

Sources are:
Young "Yev" - Sorry to say I lost the link!
Leica add http://www.travelbrochuregraphics.com/G ... Leica1.htm
Old "Yev" - http://www.sfjff.org/public_html/sfjff1 ... 0723f.html
Pillar - Google

He took A LOT of pictures at Nürnberg, if interested have a look through
these pages:
http://www.schicklerart.com/auto_exh/ynk?page=1

Over to you Doktor.

waleed

Doktor Krollspell · Post by **Doktor Krollspell** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 11:42 am

Thanks Waleed

and sorry Paul

So, here's a fast and simple riddle. Who is the man between the smiling Luftwaffe officers?

This ougth to be a fast one...

Krollspell

phylo_roadking · Post by **phylo_roadking** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 11:52 am

Very fast - because its been here before! Isn't it Stalin's brother?

Doktor Krollspell · Post by **Doktor Krollspell** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 11:57 am

Very fast indeed Phylo!

But unfortunately it's wrong!

It's not Stalin's brother that amuses the Luftwaffe officers...

A bit too early for new clues,

Krollspell

(Yes, relaxing confidently...)

phylo_roadking · Post by **phylo_roadking** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 11:57 am

AH, but it IS a family member

Son?

Paulus II · Post by **Paulus II** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 11:58 am

Yakov Dzhugasvili is who it is.

Jakob, Son of Joseph. Kinda biblical for Atheïst Communists

Paulus II · Post by **Paulus II** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 11:59 am

Ohw bugger, beaten by a minute