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Saarland.JPGMy neighbour when at MG-Bataillon2340 views1937/1938 the MG-Bataillon2 was in the garnison at Wetzlar where my neighbour was living. It was moved to the Saarland near the french border in 1939. You can see the Saarland car signs and the tactical sign of the MG-Bataillon 2 on this picture.
My neighbour was in 3. MG-Btln2, his best friend in 2. MG-Btln2. Third was used as the core of the new build MG-Bataillon 13, while the second stayed in MG-Btln2.
MG-Btln 13 was as much north as Honningsvag.
MG-Btln 2 fought in Africa.
My mother said that she was confused when the friends meet and talked. She never understood how they could be in the same unit. It was just that they were in same unit before war.
Most pictures show my neighbour with a black overall. He was staff/technical repair as a Unteroffizier in 1938.Jul 30, 2013
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BMW.JPGPortait of my neighbour561 viewsThink this photo was done when MG-Bataillon 13 was moved away from the french border to be re-organized for Weserübung at the city of Magdeburg. Normal plans were to do a quick advance from Korsör to Kopenhagen and stay there. Only the heavy losses with Blücher and other ships brought the MG-Bataillon to Norway as a quick and close (Denmark) replacement.Jul 30, 2013
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Zugfahrt.JPGAdvance following the railroad536 viewsBack reads: 'Zugfahrt' nach Andalnes
'Train travel' to Andalnes. A movie shows that the only street bridge in a valley was destroyed. So the cars had to drive on the railroad tracks. Jul 30, 2013
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Tretten.JPGForced Rest at a destroyed village348 viewsI think this is Tretten. It was shot to burn by artillery. The burning village blocked the only valley street so the bataillon had to erst for a day.Jul 30, 2013
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UnbekannterHafen2.JPGunknown harbour321 viewsAll i know: took from a member of MG-Bataillon 13 between 1940 and spring 1942.Jul 29, 2013
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UnbekannterHafen.JPGunknown harbour490 viewsAll i know: picture was done by my neighbour while being at MG-Bataillon 13. So from french border, Denmark, Oslo -> Andalnes. Trondheim, Hammerfest, Honningsvag, Repparfjord, Fischer island, Finland, ... :(
Jul 29, 2013
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Hammerfest.JPGMG-Bataillon 13 arriving at Hammerfest417 viewsMG-Bataillon 13 arriving at Hammerfest. Date and ship unknown.Jul 29, 2013
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Alstertor.jpgAlstertor, former Rose558 views1938-1939 norwegian Rose. Bought by germany April 1939 and used as a supply ship. Several troup transports from Trondheim to Narvil, even one to Hammerfest. Don't know when my neighbour from MG-Btln 13 did this. Around Gneisenau repair at Trondheim?Jul 29, 2013
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Nurnberg.JPGNürnberg at Trondheim with 2 Heinkel He 115462 viewsPhoto is probably done at Trondheim while Gneisenau was repaired from its torpedo damage.Jul 29, 2013
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FischkutterFinnmark.JPGFishing boats545 viewsUnknown harbour and time
A readable registration code: F for Finnmark, K could be HonningsvakJul 23, 2013
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Gneisenau2.jpgGneisenau and Huascaran474 viewsGneisenau is under repair by the repairship Huascaran. The british sub Clyde hit her in the bow section, nearly disrupting the bow.Huascaran put two steel plates at the backboard bow to stabilize the bow for the return trip to germany. You can see the plates as brighter stripes near the anchor.
The ocean camouflage is replaced by a coastal camouflage while under repair.Jul 23, 2013
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Usling1.JPGGrave at Lillehammer, picture backside438 viewsThe witing on the back of the picture with the graves at Lillehammer church.Jul 07, 2013
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Usling2.JPGGraves Lillehammer485 viewsField post number belongs to MG-Btln13. No back on this one, but the same graves are on the other photo. Killed 22.4.1940 at the battle around Lillehammer.Jul 04, 2013
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Usling3.JPGGrave at Lillehammer748 viewsThe back of the pictures reads in old Südderlin writing: Herbert Usling(?), Lillehammer, Norway. The field post number shows him as a member of MG-Btln 13 who died at the battle around Lillehammer on 22.4.1940.
Anyone knowing the church and if the graves are still there or if not, the new location?Jul 04, 2013
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Leuna.JPGTrooptransporter Leuna563 viewsLeuna And Buenos Aires moved MG-Batallion 13 first to occupy Denmark and then on 17/18 April 1940 to OsloFeb 20, 2013
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Folketshus.JPGLökken: Folketshus665 viewsSame photo set as the torpedoed Gneisenau, so around June 1940Feb 17, 2013
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