Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/30

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Subject: [Leica] Re: WW II Leicas
From: leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams)
Date: Mon May 30 13:20:01 2005
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Think it depended on where you were and how well you could hide stuff. I
know some guys developed film in their helmets at night.

Chris

----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Ladner" Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: WW II Leicas


>
> On May 27, 2005, at 1:51 PM, Christopher Williams wrote:
>
> > they would not allow soldiers to have
> > cameras on the front lines.
>
> I didn't know that. My father carried his little folding Welti with him
> all over North Africa and Europe, but he a radio tech in a
> reconnaissance squadron, so I guess the rules were different.
>
> --Eric Ladner
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