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Most of us know at least a little about the Fuhrer’s four legged friends, but I thought that it might be interesting to some, to write a little about this particular "wolf pack" within the Nazi leader’s inner circle…

The famous terrier, Fuchsl, who was Hitler’s WWI companion, probably started it all off for young Adolf, who quickly grew attached to his faithful four legged companions. A few years after WWI, a German Shephard named Prinz, became Hitler’s companion in 1921. Due to a lack of funds, Hitler was forced to give away Prinz, but the dog ran away from his new owner and found his way back to his former master. An event that helped strengthen Hitler’s appreciation for loyalty no doubt! He later also owned another German Shephard called Muckl.

Before the famous Blondi, Hitler owned two German Shephard bitches, both called Blonda. The original Blonda was born in 1926, and was the mother of the second Blonda, who was born during 1930.

Blondi was given to Hitler by Martin Bormann, as a gift during 1941. In May of 1942, Hitler bought Bella, a German Shephard bitch from Ingolstadt, as company for Blondi. Perhaps he know that busier times were ahead, and didn’t want the dog to feel lonely or neglected…

Eva Braun, herself a dog lover, was not keen on Blondi at all. According to Traudl Junge, Hitler’s secretary, Eva used to secretly kick Blondi under the dinner table, whenever Hitler wasn’t paying attention. On more than one occasion, Junge remembered how following a yelp from Blondi, Hitler would cast a suspicious glance towards Eva, but nothing was ever said publicly, or at least, not in front of Traudl Junge. Eva prefered the company of her two Scottish Terriers, Negus and Stasi (also known as Katuschka). These little dust shufflers seemed to annoy Hitler though, he preferring a "real" dog, such as a German Shephard.

In the spring of 1945, Blondi had a litter of five pups, fathered by Gerdy Troost’s German Shephard, Harras. Hitler named one pup Wolf, his favourite nickname, and despite the rapid collapse of his Thousand Year Reich, still found time to begin personally training her. One of the pups was reserved for Gretl Braun, Eva’s sister. Gretl received a letter and accompanying photograph of the pups, with her pup indicated, from Eva shortly before the final days of the Third Reich.

During the last days of the Nazi regime, the bizarre scenario played out with most of the key Nazi figures choosing to either go down with the ship, or run away and hide. There was no running away by the dogs though, as Blondi and her pups entered the Fuhrerbunker, along with their master. A guard’s room was even altered and became known as the Hundbunker. One witness stated that earlier in the war, they saw Hitler holding Blondi’s face close to his own, and gazing into her eyes he said "Sometimes Blondi, I think that you are the only one that I can trust." When the final moments came for Hitler’s beloved dog, the man was but a broken shell of his former self, and following the death of Blondi, due to cyanide capsules administered by Dr.Werner Haase, Hitler was reportedly totally inconsolable. Eye witnesses have stated that following the joint suicide of Adolf Hitler and his wife Eva, Feldwebel Fritz Tornow, Hitler’s dog handler, took Blondi’s pups outside to the garden above the Fuhrerbunker, and shot them. Tornow was also said to have killed Eva’s two Scottish Terriers, along with his own dachshund.

Below are a few images of Hitler, along with his faithful companion. (Note the swastika on the wicker chair, a nice touch.)

Regards,

Carl

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Gentlemen: I received this cross today. It is unmarked, but after looking at countless posts and trying to compare it to one that I have, I think it is a ‘100′ for Wächtler & Lange. It is very mint!!

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2 veteran rifles of their respective armies-a US Enfield Model of 1917 and a Soviet Mosin Nagant m91/30.

The M17 is a late production Eddystone factory example from January 1919 when production ceased as it became certain that The Great War was actually over as far as the fighting was concerned. The story of the Enfield P13/14 and M1917 has been told here many times but it’s worth remembering that the M17 was the primary rifle of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) in France by Nov 1918 equipping over 60% of the AEF. It had also been considered to replace the Springfield M1903 post war as the standard US rifle due to the large available stocks of the M17 but the lack of windage adjustments for the rear sight stopped this as there was still a bias for very long range deliberate rifle fire in US military circles. Large numbers were kept in store and pulled out for WW2 use as supplied to Britain mostly for ‘Home Guard’ use and to other allies such as Nationalist China and France who used them in combat-the US used them mostly for training in the USA but some did see combat use in N/W Europe as late as 1945. Post WW2 use included supply to Denmark and even South Vietnam (must have been a very heavy burden for the small statured Vietnamese troops).

The Mosin Nagant started life as a dragoon model made by Izhevsk in 1924, surviving the various campaigns before and during ‘The Great Patriotic War’ to be rebuilt post WW2 at Izhevsk to m91/30 standard with new rear and fore sights.

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Hello
what do you think ?
it’s possible a 1st pattern decal on M42 ?
thanks for answers
cordially
Didier

All,

just picked up some M1’s for the collection - I was very lucky so far for 2012

Also hope to get this M1 with Hood liner soon!!

1. McCord with CAPAC liner and 2nd pattern camo cover
2. McCord with Westinghouse liner and 1944 netting with band
3. MCord with St Clair liner
4. McCord with Seaman liner - captains bars on the helmet and liner
5. McCord with Hood liner and blue sweat band (near future)

Also looking for a M1C paratrooper so saving money now and hope to find one!!

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This was brought back by my uncle who was a despatch rider, very worn but i like it marked on back M4/44Attachment 314686

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