Identification requested..
On this page, photos will be posted that we suspect may have been taken in Dordrecht or the surrounding region, but cannot be confirmed with certainty. We hope that visitors to the website can provide us with more information about these photos and, who knows, even know the location of them.
Here are the first set of photos. Take a look, maybe you know something?
The first photo shows field graves of German soldiers, according to the inscription on the photo, they are supposedly paratrooper graves, which doesn't match the helmets. The location of the photo, believed to be in Dordrecht, has not been confirmed. We wonder if it is indeed Dordrecht.
The next two photos were reportedly taken during the entry of a Marine Artillerie Abteilung in Dordrecht. The corner house in the Jacob Catstraat bears a resemblance to the one in the photo. There are also several streets in the vicinity of the Jacob Catstraat that look similar. Perhaps it was taken in Oud-Krispijn? The shop in the photo is called "Sport Hoek." There is also a Dutch soldier in the photo. In the other photo, there is a police officer, with a billboard for a ladies' hairdresser behind him. There is also an advertisement for a painter/decorator. Maybe this location is also somewhere in Oud-Krispijn?
Photos four, five, six, and seven were found together with other Dordrecht photos in a batch of photos. Photo seven might have been taken at the general cemetery, but for the other photos, we have no idea about the location.
The photos below come from the same batch as the "Aviolanda" photos. As mentioned on the Willemsdorp page, this batch was found in an antique shop in Dordrecht. Many of the photos were taken in Willemsdorp, with a few in Dordrecht itself.
Presumably, the first three photos were taken at Aviolanda in Papendrecht, but this is not certain. We are actually searching for evidence to support this assumption.
Regarding the photo with the church bell, we have no idea about its location. The remaining photos are also a mystery to us. We have added some questions to the photos. Perhaps someone else recognizes something and can provide more information.
Below is a photo that may have been taken in Dordrecht. It is believed to show soldiers from the German 9th Panzer Division entering Dordrecht on May 13, 1940. There is a suspicion that this photo was taken somewhere in Krispijn. Perhaps someone recognizes the houses in the background or can tell us what the strange white spots on the windows are.
The photo next to it is also interesting. This photo shows paratroopers, presumably from Fallschirmjäger Regiment 1. It is also a suspicion, but the photo appears to have been taken in the vicinity of Tweede Tol or the Wieldrechtse Zeedijk. There is a non-commissioned officer from the panzer troops in the photo, which makes that theory plausible. We are curious if someone can confirm this.
The third photo below shows German soldiers near a number of residential houses. We see a motorcycle rider and an officer. Boards have been placed on the windows of the houses, possibly to prevent war damage during the fighting in May 1940. The photo was found together with another photo of the Moerdijk Bridge, which leads to the suspicion that these houses are somewhere in Dordrecht.
Then two photos of buildings in Dordrecht that have suffered war damage.
Photo 20 was supposedly taken in Dordrecht according to the caption on the back. Unfortunately, it is difficult to recognize where. One notable feature is the central reservation with trees. There is a traffic sign (Wieldruk 1200 kg, width 2.10). In the top right corner of the photo, a house can be seen with a notably large roof and dormer window. On the left, vegetation is visible, which may indicate a park.
The last photo shows coffins with the names of Oberbergefreiter Eugen Bostelmann, Obergefreiter Helmut Blechschmidt, Obergefreiter Leonard Lange, and Gefreiter Walter Faber, all from Fallschirm Nachrichten-Abteilung 7. It is unclear where these men were killed; it could have been at Waalhaven, Rijsoord, or Tweede Tol in Dubbeldam. A macabre detail is that a human bone is sticking out of the ground on the left, suggesting that these graves may have been located in one of the cemeteries in Dordrecht. However, it could also have been in the vicinity of Rotterdam. Perhaps someone can provide clarification based on source material indicating the location of these graves. All four casualties are now buried at the German War Cemetery in Ysselsteyn, Limburg. (CP-135, CP-136, CP-137, CO-140).
The photos below were found in a collection of pictures taken in Dordrecht. These photos were presumably also taken in Dordrecht, but the exact locations cannot be determined for certain. There are some assumptions regarding the possible locations of the photos. The first photo may have been taken at the Wehrmachtsheim next to Villa Simpang in Huize Sint Anna. The two following photos may have been taken at Villa Simpang. The fourth photo is likely taken at the Bagijnhof. The location of the last photo is unknown.
Identified:
Below you can see the photos that have been identified with your help. As the locations of the photos are identified, they will be moved from top to bottom and added to the appropriate photo section.
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