Uniform expert Bill D of Philadelphia comments: The most prevalent uniform in these photographs is an unadorned four-pocket tunic, lacking shoulder straps or collar tabs, which is the uniform of Rosenberg's Ostministerium officials. By regulation there were collar tabs and shoulder insignia for rank purposes, but most of the officials shown wear no badges of a specific rank. By regulations, a large curved-wing eagle was worn on the left sleeve but, this also appears in only a few of the photographs and several officials lack even that adornment; all seem to wear the appropriate visor cap for the Ministry. Note that in the above image an official has removed the rather massive eagle from his sleeve and had it sewn to his right breast, in the style of the German military, which it gives his tunic a rather Chaplinesque "Great Dictator" look The son of Wilhelm Kube informs us, Sept 14, 2005: "Die Fotos nr.39 und 42 sind von einer Ausgrabung alter Gräber aus der Eiszeit, wo mein Vater ein Skelett und sonstige Sachen ausgegraben hatte. Laut meiner Mutter hatte er die Einwohner wegen dieser Hügel gefragt, was diese wären, sie sagten es wären Gräber aus der Napoleonzeit, aber Vater wußte genau das Napoleon seine toten Soldaten nicht begraben konnte auf seinen Rückzug, deswegen hat er mehrmals dort ausgegraben, sämtliche gefundene Sachen schickte er damals ins Museum nach Heidelberg, dessen Direktor extra nach Minsk gefahren war."