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I recently bought 2 WW2 Japanese tunics, my first venture into this area of collecting. I know what types they are, but would appreciate any input from the experts on this forum, in particular the translation of the ink stamps.
I have seen some discourse as to badges being put on after the war, so have taken pics of the stitching.
Cheers,
Tony

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Hi everyone

I acquired today my first dog tags.
Now I’m trying to identify them. I’m searching on google and oh my god.. It’s quite difficult. I need your help guys. Please.

2/ SR 961

4 Gem Ausb Kp
Ers Btl 999

58
2. StKp II E. Btl/ GJER 137

You can see the photos.
I think two of them are from the Afrika Korps (999th Light Afrika Division). The SR 961 is a penal unit who was fighting in Tunisia right ? Maybe I’m wrong.

The last one seems to be from the Gebirgsjägers .. But that’s all I understand from the codes.

Thanks in advance

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My great grandfather, a WWII machine gunner (as the story goes) picked patches, medals, and pins off people he found dead. I cannot for the life of me identify these two red pins? any help? Imgur: The most awesome images on the Internet

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