Janice
03-25-2021, 01:15 AM
Weidinger commanded one of the regiments of the 2nd SS "Das Reich" Panzer Division during World War Two, he was awarded the Knights Cross for his actions in Ukraine, and was later awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knights Cross for his actions in the Battle of the Bulge - basically defeating the opposite 3rd Armored Division at Manhay-Grandmenil before being forced on the defensive by overwhelming American forces. He wrote a book series about the Division's history after the war.(all of which I've read, btw, since I'm interested in military history)
Maybe its just me but I'm having trouble classifying him. At first I thought Atlanto-Med, but there is something distinctly Slavic/Eastern looking about him.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-1984-101-05A%2C_Otto_Weidinger.jpg/220px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-1984-101-05A%2C_Otto_Weidinger.jpg
https://www.mystiwot.nl/myst/upload/persons/1106061211153334p.jpg
https://www.oradour.info/images/weiding1.jpg
https://alchetron.com/cdn/otto-weidinger-1ac4d458-355f-46ab-817e-6a979aad361-resize-750.jpeg
https://www.ww2incolor.com/d/616371-2/ottow-200
https://c1.staticflickr.com/7/6053/6298332608_0181696114.jpg
http://www.ww2incolor.com/d/503476-4/tfua
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQNjZSyRXEBXQq-htcyT79wuQO3Rut_18m5hA&usqp=CAU
Very similar looking to actor Klaus Steinbacher, also a Bavarian, though Klaus is from the deep south of Bavaria while Otto was from northern part, in the Franconia region.
https://d205pfv3qf1itp.cloudfront.net/s3/castupload-com/production/dd7b9155-d900-4ebc-97bc-e16936c1f65a.jpg/570d41a736ce6aaa1af0c8f8ebd078dadb8b8e584f170eb735 8d1488143782e7/c_crop,f_jpg,h_3682,q_80,w_3682,x_873,y_0/c_fill,g_North,h_500,w_500
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMjhkNTBlZWItODI3Yy00YmI5LTg0NDItYTI2MWExMmU2Mm NhXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMDExMzA0Mw@@._V1_.jpg
Maybe its just me but I'm having trouble classifying him. At first I thought Atlanto-Med, but there is something distinctly Slavic/Eastern looking about him.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-1984-101-05A%2C_Otto_Weidinger.jpg/220px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-1984-101-05A%2C_Otto_Weidinger.jpg
https://www.mystiwot.nl/myst/upload/persons/1106061211153334p.jpg
https://www.oradour.info/images/weiding1.jpg
https://alchetron.com/cdn/otto-weidinger-1ac4d458-355f-46ab-817e-6a979aad361-resize-750.jpeg
https://www.ww2incolor.com/d/616371-2/ottow-200
https://c1.staticflickr.com/7/6053/6298332608_0181696114.jpg
http://www.ww2incolor.com/d/503476-4/tfua
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQNjZSyRXEBXQq-htcyT79wuQO3Rut_18m5hA&usqp=CAU
Very similar looking to actor Klaus Steinbacher, also a Bavarian, though Klaus is from the deep south of Bavaria while Otto was from northern part, in the Franconia region.
https://d205pfv3qf1itp.cloudfront.net/s3/castupload-com/production/dd7b9155-d900-4ebc-97bc-e16936c1f65a.jpg/570d41a736ce6aaa1af0c8f8ebd078dadb8b8e584f170eb735 8d1488143782e7/c_crop,f_jpg,h_3682,q_80,w_3682,x_873,y_0/c_fill,g_North,h_500,w_500
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMjhkNTBlZWItODI3Yy00YmI5LTg0NDItYTI2MWExMmU2Mm NhXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMDExMzA0Mw@@._V1_.jpg