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Thursday, November 30, 2023

Heinz Harmel with Canadian POWs


Canadian tankists from the 6th Canadian Armoured Regiment (1st Hussars) which were captured by the SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 10 of SS-Sturmbannführer Heinz Brinkmann (left) in Saint-André-sur-Orne, on 23 July 1944. At right is SS-Oberführer Heinz Harmel (Kommandeur 10. SS-Panzer-Division "Frundsberg"). The picture was taken at the end of the day, and later published in 'Hamburger Illustrierte' Issue Nr. 31 dated 29 July 1944. Various shots exist of those four Canadian soldiers, who are quite stressed and probably fearing the worse for themselves. It really shows the uncertainty of capture. Anglo-Canadian personnel feared abuse or execution at the Waffen-SS after the latter's atrocities, while Waffen-SS and Heer themselves were informed that the Allies did not take prisoners: but if they were captured, they would be shot as traitors after the war.





This German halftrack is bringing back from the battlefront three Canadian/British soldiers who were taken as prisoners. This is, supposedly, the german halftrack Sd.Kfz.251 of SS-Oberführer Heinz Harmel (Kommandeur 10. SS-Panzer-Division "Frundsberg"), as indicated in the Bundesarchiv. On the German halftrack, the British prisoners have a POW paper hanging around their neck. They look really exhausted, the face of one of the soldiers expresses the uncertainty they are facing regarding their fate.

Source :
http://peupledigital.over-blog.com/2018/01/german-opponent-forces-around-hill-112.html
https://www.pinterest.fr/pin/515169644860008974/
https://twitter.com/ReassessHistory/status/1290691479552364545/photo/4
https://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/forum/wehrmacht-era-militaria/photos-and-paper-items-forum/908886-ss-themed-magazine-newspaper-covers/page2#post6953889

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