umlaut Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Hi all I have - like many of you probably have too - grown a bit weary of the stock Force Specific backgrounds (the pics you see while the game is loading). Jim Rinkenberger´s backgrounds were a great supplement and has helped a lot for a while, but I think they are also beginning to get a bit old. So now I am trying to put a new - and larger - set of photos together. My intention is to focus more on quantity than quality, as it - in my opinion - is preferable to have more pictures than very good ones. In this case. I have searched the web and have found a lot of great photos of allied troops from the battle for Normandy - especially in Wikimedia Commons. But I have come across very few pics from the german side. There are surely many very good reasons for this - they probably had other things than photography on their minds at the time. But I still hope I´ll be able to find more. So: Do any of you know of sites where I can find photos of the german forces in Normandy? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poesel Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 You could try the federal German archive ("Bundesarchiv") If you search in the field "Bestand" with "Bild 101" and, for example June 1944, you get the pictures from the propaganda ministry from that month. Here's a direct link: http://www.bild.bundesarchiv.de/archives/barchpic/search/_1362684424/ Not all pictures are free. BFC has used this source, too. You can often see the little writing in the lower right corner. Edit: Or easier - use the wikipedia commons. Same pictures, less hassle: http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&profile=default&search=bild+101+1944+prefix%3AFile%3ABundesarchiv&fulltext=Search&uselang=de 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tashtego Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Something like this? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Perhaps a "Kinder Gentler Face of the SS" BG mod? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agusto Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 How about that one: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Not a lot of people know that amongst the Nazis' many innovations they also invented Breakdancing... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agusto Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Something like this? That is the Sturmkuh 42. One of germanys most secret V-Waffen projects, right after the Jagdhamster. It is painted in germanys aircraft camo scheme: EDIT: sorry for spamming the thread, i couldnt resist. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umlaut Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 You could try the federal German archive ("Bundesarchiv") If you search in the field "Bestand" with "Bild 101" and, for example June 1944, you get the pictures from the propaganda ministry from that month. Here's a direct link: http://www.bild.bundesarchiv.de/archives/barchpic/search/_1362684424/ Not all pictures are free. BFC has used this source, too. You can often see the little writing in the lower right corner. Edit: Or easier - use the wikipedia commons. Same pictures, less hassle: http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&profile=default&search=bild+101+1944+prefix%3AFile%3ABundesarchiv&fulltext=Search&uselang=de Thanks a lot. I have been trying a lot of search in Bundesarchiv in Wikimedia Commons before - without much luck. But I´ve just discovered that by widening the search from "Normandie" to "Frankreich" I will get a lot more relevant pics (for some reason most of them are fallschirmjäger). I´ll look into your search soon (but what is "bild 101" by the way?) Cheers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umlaut Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 Update: That last search made all the difference! I now have more than enough photos. But if you´re aware of some really cool ones that must be part of the backgrounds, please let me know anyway. Thanks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holman Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Looking forward to seeing the new photos! Also, I demand cow doodads. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poesel Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I´ll look into your search soon (but what is "bild 101" by the way?) 'picture 101' - I guess it's just an internal name for the archive. Probably just the number they were at when they got the archive from the propaganda ministry. It was mentioned on the front page, that's why I knew. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karabekian Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Hehe, one of the originals that come with the game is not even taken in Normandy or France. But yes, new photos will be appreciated by me too! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 You can also tell there is a touching relationship bond between the trooper and the cow, the way she's leaning into him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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