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I've wondered for years if there was some connection to that one, but without any actual evidence, I can't really go that far. The closest I've found is an example of a medal that uses the same ribbon as a different grade of the Alfons badge. It wasn't on a bar though. The fact is that there are at least two people that did whatever this is...
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Just picked this bayonet up this weekend, and I'm rather pleased. I've always had an attraction towards the red bakelite, and I finally nabbed one. Good shape other than having been sharpened. Blade is marked WKC, and there is a Waffenamt (WaA 253) on the base of the guard that apparently corresponds to that company from 1937-1940. Curious, in and of itself, as that seems too early for this type of handle from what I understand.
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...and the second page of units. Can anyone make sense of the last Marschbtl. entry, and what is written underneath it (the Sutterlin followed by the "VIII")? He returned from leave in late May 44 via that Marsch Btl. Trying to figure out where he spent May through August of that year prior to his death.
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I had a rather fortunate turn of luck today, and found a Soldbuch that belonged to the same soldier as a Postsparbuch I already had in my collection. From Volksbund.de: Nachname: Kottemann Vorname: Friedrich Dienstgrad: Unteroffizier Geburtsdatum: 20.03.1916 Geburtsort: Strang Todes-/Vermisstendatum: 10.08.1944 Todes-/Vermisstenort: Friedrich Kottemann ruht auf der Kriegsgr?berst?tte in Marigny (Frankreich) . Endgrablage: Block 2 Reihe 24 Grab 898
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I came across this curious knife at a militaria show, obviously a DIY job by a bored soldier or sailor somewhere in the PTO. I'm hoping that one of the experts in this forum might be able to date the Fuchi by the design or the construction.
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I'm trying to see what sort of materials, other than the standard bark-textured paper, were used for Heer Soldbuch covers. If someone has got some examples, I'd ideally like to see how they're constructed (i.e. the printing on the back cover, and whether or not they have the same "pocket" flaps on the back.) I'm trying to recreate some books for my reenacting group, but a reasonable facsimilie of the normal cover material is proving to be nearly impossible to come by. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, --Chris
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Soviet Soviet Messkit?
landsknechte replied to landsknechte's topic in USSR: Soviet: Other Militaria