Does anyone have any info on the possible issue and use of hand powered dynamo flashlights by Polish soldiers? I found this photo on the Internet and I remember my father had one.

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See the middle of this Polish para’s kit for the dynamo flashlight.

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This is a 1942 Phillips model. These were appropriated by the Germans and issued to the Wehrmacht.

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This is a 1944 Genes model - anyone know anything about it?

I have read that Allied soldiers did pick these up in Holland during the war. However in the Polish para photo it appears to be part of his kit.

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