71st I.D. in Germany 1945

I recently acquired this group of photos and perhaps they may of some interest to the forum. All from a soldier, Howard Mann, in the 71st ID, 5th Infantry Regiment, B Co. 2nd Platoon. (So reads one of the photos)

1st pic reads "General Wyman and LtCol. Broyles" (or Brogles?). Looks like he just got a Bronze Star.

2nd pic reads "Col. Wooten"

3rd pic of German prisoners "Steyr Austria"

What badge is the general wearing on his right pocket flap?

Will

2nd pic reads "2nd Platoon - B Co. Our train from Austria to Augsburg"

The Lt. in the raincoat - is that a US coat or German?

1st pic - Red Cross facility. The sign over the door reads "Dunk 'em Inn" Note the one-legged man on crutches - no doubt an ex-German soldier.

2nd pic - The 71st movie theater. Gotta love the name on the jeep. Close examination of the driver: he is an Lt. from the 71st.

1st pic - "A pass for infantrymen of the 5th" Some of the guys that did the fighting.

2nd pic - "S/Sgt Dar Bradley and MY Mercedes Benz" I like the in-the-rough comandeered look

Ist pic - Prisoners on German soup kitchen near Steyr"

2nd pic - "SS troops carving wood for E co., 5th in Germany". That sawing contraption looks like a good way to lose a few limbs !

Cpl Harold D. Germann, Co. C recieves award from C.O. Colonel Wooten

"Hq Co. 1st Bn. GI Bus Service Germany" Pretty nifty ride.

"Main gate to asylum where Hitler was prisoner. My crew and 11 yr old German boy who served as guide and interpreter"

This, of course, is Landsberg prison.

Last, and definitely, definitely not least - a USO show.

Enjoy !

Will

...What badge is the general wearing on his right pocket flap?

It might be a Soviet decoration. Found on Internet: "The 71st Division linked up with advancing Soviet Army units east of Linz, Austria on 8 May 45 and hostilities ceased on 9 May 45."

I would say it is a Soviet Guards badge.

I'll bet that both of you are right about it being Soviet - here is a close up photo, as best as I could doctor it up. I'm thinking that the general was pretty proud of that badge.

Found one more - The back caption reads: "Germany 1945, Bullseye Bob taking aim with his proven Kraut Killer!"

...I'm thinking that the general was pretty proud of that badge...

He probably was but I doubt if he wore it once Cold War was declared and our former Soviet allies became mortal enemies. Gen. Wyman had a distinguished career after WWII as (among others) C.G. IX Corps in Korea, C.G. Sixth Army, and finally as C.G. Continental Army Command, as shown here before he was retired in 1958 (without Soviet bagde):

 

 

I'm thinking that the general was pretty proud of that badge...

He probably was but I doubt if he wore it once Cold War was declared

Haha...Yep, I bet that badge ended up in the sock drawer real quick. Great photo you showed of general Wyman in later life. I see he got his four stars.

Carefully posed official pictures of Army brass are okay but they are nothing compared with those scenes of Maj. Gen. Wyman in your Post #1. Those are great pictures of a relaxed WWII division commander on-the-hoof in his natural habitat and for all we know, they are the only surviving pictures of him wearing his Soviet Guards (?) badge. Thanks for posting them on USMF.