With your point #1 you’re getting dangerously close. Spitzbergen hits the nail on the head and these are indeed Wehrmacht meteorologists but you didn’t name the designation of the particular unit and what’s special about them (=when).
Unternehmen “Haudegen” also at Spitzbergen , was the last Germanunit that surrendered in WW2 the date was 4. september 1945 (!)
and here’s a list with weapons and other stuff they had for this operation (in german)
Maschinenwaffen
4 MP 40
2 MG 42 – davon eines bei Landung verloren und durch MG 34 von Karl J. Busch ersetzt
Infanteriewaffen
8 Karabiner Mauser Modell 98k (zwei davon mit ZF 41 und einer mit Granatbecher)
4 Gewehre G43
Jagdwaffen als persönliche Zusatzausstattung
1 Drilling mit Zielfernrohr Fa. Sauer & Sohn Kaliber 9,3 × 74R 16/70
1 Doppelflinte Fa. Sauer & Sohn
1 Büchse Mauser Kaliber 8 × 57 IS
1 Kleinkalibergewehr
Kurzwaffen
11 Pistolen Radom-M-35 9 mm Para
1 P08 Kaliber 9 mm Para
4 Walther PPK Kaliber 7,65 mm
1 Walther-Pistole Kaliber 6,35 mm
1 russischer Nagant-Revolver Kaliber 7,63 mm
1 Reichsrevolver M 83 Kaliber 10,6 mm
2 Leuchtpistolen (einläufig)
Munition und Sprengmittel
19.500 Schuss 7,92 × 57 mm für MG und Gewehr
12.480 Schuss 9 × 19 mm für MP und Pistole
300 Handgranaten
258 Spreng-Gewehrgranaten
90 Panzer-Gewehrgranaten
45 Nebel-Handgranaten
48 Nebel-Töpfe
What can I say, perfect answer, Ronnyguitar.
Your turn now…and a special award to wingsofwrath for paving the way.
ok, so here’s my pic :
good luck !
Hmmm… The bridge in the background looks like the Nijmegen railway bridge. Considering the fact that the central span of the bridge is down and the Germans in the picture seem quite relaxed, I’d say this photograph was taken sometime between late 1943 and mid-1944, since by the time of “Operation Market Garden” (17-25 September 1944) the bridge had been repaired by the Germans, only to be blown up again during the fighting.
Also, after the afore mentioned date, the town of Nijmegen was in Allied hands and most of it had been reduced to ruins, so the chances of armed Germans are rather low…
Well sarge, it is the Nijmegen railway bridge, but far away from 1943 - mid 1944…
In this case, the picture must have been taken in early-mid 1940, shortly after “Fall Gelb”, or the “Slag om Nederland” as the Dutch call it…
Later Edit: My brain must have been turned off earlier, because some of the characters in the picture are almost surely Dutch POWs…
Bingo again ! this picture was taken 12 may 1940, and the Germans took some random Dutch civilians and POW’s for harbour duties as the Dutch Army blew up both bridges and the harbour facilities 2 days earlier…
your turn …
?? Welcome digrinana, can you write english pls ??
It’s a spam bot. I translated the text using Google Translate, and it has someting to do with buying sex toys in Rostov on Don and Novosibirsk…
Reported to admin.
He’s been banned, tho dont know who banned him.
Hi guys,
i thought it was an attempt to post a new thread… 
Something like “Sex toys. Where and when you use them…” I suppose that some of us was ready to post something… :oops:
Cheers!!!
Better not think of what kind of “sex toys” must have been available in Rostov-on-Don around 1942…
In any case, we now return to our regularly scheduled enigma:
Where and when did this take place?
Hi wingsofwrath,
the only thing that sound like familiar is the black canopy parachute… It may be the American MC1-B series parachute, used by Marines. Nothing else… Any more little clues?
Cheers!
You are certainly on the right track, Mr. Skorzeny.
There men are indeed Americans, but they are not Marines, as they belong instead to an elite Parachute Infantry Regiment.
Are these soldiers, members of the US 509th Parachute Infantry, during their jump near Oran (Algeria) on November 1942?
I’m sorry, but this jump occurred in a completely different theatre of operations, in a completely different year and was performed by a completely different unit. (US 50X… PIR)
Let me try again, Mr wingsofwrath…
It may be the jump of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, during Operation Market Garden on september 1944?
I’m afraid I will have to revert to my previous answer on your new assumption, Mr. Skorzeny. Unfortunately, neither the year nor the place and unit are correct.
Would it help if I told you this picture wasn’t taken in Europe?
Hi wingsofwrath,
i’m proceeding by elimination, even i don’t know how many PIR left… Anyway i think i deserve a prize for stubbornness…
It may be the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, parachuted into the Markham Valley (New Guinea) in september 1943?