Comments on: Mystery Photo: Nazis & Yeti or Bizarre Bear?

By: teuron263

teuron263 — Tue, 31 May 2011 17:03:53 +0000

On a serious note, the Germans made an expedition to Tibet and fought a Meh-Teh, not a Yeti, but another fould beast. After shots were fired, it ran off and was not seen again during their expedition…

By: teuron263

teuron263 — Tue, 31 May 2011 17:01:01 +0000

NOT a mystery at allp it is the Steiff polar bear costume used in promotions (Fanta soda, etc...) with German troops on the Ostfront. Since the US did not supply Germany with the Coca-Cola machinery for the plant, the Germans simply invented Fanta soda. And to promote "Eiskalt Fanta" they had Steiff (plush bear manufacturer) make a polar bear suit. Here it is in 1947 Germany: And here is a real polar bear on a U-boat:

By: archer1945

archer1945 — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 02:35:03 +0000

Copied the picture and upon enlarging it it is very easy to see a person’s head in the “mouth of the bear”. Also, a bear’s legs are much shorter in relationship to its body than a persons arms and legs. This bear’s “front legs” just happen to be proportioned almost identically to the men standing around it. Obviously a person in a bear costume.

By: rl_esteves

rl_esteves — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:45:49 +0000

Neither a bear or yeti. Wolf, or Werewolf might be more like it.

By: mystery_man

mystery_man — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 07:59:49 +0000

No one has produced the suit, it must be real!

The polar bear might be a guy in the suit, but I think I can see a shadow in the background brush that could be a Yeti.

By: HOOSIERHUNTER

HOOSIERHUNTER — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:07:16 +0000

HA Gridbug–good one!!

By: gridbug

gridbug — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:55:32 +0000

Insert “ich bin ein bear-liner” joke here. Sorry, couldn’t resist!

By: Dr Hanklove

Dr Hanklove — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:19:01 +0000

Nothing could be more descriptive, notice the Bear is at center in the prime photograph, this surely spells out the devious plotting of these White bears and their useful Idiots the Nazi puppets, this surely means bad times ahead, as this photograph clearly exposes the truth!!! Expect all sorts of misinformation about this photograph being an elaborate “fake” or a “joke” some of you will buy into it too! Suckers!

By: Loren Coleman

Loren Coleman — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:05:21 +0000

For another new period image of German folks (a woman and a male soldier) with a person in a polar bear costume, see here.

By: HOOSIERHUNTER

HOOSIERHUNTER — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:39:57 +0000

Not sure about this one. The rifles look like german sniper rifles but I can’t quite figure out what model. I’m not up on all the German WWII weapons and better at allied weapons or even German pistols rather than German rifles. The ones at the sides of the standing soldiers look right though. They appear to be more of a carbine. (yeah, I’m a bit of gun nut). But are the uniforms right? Don’t know. They almost look TOO good for a unit that had seen much action. Any WWII buffs out there?