So, um, he’s a troop.
A troop from 60 some years ago, but a troop.
It looks like he was in the Weirmacht, not the SS. Had a cousin who was drafted into the SS at 16 and shipped to the Eastern front. He made it back to Germany one step ahead of the Russians. Had another cousin that was in Rommals Afrika Corps. captured there, and spent most of the war in a POW camp in the US. So, you can tell your friend we all have our skeletons.
that is NOT an SS uniform...That’s not an SS uniform. It has no Totenkopf badge on the cap. He’s wearing a regular army uniform (Wehrmacht).
So...
He had reason to remove the photos from the website. Which would make them unavailable to post on FR.
Someone else suggested that he transfer them to you, and let you post them, so that this would 'isolate' him as the source of the photos.
Which sounds good, except you've kinda blown that cover all over this thread.
Good thing no one reads FR.
Looks more professional than the gold spray paint on the marching mumbling 0bot yoots uniforms
That fellow isn’t in the SS.
Great pic!
Historically important for the uniform at the time.
Gott im Himmel! Very impressive.
Wow! He looks young. Do you happen to know where the photo was taken?