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Literally "Recruits' Farewell", or, I suppose, "End of basic training". They certainly seem very jolly, and are celebrating well with copious libations of Berliner Weiße*, affectionate posturing and of course a concertina! * = a most delicious beer fro…

And which musical instruments do they decide to use? Why, naturally, an accordion (the forces' favourite!) and a guitar. Such smart costumes, too. I wish I could read what was on the blackboard backstage. Is it my imagination, or are they all th…

I am sure his presence was most appreciated, and helped to make the train journey seem less boring. A rather out-of-focus scan, I am afraid.

Well, Hermann Goering had commissioned a special Iron Cross award-giving piece for solo accordion, and this was to be the premiere . . . no wonder the poor lad looks anxious.

Famous throughout all of Occupied Europe, the "Käfers" toured both Fronts performing to fellow Luftwaffe soldiers. They specialised in "hot" arrangements of Belgian folksongs and officially approved Swing Musik. Several recordings were made but alas th…

And what better way to celebrate than with some music performed on an accordion and two violins? This is a somewhat perplexing photograph - they are obviously in a wooden hut, which has had sheets of newspaper stuck up on part of the walls (possibly as i…

Hmmmm . . . there's more to this than meets the eye!

I have no idea why two of them are holding long thin sticks . . .

It was always the same with these five comrades whenever they had just visited the local brothel. They would spend an hour in a local bar getting drunk, and then hang out on a street corner, singing raucously and begging for money. Several complaints h…

No effort gone into this entry, apart from that of drinking too much! Still, if it gives them pleasure . . .

Another more individual style of composition: I am assuming that these young recruits are performing a Nativity Play, as it is getting close to Christmas. I wonder what they are using as the Baby Jesus? A very clever use of the shoe polishers represen…

I think I would class this among the "highly commended" - they have obviously decided on a more subtle approach, dispensing with the nightshirts and silly antics. I am sure it had some deeply meaningful message.

Good Heavens, it is not often one comes across a photograph of German soldiers wearing striped pyjamas! It's usually nightshirts, or nudity!

It was always the same whenever someone attempted to take their photograph - young Helmut Glühwürmchen always underwent a form of transfiguration, which started his friends giggling so much they could hardly keep their daggers in their mouths! At this…

A case of over-zealous cropping here, I am afraid! The board reads: "Barrack Room 1 - Block 39". The mix of uniforms is rather puzzling - most of them are wearing the black beret of the Panzerkorps. And is that REALLY a concertina I see there? Mr. S…

Hmmm . . they're getting slightly more silly and outrageous: just look at the position of the drinking man's left hand!

Some more silly capers in barrack huts for my dear viewers!