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It seems to me, though it's a bit a similar type, there is only a rather distant similarity of the faces. Maybe, it's rather an officer of General Dietrich.

Furthermore, this man seems to have something at the right side of his neck, perhaps from an injury and pictures of Peiper always show another decoration beside the Iron Cross in this time. I remember a dicussion elsewhere on the web, where somebody discovered a film by Eva Brown on the terrace of the Berghof. There could be seen a man, writing a postcard.

The writers agreed, that it was clear Peiper ( - I'd say, there was more similarity than on the picture - ) until someone revealed, that it was Hitler's physician 'Brandt'. The picture description mentions no name.

Main article: After the conclusion of the Western campaign on 22 June 1940, the LSSAH spent six months in (). It was expanded to brigade size (6,500 men). A 'Flak battalion' and a were among the units added to the LSSAH. A new flag was presented by Heinrich Himmler in September 1940.

During the later months of 1940, the regiment trained in amphibious assaults on the in preparation for Operation, the invasion of England. After the Luftwaffe's failure in the and the cancellation of the planned invasion, the LSSAH was shifted to in February 1941 in preparation for, part of the planned invasion of and.

The operation was launched on 6 April 1941. The LSSAH was to follow the route of the, part of General der Panzertruppe 's. The regiment crossed the border near and was soon deep in Greek territory. I Came To Play The Science Of Rhythm Guitar Library. Of the LSSAH advance into the; photo near Sofia, Bulgaria with the Vitosha mountain in the background The LSSAH captured on 10 April.

SS- 's reinforced (reconnaissance battalion), LSSAH was tasked with clearing resistance from the Pass south-west of and driving through to the area to cut off retreating Greek and forces. Despite stiff resistance, Meyer's unit captured the pass. The division participated in the just south of Vevi, which was defended by a 'scratch force' of Greek, Australian, British and New Zealand troops. An Australian artillery officer wrote of the Germans' 'insolence' in driving 'trucks down the main road — to within 3,000 yards (2,700 m) of our infantry' and there unloading the troops. The Germans were forced off the road by artillery fire and faced fierce resistance for more than two days. On the morning of 12 April the Germans renewed their attack, and by late afternoon the pass was cleared.

With the fall of the two passes the main line of resistance of the was broken, and the campaign became a battle to prevent the escape of the enemy. On 20 April, following a pitched battle in the 5,000-foot-high (1,500 m) Pass in the, the commander of the Greek Epirus army surrendered the entire force to Dietrich. British Commonwealth troops were now the only Allied forces remaining in Greece, and they were falling back across the to the. Nba 2k11 Patch Accessories Magazine. By 26 April the LSSAH had reached the, and in an effort to cut off the retreating British Commonwealth forces, Dietrich ordered that his regiment cross the Gulf and secure the town of in the Peloponnesos. Since no transport vessels were available, the LSSAH commandeered fishing boats and successfully completed the crossing, but were forced to leave much of their heavy equipment behind. By 30 April the last British Commonwealth troops had either been captured or escaped. The LSSAH occupied a position of honor in the victory parade through.