Hi folks, A friend of mine was cleaning out the basement and offered me an Ike jacket that belonged to his father. He has two but the one in question was damaged in a basement flood. He has photos as well but knows very little about his father’s service time. I would appreciate any help in providing more details to the son. Here is the first photo I received. His father was in in artillery unit that served in Africa and Italy. Curiously, this photo caption claims it depicts the first American flag raised by a C.A. outfit (Coastal Artillery?) in Africa in December 1942. More photos on the way. NH

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Hi all

Would like to create a replica of the security guards uniform at the Nuremberg trials.
Have gathered some of the insignia required.
looking for a template to create the decal on the side of the helmet liner and which boots did they wear ?

Thanks in Advance

Garry

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My Armoured Warfare In Normandy theme continues - hummed & hawed over this one for a bit before buying ( it’s very heavy ! ).

But it’s a Type 54-E1 all-steel link as used on Sherman M4A3 and has been salvaged from the US sector of the Normandy battlefield. No, I didn’t dig it up myself but it’s from a regular UK dealer who is seen at many shows over here.

The price certainly showed that these aren’t as ’sexy’ for collectors as German items . I’m happy with it.

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( And, in case you’re wondering - the model is 1/32 scale…. )

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Found this helmet last week in Finland , come from a vets family with the Finnish helmet i have posted

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Found this helmet last weekend in Finland came from a family with the Russian helmet i hav also posted

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