Bob Lyons

and another one with some history behind it, this is for a Commanding Gerneral and Commanding General of an Air District Command flag.

This was taken from the vehicle of General Plocher, when he surrendered to the Canadians in Holland on the 8th of May 1945.

Bob

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A couple more shots.....

Bob

Here is a nice vehicle flag for a Commanding General. (Dienstflagge fur Generale)

close up of the eagle, the photos are from the Ruptured Duck's site......

Bob

Here is a very rare vehicle pennant, currently for sale on the web, with 'The Ruptured Duck' in the US. (Mr. Bill Shea).

Luftwaffe Commanding General of an Air Fleet’s Vehicle Flag [Kommandoflagge für den Chef einer Luftflotte]

Missing it's foul weather cover, but a very rare piece......

Bob

Hi Shane,

Your flag is supposed to represent the command flag of the 'State Secretary of Avaition, and General Inspector of the Luftwaffe', and as such is a very rare flag,

but if I were you, I would get some more qualified opinion on your example, it isn't giving me a warm and fuzzy feeling I'm afraid.

Your friend from Wright's in the city, Michael S, says hello to you too ! (he lives around the corner from me).

Best wishes

Bob

Very nice Jan Arne !

Bob

Yep, I agree with Ron, a bad one.

Bob

Hi Stijn,

The numbers on the back aren't too clear, the top number is written in black, and looks like 232, the one beneath is written in red (pencil ??) and looks like 233,

and yes, I would love to know more about them, apart from a bit written over on the WAF, not a heck of a lot to be found about them at all.

(and of all the names I think the name on this plaque (Mueller) would have to be close to the top for a common German name, making any history on him about

impossible to find).

Your Ju 52 pilot would have had some stories to tell, it would have been a nightmare flying in and out of Maleme.

Thanks for the reply,

Cheers

Bob

Looks like a good unissued late war rimmed para helmet to me Moszi !

Bob

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Just added this to the collection, an honour plaque for the invasion of Crete, awarded to Obergefreiter Mueller. I believe these were awarded as an interim

award between the EK ! & II, and the RK, as the DKiG was yet to be implemented at this stage. Any information on Herr Mueller would be greatly appreciated.....

(this one is missing it's backing board, which would have been made from black velvet and card, which was what was used to hang it up with).i

Best wishes

Bob

A few more pix....

Bob

Hi Snoopy,

Yes I lke them too, and sure would love to know some more of the history behind them as well.

Here is my example, pretty much the same as yours !!

Bob

Glad you liked the photos, Harrier, I can still have a few beers over here for you mate !

Paul, the skirt is fairly heavy, it is just a tad over 6 foot long, and has a blue grey light wool backing right across the back of it. I am still playing about

with ways to display it, I will eventually be happy with where it is, but for now, it has changed spots about a dozen times !

Bob

Roger J. Bender is the publisher (US), David Littlejohn, the author is British (or was, as he has since passed away), and he had devoted a fair bit of

his life to studying the Third Reich and it's uniforms.

Bob

Thanks guys, Scott it is a standard receiver, so would be able to receive whatever the local radio frequencies were putting out, which would have been

in the HF (high frequency) range.

Bob

It doesn't fill me with warm fuzzy feelings Alec, you will also need some good clear close ups of the decals to be sure, but I am willing to bet they are bad to the bone.

For a very quick answer join the German Helmet Walhalla site, and post the photos you get there, some expert SS helmet collector's will jump in real quick with

info on your helmet.

Cheers

Bob

Fantastic, just what I was after, many thanks for that Naxos !!

Cheers

Bob

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Hi all,

I have just picked these 2 documents up, that were awarded to Obergefreiter Edwin Seeger, of II./Fallsch.Jg.Rgt.2,

first one is a black wound badge document, and the other states that he is entitled to wear the red cross armband,

and is to be afforded the proper courtesies of this armband under the Geneva Convention. I have only just picked

up the documents, so haven't had a chance to find out what actions the Obergefreiter might have been wounded at.

(5th March 1944).

Any additional info greatly appreciated,

Cheers

Bob

Hi all,

I just picked this document up a few days back, and I thought I would post it here, and see if there was any other information about it, than what

I already have.

Gefreiter Karl-Heinz Naumann was in the Panzer-Artillerie Regiment 155, which was a part of the 21st Panzer Division, and obviously was awarded

his EK II on the 5th of August 1942.

What I think makes this interesting, is that it was signed by the Division Commander, who was at this time Generalmajor Heinz vob Randow, who was

only briefly the commander, as his vehicle hit a mine in December of 1942 which killed him, this happened near Tripoli, in Libya. Some sources say that

the mine was layed by the British LRDG.

Any other info would be great...

Cheers

Bob

Douglas,

From the excellant book published by R. J. Bender in 2007 called 'Defending The Reich' by David Littlejohn, from page 136. :-

1. Flak and Flak Towers.

The war of 1914 - 18 was the first in which aircraft played a part.

Against these a new type of gun had to be developed. The

Germans termed it Flugabwehr Kanone (later known as

Fliegerabwehr Kanone), abreviated to "Flak" which passed into

English as well as German usage.

Hope this helps,

Cheers

Bob