Post by seabeepo3 on Sept 8, 2007 22:24:18 GMT -5
Alright, so this picture and info came from a post in the WW2 Reenactor's Forum in the photos section and is got everybody confused.
The image:
It came from a vet who was in the 20th Infantry Regiment of the 6th Infantry Div.
The original posting link is here if you'd like to see everyone's opinion (including mine).
ww2reenactors.proboards35.com/index.cgi?board=photo&action=display&thread=1188965524&page=1
The caption on the photo reads:
"German POW's that were captured after the fall of Manila. Also captured was the 88mm Field Guns they had been using to shell the city."
Some people think it's mis-captioned and this is actually taken in San Francisco at the Presidio. Another comment is North Africa. Some people feel that the wools are a dead give away to be California. There are comments about the Afrika Korps uniforms, but these weren't just limited to Afrika. They were German tropical uniforms, so they were good anywhere in that region.
Anyways, most of the comments were skeptical about this being the Philippines, mainly because of the building and the wool GI uniforms. But, the sandy road fringed by grass lawns and white painted wood posts really reminds me of the Philippines and the architecture of the building is definitely Spanish-style. If it's up in Baguio area, we all know it can get very cool up there.
Hope some of you experts can shed some light on this.
The image:
It came from a vet who was in the 20th Infantry Regiment of the 6th Infantry Div.
The original posting link is here if you'd like to see everyone's opinion (including mine).
ww2reenactors.proboards35.com/index.cgi?board=photo&action=display&thread=1188965524&page=1
The caption on the photo reads:
"German POW's that were captured after the fall of Manila. Also captured was the 88mm Field Guns they had been using to shell the city."
Some people think it's mis-captioned and this is actually taken in San Francisco at the Presidio. Another comment is North Africa. Some people feel that the wools are a dead give away to be California. There are comments about the Afrika Korps uniforms, but these weren't just limited to Afrika. They were German tropical uniforms, so they were good anywhere in that region.
Anyways, most of the comments were skeptical about this being the Philippines, mainly because of the building and the wool GI uniforms. But, the sandy road fringed by grass lawns and white painted wood posts really reminds me of the Philippines and the architecture of the building is definitely Spanish-style. If it's up in Baguio area, we all know it can get very cool up there.
Hope some of you experts can shed some light on this.
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