The tunic of an Oberscharfuhrer musician attached to
Totenkopf Standarte 3, Thruingen, posted at Weimar Buchewald. The drum, drum cover, hanger and drumsticks were part of a grouping of LAH band instruments located by Andrew Mollo in the 1960's. The tunic was brought back by a Canadian soldier. It was in a Canadian collection for many years. The entire collection was sold to one buyer at the Max Show ten years ago. It was from that buyer that I obtained this tunic.
My Holocaust professor gave me a knife/fork set that belonged to her aunt, who stole them from a camp in Poland when the Nazis abandoned it. I neglected to ask her what camp--I'm not even sure that she knows (or if her aunt is still alive). Anyway, any info/input would be appreciated. (Several pictures are below.)
She deliberately gave me the knife that her aunt had tried to "erase" the Nazi symbol from because she thought I'd like it. (And I do, it's cool, it says something about the times.) I think it is kind of funny that someone would steal something and then want no association with the history of the item.
/and yes my hand is hurt
Note: For whatever reason it isn't letting me attach the image.
Hi fellow hobbyists,
INTRODUCTION
I have spent some 30 years collecting original documents and newspapers from WW2, most of the documents and official diaries have never been translated into English. I am going through the war day by day exactly on the 67th anniv. using original newspapers and moving pins on a huge map of Europe. Anyway, I have discovered lots of information that would otherwise have been lost in time.
I have done a google search for Eupatoria and have found nothing about WW2, I have not found any reference to the village in Manstein´s "Lost Victories" or indeed in any other book in my collection. But I have found the following in the 8 volume KRIEGSTAGEBUCH des OKW, dated 12th January 1942.
A soviet landing on the coast at Eupatoria has been pushed back into the sea. Houses have been blown up or burned down in a three day battle. 203 Red Army POWs were taken and 600 lay dead. A further 1300 partisans were shot. Original text "1300 Partisanen wurden erschossen".
In the German news broadcast 12th January 1942 ( a 3 volume work, listing the news day by day). The news states: 1300 partisans fell battlefield. Original text "1300 Partisanen auf dem Kampffeld".
We will never know exactly what happened, they may have fought side by side with the Red Army after they landed on the coast? They may have been forced to take part by a polit.commissar? Or they may have been caught up in the fighting, was it the best way to explain so many civilian deaths by calling them partisans?
Whatever the reason, lost in the dust of time, let us now give a moments thought for the villagers of Eupatoria.
Cheers, Bill.
HI guys,
I am after relics of any size, shape etc. If you have any relics for sale just PM me and i will be interested in buying. This includes Helmets, Equipment, Personal Items, Ordnance etc.....
Cheers, Donnie.
For sale is an extremely rare Uncensored First World War AIF Postcard sent from Gallipoli and France veteran "Alf" to "Dorothy". It has a lovely patriotic scene on the front of the card. The reason i have listed this Postcard as rare is because the content is amazing reading. In a nutshell he details Trench life, where he has been (Gallipoli & France), How long he has been there, what he thinks of France ETC......Below is a transcript of what is written (i have also attached a picture of the front and back of the card):
Dear Dorothy,
I was pleased to get your postcard and think it very good of you as news out here is very nice to get. You ask what i think of France well i would not give one street of Sydney for the whole of France, it is to cold for me, give me Australia where the sun shines warm. I seen the pyramids and sphinx and i thought it a wonderful sight to see it puzzled me how they got such big blocks of granite up there to make them. You want to know something about Trench life well it is not a pleasant life to lead. I have had 5 months on Gallipoli and 8 months in France so you see i have done a fair bit towards finishing the war. I hope you will excuse the scrible as i am very cold, my feet are like blocks of ice and my fingers are stiff. I wish you could send me over some of your warm weather. No more news Remember me to all, yours sincerly Alf.
I am from the UK but realise that this is a definate peice of Australian History and should really go back to where it came from. I have seen many postcards over the years but see very very few that seem to have escaped the censors. Please mail me if you have any further questions.
Cheers, Donnie.
For sale is 3 uncensored First World War German Postcards sent from the same man "Willie" to his wife and children. The first postcard is extremely rare, it is a photo of Willies Trench and a one off, in my opinion you will never find this photo again. Photos of untouched German Trenches are rare especially when its location is known " Vladslo" and next to the "Yser". These postcards contain a huge amount of info including "Flamethrower Training", "positions of Trench's", ETC. These sorts of details really dont survive that often. I do apologise for watermarking the first card with "militariaman77" but it is a one off and i dont want it copied!. I have had them translated and below are the English versions, read them and see if you agree that they are very special:
First Postcard (trench picture):
Vladslo, 28 March 1915
Dear Agnes,
I'm sending you a view of our trenches. I only just managed to get one as it's now forbidden to take photos there. Hannes Graban has sent me a card and told me to pass on his regards to you. He is quite well so far. This trench is right next to the Yser. This is where we stand guard when we're up at the Front. I hope it will all be over soon and we can all come home safe and sound. Emil Todd hasn't written yet. Warmest regards [signature]
Regards to my mate Kurt and the others.
Second Postcard (Germans in shell crater):
27 March 1916
My dear Agnes,
Unfortunately I haven't received any post today, but that probably means there'll be all the more tomorrow. It's real spring weather here, and still pretty damp. I hope the mud clears up soon and we can all go back. Otherwise it looks like there's no end in sight. But it's got to come one day. Warmest regards, my dear Agnes, from your Willy. Regards to my Kurt, Traude, Almine, Mutter and Minne.
Third Postcard (Shrimp fisherman with horse) (this methord is still used in Belgium) :
13 August 1916
My dear Agnes,
I have received your dear letter of the 11th, the newspaper of the 10th, as well as the two parcels of cigars, for which I thank you. Karl was very lucky to get leave. You wrote about a Frau Karpf, that her husband has gone to Russia. I don't believe that because 360 of his unit are still on our left flank. If they are all being trained as flamethrower operators, that'll be fun (ironic!). I hope this filthy business will soon be over, and that we'll get through it unscathed. Warmest regards, my dear Agnes, from your Willy. Regards to my Kurt and all the others.
These really are an insight to life in the German Trenches. They are in great condition with no tears. Please feel free to mail me with any furthur questions. Mail me if you want High Res Copies.
Cheers, Donnie.
Looking for someone in my state ( KY ) whom has a shooter condition GI 1911 or 1911A1 willing to swap. I'm not looking for anything like can't shoot condition 45's... I just want an honest GI 45 shooter with no after market junk or a 45 that's not been hoaked up. A simple low finish shooter grade would make me happy , or one that's even been refinished without a frigged up buff job or over sandblasted finish. I don't mind silvery fine rust/pitting look as I am not a collector of 45's ( anymore ) just a dumbarse that wishes I had kept one of the many I had for recreational shooting. I of course would fancy a brit military 455 webley NOT frigged to 45 auto cal that is shootable as well. I pretty much don't care to go through the cost of postage and FFL fees so if your in KY and got some swap ideas - drop me a line PS - I'd even consider a L1A1 SLR ( one built with L1A1 parts as I know the real complete brit L1A1's are rare and pricey ) I'll be at the SOS show too if anyone interested is going there as well and has swap fodder.
My swap fodder on hand is :
1) 1911 Erfurt Kar98a , matched throughout w/muzz cvr. Very good + metal , unpitted bore. Marked on buttplate to a feld lazerette column. Only blemish is a sanded stock.
2) 1917 Erfurt Kar98a , Matched throughout w/mz cvr. Metal mostly plum silvery with spotting and fine pitting. Perfect bore , wood is a solid walnut w/disc and fingergrooves is about freaking gorgeous untouched.
3) 32 cal. beretta M34 , 1944 Gardone that has the 4UT proof on the frame , matched throughout , very nice overall , perfect bore , original magazine and one spare aftermarket mag.
4) 1909 Amberg Kar98a , very nice metal and as good bore. Wood not sanded but she's been there and done that. Bolt only mismatch , but here's the icing on the cake... it's marked to a Bavarian Heavy cav unit and I have a gorgeous 84/98 bayonet marked to the ersatz company of the same unit. Also w/mz cvr.
5) ORIGINAL gew98 trench magazine , loads of original finish , w/chain and keeper. Keeper has one side of tab missing but it does not effect how it works.Original unique to trenchmag follower & mainspring, no rust or pitting in or out. We all know how hard it is to find original trench mags that are NOT ground dug scrap metal.
6) Original TOP half of a gew98 reciprocating trench cover. Original Bottom halves are all around , but try and find an original top end.
None of these are import marked or frigged with. If you request pics I'll see what I have on hand , and what I do/don't have on hand it may take me a bit of time to do some as I'm in the middle of a move.
picked this up on sunday, it looks like the moths had an all you can eat buffet on it, but even munched it looks good on display :) and wasnt a fortune, rgds Dave
It may well have been posted somewhere on this forum but what I'd like to know is how to find out what the stamped numbers mean. Is there a chart that states the yr. lot,where and when a particular helmet was made? I have a couple and am curious. Thanks.
