Hello All!!!
I am very familiar with the letter codes and WaA##s but I have something that baffles me totally. Equipment marked with S.U.W.W. with a ReichsAdler and Su21 beneath it in place of the WaA.
Any ideas on who or what these markings would belong to?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Chris
Einzatzkommando possibly…
It looks like a mine squad because of the skull on their helmets. I seen german mine warnings with skulls on them like that so I think it is a mine squad.
well, I am not sure, but I think I have seen such painted helmets before and they did not belong to a german unit, maybe these are finnish troops? I think the idea with the mine-sweepers is not right, bur like mentioned before, I am not sure.
jens
No other markings at all, apart from on their helmets.
I doubt they are Einzatzkommando, their uniforms don’t look right.
Possibly mine clearers, these were generally punishment postings (which could explain the lack of insignia and other markings) with the helmet as a warning to others.
Strange that a machine gun seems to be in evidence (held by second man) yet no ammo. Nor do they wear any belt kit.
Can anybody take a guess what type of gun that is in his hand?Might help us figure it out.
Have to admit thay do look kinda miserable.
Those are finnish soldiers, the insignia belongs to a infantry regiment of that country.
In the belt you can see the natonal knife or “puuko” , the weapon is probably a locally built Mosin-Nagant with grenade launcher cup.
Spot on Flammpanzer.
From www.warantiques.com/images
NEW! Finnish M42 ,War Continuation helmet. ( Image R.J Williams War relics)
Also the original picture from this thread.
and a pic of the inside.
From http://www.mosinnagant.net/finland/Finn-Helmets.asp
Some good info on the Finnish markings of helmets here plus a possible id on the one above.
The fourth photo is seen in a number of published works showing Finnish Soldiers in 1944 awaiting the Soviet push into Finland. The photo credits the helmets to members of the 3rd Brigade (AKA the Blue Brigade) but it is not known i fit is accurate.
You can’t copy and paste from this site or take photos, so you will have to visit it.
My thanks to Flammpanzer for the steer to the Finnish.
Cool! Thanks guys!
And this one is my favoruite! 
Anyone know why the Finns were so keen on skulls/skeletons?
Any ideas on this plane?
Have had a few suggestions including COndor (Fw-200) and He-111.
Too stubby a nose for a Condor, and 4 engines compared to 111s two (and lack of glazed nose).
Undercarrage looks He though.
Could it be an Allied plane in German colours, ala KG.200?
Any suggestions gratefully received.
Is this the Focker ‘New York’ Bomber?
it could be the ‘ameribomber’
Presented airplane definitely is a Junkers Ju 90, my dear Mr. Windrider. Currently I am too busy with my photographic research for our Ju 87 and FW 190, as well as for our somehow neglected Quiz thread, but I think that I will be capable to find some unpresented photograps about this indeed intriguing airplane as soon as possible.
In the meantime – all the best.
I think this is a italian bomber Piaggio p.108, used mostly for transport duties in the Luftwaffe.
Is this the Focker ‘New York’ Bomber?
Focker did not make any of such aircrafts in ww2.
And you are definitely right, my dear Mr. Panzerknacker. I stay corrected. Presented airplane definitely is a Piaggio P 108 A – those propeller-blade root flanges are the most distinctive element available. Here you have a complete airplane profile that was partially presented before. Please, just follow this link:
http://www.comandosupremo.com/Photo6.html
I was befuddled with that nose shape, because almost standard mind-pattern connected with Piaggio P 108 is that well known step-shaped proboscis of a P 108 B. You will be able to find that detail here:
http://www.finn.it/regia/immagini/piaggio/piaggio_p108_b.jpg
And a nice profile of a Ju 90 snout is observable here:
http://www.1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/Alfarrabista/3328.htm
However, my mistake is obvious. Sorry for all potential inconveniences caused by my hotheaded ratiocination.