2011 May | Sõja ajaloo portaal. Militaria.ee

Alte Taschenlampe Daimon 2233

EUR 4,38 (3 Gebote)
Angebotsende: Samstag Mai-14-2011 21:11:47 CEST
Jetzt bieten | Zur Liste der beobachteten Artikel hinzufügen

More…

I was just sorting through my discs and came across this one I’ve always found strange and thought you all might like to see. The obverse is interesting in that it has a very uncommon marking listing both an Ersatz and a field unit (which is what always had me thinking some field units had an integral Ersatz section early in the war), and while that’s cool- despite some bozo ‘cleaning’ it with some steel wool (one should never destroy patina)- that’s not the weird bit; on the back, in pencil is written a man’s name.

That in itself may not seem strange, but it’s written in Sütterlin script- that form of cursive handwriting hasn’t been used probably since the 50s; my Dad had to go to my Grandmother to get her to read wartime letters written in Sütterlin since he never learned it in school. Luckily this text is very clear and it names one ‘Bodemann, Horst’ and I wonder- was he the soldier who carried this disc? Clearly it was worn as the wear on the neck cord holes demosntrates, and it’s in good shape and intact, meaning he survived the war; I wonder if perhaps he kept the disc and at some point put his name on it- or he gave it to someone who did.

The fact that the name is written in Sütterlin would seem to suggest it was written a long time ago, so it’s not likely a product of more recent investigation. It’s hard to tell if the pencil is on top of the mild oxidation and discolouration on the aluminum or below it, but under magnification it doesn’t look to be on top- the dark patches to the right do appear to run up to the pencil line and stop, and the graphite itself is not clean or shiny overall suggesting it’s newer; so I doubt it was the disc’s first buyer asking the elderly soldier or relative to write the name on for them or anything like that.

Regardless of the timing, the only logical reason I can see for the name being put on the disc is that it was the wartime owner- so this disc may be a rare example of knowing just who carried a particular Erkennungsmarke…

Attachment 203875 Attachment 203876

Click to enlarge the picture

4-year medal

sorry the guy’s sent no pix of the ring assby. and I don’t know the base metal, but from these can anyone guesstimate if it’s good? thanks.

Click to enlarge the picture

Kinnriemen f Stahlhelm M35 M40 M42 Krüppelheim 1943 2WK

EUR 10,50 (3 Gebote)
Angebotsende: Sonntag Mai-15-2011 19:44:25 CEST
Jetzt bieten | Zur Liste der beobachteten Artikel hinzufügen

Click to view the auction article

Important! The 67th Anniversary of the Battle of Monte Cassino

Hello guys,
Is anyone of you going to Italy next week? The main ceremony (together with a burial of Irena Anders) will be held on Saturday, May 21, at The Polish War Cemetery. Maybe some of us could meet there incidentally?
Regards,
Tom

German M40 Luftwaffe sand camo

Here’s your chance to own a nice 2 tone camo with ghost decal.
It’s an ET 62 #320 with alu reinforced liner , two different chinstrap bales (old style and new). You encounter these in late M35’s and early M40’s.
Original unit marked chinstrap but was added by the previous owner.

I’m asking 1650 euros + shipping. (wire transfers only)

Has been discussed on the GHW forum. Link will be provided if needed.

Attachment 203823 Attachment 203824 Attachment 203825 Attachment 203827 Attachment 203830 Attachment 203831 Attachment 203833 Attachment 203834

Click to enlarge the picture