Dave Suter

You have a good eye! The calendar is indeed from September 1944. As I recall, it's from an IH dealer in Nebraska. Next time I go down the hill I'll take a photo of it for ya. Suppose I should explain 'down the hill'. I have a house in Lakewood, Colorado (a Denver suburb). That's where the bunker is. About a year and a half ago I left the Douglas County Sheriff''s Office (located between Denver & Colorado Springs), where I'd worked for 16 years and was a sergeant, and took a job up in the mountains as a captain with the Summit County Sheriff's Office. (Summit County is a 'tourist' county - we have the Eisenhower Tunnel, Lake Dillon, and the Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, Keystone and A-Basic ski resorts, if that rings bells with anyone.) The wife and I live in a condo up here now - my son (also a cop) and my college-bound granddaughter live in the Lakewood house. I go down every couple weeks, but that's why I can't just go down the stairs and take the photo now.

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Side view. Imagine the owner entering a nice Berlin restaurant and the coat check lady saying 'Herr Oberleutnant, may I take your coat?'

Here's an outfit that clearly is J?ger. It's a complete set of tunic, trousers and overcoat. Due to space concerns, I decided to display it with the overcoat half on/half off.

And, here's the tab/strap/eagle shot.

I have a love for dress tunics, and this is another of my early ones. It came from a dealer in Germany, who identified it as Panzergrenadier. Could be. Could also be J?ger, as the sleeve patch wasn't introduced until 1942. The shoulder straps had metal unit numbers but they were gone when I got it. I decided to 'adorn' it as Panzergrenadier, reasoning that the removal of the regiment numbers could indicate that it was a late-war piece. It is private-purchase rather than issue, so perhaps it's one of those late-war 'wedding' tunics.

And a straight-on of one of the shoulder boards.

Shot of the trifecta.

Guess the first tunic to post would be my first one. It's a Model 1936 Service Tunic for a Captain of the 131st Infantry Regiment. (The glasses actually are Heer issue.)

WOW! Thanks for all the kind words! Guess I'd better post some more photos. (Bill, I do have a few LW engineer tabs.)

Last shot of the night. Looking out from Room #3 into Room #2. Later on I'll post photos of the individual uniforms and of the loose cloth that I have.

I wish! All my 'HV' tunics have had the names removed....

Miscellaneous LW insignia in home-made frames. What a pain in the butt they are to make.....

LW & Polizei - and more ugly floor.

A couple more LW tunics - and more dust..... (I've cleaned the place up since then, Rick. The damn cat refuses to work.)

Haven't added any tunics lately, Rick. I'm pretty much out of room, and since the job change, extra-duty $ is gone.

And, the last room is dedicated to the Luftwaffe.

Sure does look better with the carpet, doesn't it!!??!?!??

Room #2 also has a few Kriegsmarine tunics in it.

More of room #3.

God, look at all that dust! I'm embarrassed to post this photo. Look at all that dust! I was sheet-rocking in another room, and anyone who's done sheet-rock knows how the dust goes everywhere.....

Jeeze, I just noticed that I'm on 'probation'. Those that know what I do for a living will find that humorous. Anyway, moving on, here's room #2. This is the small amount of poltical stuff that I have.

A more recent photo. The floor is much improved, and the table behind the uniform is full of straps & boards.

Another 'old' photo. The shelves below then uniforms are now filled with books.

Another shot. The room has been re-arranged somewhat since this photo was taken. Also note the crappy concrete floor. That's been improved somewhat.