Anyone know anything about WW2 uniforms?

[Al B. Sure!]

These were photos my grandmother had. They look like Wehrmacht uniforms but is it possible to determine anything about them like unit, rank, etc.?

My grandmother's brother to the back with grandmother and great-grandmother seated:


Same great uncle:






And lest you think my family were all no-good Nazis, my grandfather (right):



Anyone know what that insignia on the collar is?

[kentonio]

Unit & rank for Wehrmacht would usually be on the shoulders, which you can't really see in these pics unfortunately.

The bottom one has me really interested though, don't recognize that collar badge at all. Going to keep looking.

[Main_Brain]

^ What he said. Uniform of Heer (Army).
That Dog is probably a secret Wunderwaffe.

http://www.wehrmachtlexikon.de/heer/dienstgradabzeichen/verbaende/rangabzeichen.php

[molly bloom]

Osprey Books do a good series on military outfits and elite forces, etc.

http://www.ospreypublishing.com/

[giblets]

I see that your great uncle didn't hate dogs. I guess he was a better man than you.

[Al B. Sure!]

Unit & rank for Wehrmacht would usually be on the shoulders, which you can't really see in these pics unfortunately.

The bottom one has me really interested though, don't recognize that collar badge at all. Going to keep looking.

My grandfather was in the Polish II Corps, if it helps, so that should be a Polish exile uniform.

[kentonio]

Ahah! Lancer pennons! Could be mechanized units or whatever by WW2. Shame we can't make out the colour.

http://flagspot.net/flags/pl%5Elpenn.html

*edit: looks similar in colouration to the 'Lance Pennon, 19th Lancers, Polish Army' although it does say 'Several other regiments had this style of pennon, with different color combinations.'

[kentonio]

Here's some more..

http://tmg110.tripod.com/poland2.htm

It does look like the 19th or maybe 7th Lancer Regiment are closest though.

[kentonio]

Ok, neither appear in the II corp order of battle, so I'm leaning toward 2nd Warsaw Armoured Division. Seems that pennon is also similar and that beret badge could be the winged arm with the sword.

http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/military_photos/polish-armed-forces-west-polskie-si-y-zbrojne-na-zachodzie-1939-1947/165268d1293317164-polish-regimental-badges-ww2-psz-z-oznaki-warszt.-napr.-2wdp.jpg

[Docfeelgood]

[Al B. Sure!]

Here's some more..

http://tmg110.tripod.com/poland2.htm

It does look like the 19th or maybe 7th Lancer Regiment are closest though.

I found out. 7th Lubeski Uhlan Regiment. I assume that means Lancer? If so, good job, kentonio.

So it was a mechanized recon unit, probably?

[kentonio]

Found a medal from the regiment which shows that pennon in colour:



Heres the beret he was wearing too..



That badge is for sale on ebay btw if you fancy a bit of family history..

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Poland-Repub...-/260673164266

[kentonio]

Oh and I don't know if they were already an armoured car regiment during Fall Weiss but they were when they fought at Monte Cassino.