Hi there,

I apologise in advance! I don’t have any means of copying these photos at present. I am very much doing this the amateur way for now (at-least until circumstances change). This is my first ever purchase of photos from the Third Reich era (probably from any era for that matter). I bought them from a friend of whom I always deal with - he would take them back in a heart beat if they were deemed incorrect. Hopefully all is okay, do let me know what you think. These were bought in mind of making a small framed display with insignias.

I’ll let the photos do the talking now. Best wishes of health to you all - stay positive.
- Scotty.

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Good morning folks,

I thought I’d share with you my latest purchase, a relic helmet found on the positions of the 7 Kompanie, SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 23 ‘Norge’ , part of the Nordland division, in Narwa. This regiment saw heavy combat around the Narwa bridgehead and later the Tannenberg Positions, with the 2nd Btl taking awful casualties, some companies being reduced to a handful of men.

Battle damage is present on the front of the helmet, with either a bullet or piece of shrapnel travelling horizontally from the front-right to front-left (based on what I perceive to be the trajectory), across the wearer’s forehead. Additionally, a piece of shrapnel/bullet has come from the wearer’s front and through the rear skirt of the helmet. A crack on the wearer’s left is also present.

Due to a new found interest in the Narwa battles and the later battles of the Nordland unit after reading Tieke’s Tragedy of the Faithful, and Poller et al’s book on the SSAA11, this helmet is both a great item to own, but also a sombre reminder of the vicious fighting that took place on the Narwa isthmus from early 1944 until late Summer.

Kindest regards and many thanks
Harvey

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Hi! Just want to share My IJN/NLF photo grouping with the exact officer on the 4 photo, it has a kanji writings on the opposite side if somebody can help me translate it I will greatly appreciate it. I got this lot including a lithographic copy of instrument of surrender of Japanese forces in Morotai Island South West Pacific Area and also a wartime Map. I got this whole WW2 lot from a Japanese Militaria collector in Australia.

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A recent addition to my spange collection.
This EK II spange still retains some of the silver frosting and burnishing to the high points. It is not really visible in the photos but the condition is quite nice.
It came on a piece of original ribbon that retains some thread, and appears to have actually been sewn to a tunic.
These are not seen for sale that often.
Ralph.

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In contrast to the "same plane" peak, the "power bulge" is heavily padded, and juts out above the band before turning upwards.
(this is in contrast to what I call "forward lean" peaks, that have no turn-up).

It is seen on immediate prewar visors, and was continued into the early war period.

Shown is a Medical visor with this look:

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