25 April 2025 Garand Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

[browningautorifle]

Two guys slightly right of center with K98ks. Trophies I guess. They're a bit disorganized for prisoner handling I think. I don't see anyone tasked with nothing but watching POW. Too much milling around...

[Ovidio]

Yes, strange situation. The only thought I can come up with is that the picture might have been taken so late in the war that those German soldiers didn’t have any fighting spirit left… All was lost, but life. Yet…

[browningautorifle]

Yet…

I suppose, but do you want to be the guy to find out...? I'm pretty sure you'd have had one of your NCOs set an Alpini up to keep an eye on these guys.

[Ovidio]

I suppose, but do you want to be the guy to find out...? I'm pretty sure you'd have had one of your NCOs set an Alpini up to keep an eye on these guys.

I understand exactly what you mean. And, probably, knowing myself… But who knows really what was going on?

[Mark in Rochester]

hard to say what is behind the camera or what is left or right out of frame - note the seven German soldiers being processed in the middle of the group that are standing up

[browningautorifle]

the seven German soldiers being processed

Yes, I saw those too. Quite a dogs dinner.

[Low & Slow]

Looks cold.

[Timothy-R]

Wondering about the GI middle right. Is he a lefty or is the POW about to get a surprise.
As an aside….When I see pics like this I can’t help reflect on my four first-generation American Uncles who fought overseas (3 ETO one pacific). They knew that at least one of their cousins from the old country was in a German uniform.

[fjruple]

Its strange, I think that they be Allied troops, Note the rank insignia of the back of the helmets to the folks off to the right in the picture. Any ideas?