[BroJoeK]

niteowl77: "..those pictures are part of a well-known series of carefully staged photos of Kampfgruppe Hansen..."

Thanks!

So, what are you telling us?
That Nazis would deliberately stage photos for their propaganda value, rather than strict historical truth?
No!
Say it ain't so...

;-)

[niteowl77]

Next thing you know, I'll be telling you that the Soviets staged photos for propaganda purposes! I just can't be trusted.

Not only did Goebbels get his propaganda, he gave future military history buffs more footage to put under the microscope. There is a fair amount of information out there on the 'net about those particular stills, complete with with disagreement about the identity of the SS man who is holding the Browning P-35 in at least one photo.

Mr. niteowl77

[henkster]

Somehow I don’t think that Kampfgruppe Hansen staged the photos of the murdered Belgians or American POWs.