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Third Reich Encyclopedia - very good and absolutely interesting reference book

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- Printed: Bibliographisches Institut AG, Leipzig/ Germany
- hardcover book
- 704 pages
- 1100 summaries and tables
- 448 pictures in the text and eight full-page full-color, two full-color maps,
- Kriegsnachtrag ! (war appendix) WW II and the german army
- printed 1940

content:
full-color plates:
german flags, flags & signs of the NSDAP, ranks of political leaders, national flags, airplane signs, raffic signs, locomotive signs, signal flags
-war appendix: the first year of WW II

-numbers / the time / the space / the earth / plants / animals / the human being / heal & help
- sports & games - the german people - the NSDAP - the German Reich - the Wehrmacht - Law & Order - the economy - physic - buildings - measures & weights - culture - history
Condition: very good used condition (yellowed, very good binder, small cuts
on the book back)

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Hi Guys, I found this story online and thought it worth sharing here:



World War II Navy Veteran Earl Norwood remembers transporting troops to Omaha Beach during the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944 – known as D-Day.

It was one of the bloodiest conflicts of World War II and the largest single-day amphibious invasion of all time, with more than 130,000 troops landing and 1,600 men killed in the first hour.

“When the transport door dropped I watched two men get cut in half by machine guns firing from the beach,” said Mr. Norwood.

Troops were transported onto the beaches using a Landing Craft, Vehicle and Personnel (LCVP), or “Higgins Boat.”

Although more than 23,000 were manufactured during World War II, only 12 are left in the country. One of those has been housed at the N.C. Maritime Museum’s Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center in Beaufort for the past seven months, where volunteers have carefully restored the vessel to its former glory.

On Friday, Mr. Norwood, who worked on the restoration project, along with other military veterans, witnessed the return of the vessel to its owner, the First Division Museum in Wheaton, Ill.

Nearly 100 people, including D-Day veterans, listened as officials from the N.C. Maritime Museum and First Division Museum talked about the project. They were joined by Sgt. Maj. Taylor Poindexter of the 1st Infantry Division in Fort Riley, Kan., who accepted the Higgins Boat on behalf of the 1st Division.

Standing in the landing craft, which is about 10½ feet wide and 36 feet long, Sgt. Maj. Poindexter said he was humbled to not only be accepting the boat for the division, but to be standing in the presence of World War II veterans.

“To hear their stories and to be a part of the legacy that comes from those who did it the hard way – all I can say is thank you for your service,” he said.

Dr. Paul H. Herbert, curator of the First Division Museum, said he was not only grateful to the veterans, but to the museum and volunteers who worked on the boat’s restoration. He said because of their efforts an important piece of history would be preserved for future generations.

“You have preserved this so 100 years from now it will be a living witness for future generations to understand the sacrifices made,” he said. “When we asked the U.S. Navy who to use for this restoration, they said you all were the best in the world.”

Dr. Herbert said the boat would be transported back to Illinois by truck.

“It will be transported in a big truck, and we will do it very early in the morning to avoid traffic,” he said.

To thank the N.C. Maritime Museum, Dr. Herbert presented a poster that will officially be unveiled at the First Infantry Museum on June 6, when the museum will commemorate the 65th anniversary of D-Day.

The poster features World War II soldiers and a Higgins Boat, with the words: “Let’s Go. Where’s That Landing Boat.” The poster was fittingly unveiled in the belly of the restored Higgins Boat.

He also presented special gifts to all those who worked on the restoration project.

Paul Fontenoy, curator with the N.C. Maritime Museum, said volunteers were inspired to work on the project by many veterans who continuously came by the watercraft center and shared their memories of what the Higgins Boat meant to them.

“I was amazed at the number of vets who came out constantly and told us how important this was to them,” Mr. Fontenoy said. He added that several of the vets ended up helping on the project.

One of those was Mr. Norwood.

“I drove those things and came in on the third wave (of the invasion). So much of me is tied up in this. During the invasion I made so many trips in and out. Then once I was done putting them off on the beach I patrolled the waters to pick up dead bodies. As a 17-year-old kid, it’s etched in my memory.”

The boat is also etched in the memory of Joseph Dickerson, who came from Murfreesboro to witness the event.

“I was with the 29th Infantry Division and was transported on to Omaha Beach in one of these,” he said. “When we got to the beach and the gate dropped there were so many people being killed in front of me that I decided to go over the side to get up to the beach. The water was deeper than I thought and I almost drowned.

“So many people were killed coming out of these,” he continued. “It brings back a lot of memories – a lot of memories.”

D-Day veteran Dr. Richard Borden of Morehead City was so moved by the ceremony that at one point he held up old photographs and with tears in his eyes said, “I owe my life to the Big Red One (Higgins Boat).”

Members of the U.S. Army Reserve in Morehead City, as well as members of many other military branches, came to get their last glimpse of the historic craft on Friday.

Sgt. Leslie Voorhies with the 824th Transportation Division with the U.S. Army Reserve, said, “We have something like this now. But it’s a newer version.”

The landing craft could carry up to 36 men shoulder to shoulder and eight tons of cargo, according to Sgt. Maj. Poindexter. It could also carry vehicles.

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Hello my collector friend, please can you help me again avout this item ? not for a 08 or 38 gun, maybe a PKK ? german in WW II ?....
No stamp or other thing...
thank you
Sebastien.

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Any one call on this example please

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Opinions on this one please

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Evening guys

Just back from NE France and found these items on the forest floor, one from last year. Can any of you tell me what they may be ? I have used a 2p piece as a scale. I did wonder if they were artillery shell transport plugs but is the thread too thick ? Thanks in advance. I will post some pics of what I saw in a week or so.

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Hello;
Here are 3 transitionals. 1 DD mdl.17, 1 SD mdl.17, and a SD mdl.18.

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Hello again,

I'm not having much success with photos, these are all that would upload.

I believe Russian but this is not my field, I have had a look through this forum but all the other helmets have a sort of 3 piece liner and this one is more german looking? The rivets are quite high on the dome and there are 3.

There is a metal stamping at the rear ' 2 5321' and then a black ink stamp which reads POCT 2 in a box underlined with what could be a date 1938 or 9?

Perhaps someone will know,

Thanks Jock:b: going for a beer now!

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Hello again,

I'm not having much success with photos, these are all that would upload.

I believe Russian but this is not my field, I have had a look through this forum but all the other helmets have a sort of 3 piece liner and this one is more german looking? The rivets are quite high on the dome and there are 3.

There is a metal stamping at the rear ' 2 5321' and then a black ink stamp which reads POCT 2 in a box underlined with what could be a date 1938 or 9?

Perhaps someone will know,

Thanks Jock:b: going for a beer now!

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I looked through your Rogues Gallery expecting to see an example of this Polizei buckle I've had kicking around for a while. I've always assumed it was a repro. Never saw a catch like that on a Police buckle, the prongs are angled wrong, but may not be original to the buckle. Additionally, there are the dubious markings: an R stamped over an R at the right and an M in the middle. That's not even trying in my opinion. Just wondering if there was any speculation about this. Thanks.

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