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Need help! Original Heer eagle?

What are your opinions on this Heer eagle?

Regards, Alexander

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backpack markings

last find from the territory of todays Poland.i like this type of backpaks.the inner marking is a little riddle for me RZIH 43 or something similiar.can You help with the decoding?
best regards

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Vietnam era M1 with helmet radio

Hi guys here I have a Vietnam war era M1 that is fitted with a AN/PRR-9 helmet receiver. The receiver also comes with it’s AN/PRT-4 transmitter both receiver and transmitter have contract numbers which date them to 1967. From what I have read about these radio sets, the PRT-4 and PRR-9 worked together as an attempt at a simple, lightweight Squad radio, albeit one-way. First fielded in Vietnam by the U.S. Army in March 1967, the idea was to extend an infantry platoon and/or squad leaders command and control beyond verbal, hand signals and personal contact communications. They cost around $1100 per set in 1967 which in today’s money would be a hell a lot :shok_yikes: They were apparently not liked by the troops in Vietnam as they broke down a lot due to rainy and atmospheric conditions. Troops tended not to wear the receiver on the helmet and wore them on their uniform.
The helmet is manufactured by Ingersol with the heat stamp of 1-6214 and produced from 1966 to 1967. The liner has a production date of 31 MAY 1967 and is marked in the crown M 30 and stamped on the webbing in black ink the number 30 which identifies it as a MARMAC made liner. The Mitchell cover has the contract details that date it to late 1964 to early 1965.
Thanks for looking guys cool militaria

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Strange Czech WWI (I think) helmet.

Hello all! A few months ago I bought a helmet in the Czech Republic as I’m somewhat of a hat/helmet collector. Naturally, I tried to research who used this and when it was used without any luck. Help!!

Information:
It appears to be a ‘fake’ Adrian helmet
Some said that it may have been used by a Czech police/firefighting force
There’s a Czech seal on the front which appears to have been puttied on (see pictures)
There IS writing on the innards. It appears as though it was manufactured by ‘Fabre’ and the words under that I can’t decifer, although my initial thoughts were "Ganoure", "Canoure", "Cancue", "Canourgue", or perhaps even Cancun, hehe. (See pictures)

Pics:
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Thanks for your time, and good luck! :p

Order of Glory III to T-34 gunner for action on 12.01.1945

Please, meet Guards First Sergeant Kniazev Ivan Mitrofanovich, a T-34 gunner of 226th detached tank regiment. His T-34 was "one of first tanks to reach river Elbe", the meeting point of the Soviet Army and the American Allies.
Researching this award was exciting, and resulted at the end in an interesting finding, which makes phaleristics so interesting, in my view, but you need to wait until the last post to find out what I found.

Kniazev was awarded order of Glory III class for the action on 12 January 1945, on the first day of the Vistula-Oder offensive. His tank was taken out by the German AT battery and he was badly wounded.

Here is the citation:

Tank gunner First Sergeant KNIAZEV showed exceptional military skill in delivering precise artillery fire and courage on the battlefield during the breaking of enemy defences 12.01.1945.
The tank rushed into enemy defence position at village BOREK reference point 228,9 and was met with dense AT fire from the edge of the woods west of MAGIEROW. Comrade Kniazev one by one took out 3 AT cannons, 1 pillbox. When the tank reached the woods edge it was hit by the AT fire and caught fire. Comrade Kniazev was wounded, but despite that he dismounted machine gun from the burning tank and opened fire at the retrieving enemy infantry killing 8 hitleriets and capturing 4.
For courage, bravery and resourcefulness in battle, comrade Kniazev is worthy of order of Glory III class.

The wound mentioned in the citation was Kniazev’s 3rd in the course of the war. He was lightly wounded in 1942 and badly in 1944 according the the same citation. The bad wound of 1944 is also revealed in the hospital release documentation. He was released on 09/July/1944 and apparently was sent to his original unit - 226 Detached Tank Batalion, 5 Guards Tank Army, 1 Ukrainian front.
Drafted in 1942, he received his boot-camp training in 21st Detached Training Tank Regiment. He also earned order Red Star in May1945.
He seems to have lived long life and was awarded OPWI in April 1985.

Now, the scene of the battle.
The day of the action, 12/Jan/1945, was the starting day of the Vistula-Oder offensive.
Here 5 Gv.A commander’s plan for the first 3 days of Vistula-Oder offensive. The location of the Kniazev’s action is marked.

Red Army force disposition on the starting position just prior to attack on 12/Jan/1945 (the location of Kniazev’s 226 DTR is marked):

And now zooming in on the actual place described in the citation, Borek and Magierow.
Funny how the map layout has not changed much across those 70 years…
The "edge of the woods west of Magierow" is still there in 2016.