I have my doubts, but figured I would post here for a confirmation. These are the only pictures I have. Please let me know what you think. Thank you!

Link:

https://photos.google.com/share/AF1Q…h3ejZRUE8wZGV3

I am interested how much types were produced the eagle Kurica. I know about the production in Muskiewska and Lublinskiej.
Heavily anything valuable to find in the net or books.
Show your own Kurica :p

Moskiwska war type

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Greetings,

new here, so please forgive me if I’m ignorant on some things.

I have a family photo from, I think, 1940 or 1941. My family was Estonian, but fled Soviet occupation of our homeland in 1940. Soon thereafter, my Great Grandfather (the man in the photo) joined the German army, largely because at that time if you were coming into Germany as an Estonian, you had better be helping out, and it was one way in which he could keep the family alive and prevent them from being sent to Stallin’s camps in Siberia, as many of my other relatives were. Still, I find it curious that he would join them given how much he hated the Nazi party. I suppose he must have hated the Russians just as much.

Anyway, I used to have his shirt from the Estonian army, but I do not think this is an Estonian uniform. It looks to be a dress uniform of some sort. I have no idea what rank, though I do know for certain that he later became at least the rank equivalent to a Liutenant in the American forces- he was an officer. Evidently, he had some high level intel available to him, because he always knew when bombings were coming, and got the family out of the area just before they did - often the night before, except for one time when the family came out and my Grandmother’s sister (on left) once described the pavement outside as having been melted to glass from the heat of the fire and the bombs. How he always seemed to know, we have never known. He was shot 7 times during the war (survived) though I do not see any medals here (perhaps because it was early on). He was a professor in Estonia and already had military experience, so I expect he rose through the ranks relatively easily once they went to Germany. I know he was NOT a member of the Nazi party - in fact, he refused and was to be shot for some reason, except he escaped the night before and went on foot over the mountains. I also find it curious that the Americans let him come over so easily after the war - perhaps because he was not German, or perhaps he, like a rather well known cousin of his, leaked information to British intelligence (this other relative was put to death by firing squad in 1941 in Tallinn, Estonia by the Russians for this).

On to the point - I do not know what this sword is. I sadly don’t have it in my possession, either - I do not know if he willed it to someone in the family, otherwise I would have loved to have it.

If anyone knows what position he was in at this time (1940/41) based on the uniform, that would also be interesting to find out. That is all I know (other than that the guy he took orders from was an SS bastard who he disliked greatly). There is also another photo with a uniform I’m not sure about (this from a bit earlier, so I’m pretty sure Estonian), but I wondered if anyone recognized that hat.

Thanks!

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A new addition to my HJ Leistungsabzeichen awards collection. This one is numbered 288945, so, not really an early one but in nice condition.
Ralph.

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I have this helmet and I would like more information on it. Especially the heat number and the number "1 2 (or 3) 6" on the bottom side of the shell peak. After lots of research on Google it seems to be a McCord shell. If wanting photos, please request them.
This is what I found out:

September 1942 (according to McCord)

Shell:
~ fixed bails
~ front seam
~ Heat # 272 (letter not present/missing?)
~ 1 (2 or 3) 6 (on peak)?
~ OD #3?
~ does have some stress cracks
~ OD #7 dark green net (reproduction- I added)
~ L: 11” W: 9.5” D: 7”
~ McCord (I’m positive, No "S")
~ cork texture
~weight: 2.5 Ibs
~ Raised brass bar buckle & 2 prong hook
~ Olive Drab (OD) tank green paint

Liner
~ high pressure
~ Seaman Paper Company
~ Post War leather chin strap (New old stock-I added)
~ Sweat band- (reproduction-I added)
~ weave forms 3 V pattern
~ nape/neck strap, nickel- no ID?

Questions
~ More Info on: the heat number, letter missing?
~ more info on: numbers on peak?
~ McCord,Ingersoll, R.J. Stampings or Schlueter?
~ est. Time period?
~ leather chin strap: Is it correct for the time period you think it is?
~ neck strap info

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