Mein Flakeinsatz - My anti aircraft service

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Photos from a Hitler Youth Flak crew in the Magdeburg area.

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Mein Flakeinsatz in Magdeburg und Marke (Kochstedt).

In Magdeburg 2 cm Solowaffe.

In Marke u. Kochstedt bei russ. 3,8 cm.

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My anti aircraft [Flak] service in Magdeburg and Marke (Kochstedt).

In Magdeburg 2 cm solo weapon.

In Marke and Kochstedt Russian 3,8 cm.

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Photo 1
Chefbaracke und Baracke für Flakwehrmänner. Links im Hintergrund ein Teil unseres Schutzobjekts.

Chief barrack and barrack for flak military men [Wehrmänner]. Left in the background a part of our protected object.

Photo 2
Küche und Baracke m. Kammer. Im Vordergrund das Tandem.

Kitchen and the barracks with chambers. In the foreground the "tandem" [Tandem: maybe slang for a doubble privy/outhouse].

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Photo 3
Der Kommandeur Kommt! Ganz links unser Chef.

The commander arrives! Far left our chief.

Photo 4
Vereidigung.

Swearing the oath.

Photo 5
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Photo 6
Schnapschuss von dem Batteriegelände.

Snapshot from the battery area.

Photo 7
Meine brave Kugelspritze.

My brave "ball sprayer" [Kugelspritze - slang for gun].

Photo 8 and 9
"Mein" Geschütz mit Bedienung.

"My" gun with crew.

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Here's a closeup of one of the photos.

Note that the Flakhelfer have no HJ or LW patch on their Flakhelfer caps.

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A closeup of the gasmasks for Alfrie

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Hi Henrik,

Question, by any chance, do you have pictures where you can see the type of helmet they are wearing?

Thanks in advance

Regards

Antonio
 
The original photos are small, so it's difficult to make good closeup detail.

This is what I can do.

Henrik

Hi Henrik,

Question, by any chance, do you have pictures where you can see the type of helmet they are wearing?

Thanks in advance

Regards

Antonio

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THANKS Henrik, THANKS for your Help.

If you come to München remember me to buy you a lovely Maß Augustiner o better, a lovely Maß Triumphator.

Regards

Antonio
 
Heran,
here's one I found on an auction site.

I hope to visit München some day ....

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CS did not really bother me much in the chamber. When you stepped outside another story.
 
its amazing that at wars end,BDM girls were operating these batteries & bigger 88mm flak artillery.

silas
 
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