Beautiful reference book written by my friend Jan Meland and Trod A. Elvan. The book covers beautiful high details pictures of various visor caps and uniforms of both the SS and the German army (Heer). 230 pages. Signed by Jan Meland himself. Size book 35.5cm x 22cm.
Beautiful reference book written by my friend Jan Meland. The book covers liners, rivets, shells, factory markings, lot numbers, vent holes, chinstraps, decals and lot more. The helmets shown are M16, M17, M18, M34, M35, M36, M37, M38, M39, M40 and M42. Fabric painted helmets, re-issued helmets, repainted/overpainted helmets, camo helmets, helmets with camo adaptions…
WH (Heer) Handbook – ‘Reibert’ – ‘Der Dienst-Unterricht im Heere’. Rarely encountered edition for ‘Pionier‘ (combat engineer). The book was published in 1940 by the “Verlag von E.S. Mittler & Sohn” in Berlin. The book has a green coloured cover and features 395 pages with a lot of nice high quality photographs and illustrations. Overal…
Beautiful army propaganda book by Josef Arens and Otto Brües: Männer und Waffen des deutschen Heeres. Complete with paper cover and all drawings inside! A must have!
Late war Solbuch from Kannonier Baptist Böhm, part of Artillerie-Regiment 264, part of the 264. Infantry Division. This regiment was fighting in Croatia against the Tito Partisans, and it was there that Kannonier Böhm was wounded by schrapnel on his ankle in 1943. Later in 1944 he was also treaded in an SS hospital. He…
Very interesting paper grouping with various of documents of Heinrich Leitner, who was first part as a driver of Kraftfahr-Ersatzabteilung 17 and was later transfered into a Stürmgeschutz unit, most likely as a driver. The grouping contains paper work from the early 1930’s until the 1950’s.
Late war Solbuch with many extra’s from Wilhelm Blötz, a glider pilot that was forced to serve in a Fallschirmjäger Regiment at the end of the war in 1945. Complete with dog tag (also matching with number in the Solbuch). Update: after some research we found his unit; Fallschirm-Granatwerfer-Bataillon 3
Very interesting Wehrpass from Luftwaffe engineer Erich Gessner, with the rank of Hauptmann. Went into active front service at the end of the war (I asume they did not need engineers back then) and fought Croatia, Greece and Germany in 1945. He was awared a Wound Badge, War Merrit Cross and Luftwaff Ground Assault badge…
Standard Mein Kampf (My Battle/Struggle) printed in 1941. Complete with all pages and in good condition. Hitler picture remains present. A solid example!
Very nice and well preserved SS solbuch from SS-Sturmmann Aloys Stahl. He was trained in the Netherlands in the town of Amersfoort and was send into combat in France, Normandy serving under SS Artillerie Regiment 17, that was part of the 17. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division Götz von Berlichingen. He got wounded twice in Normandy. Great Normandy solbuch…
Very interesting service manuel (Ausbildungsvorschrift für die Flakartillerie) for Wehrmacht (Army, Luftwaffe, Navy) and SS personnel for training regulations regarding the anti-aircraft guns and telescopes.
Very rare and seldom seen small booklet that was inside of the famous magazine ‘Signal’ (nr. 12 and 13 from June and July 1943) warning the readers about the upcoming communisme. These booklets were put in between the signals and this was commissioned by the SS Brigade Wallonie, Bureau de l’ecrutement de Tournai. Nicely stamped…
Very interesting death card of Gefreiter Johann Gattereder, a qualified sniper ‘Scharfschütze’ of the German Wehrmacht. Died on 17th of December 1944. The card was fully researched by the previous owner (these documents will be handed to the buyer). Gattereder was part of the 5./Grenadier Regiment 752. That saw action in both Normandy and the…
Interesting Belgian posten from 1936 where they are doing an experiment in case war would break out to put off all lights at night. From town Kessel-Loo near Leuven. Size 67cm x 49cm.
Interesting document grouping from Unteroffizier Hans Krisch serving in Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21, part of the 24th Panzer-Division that saw action in Stalingrad. The grouping consist of a Iron Cross 2nd class document and a rare Close Combat Clasp (Nahkampfspange im Bronze) document. Interesting to see is the period error they made, when they erased one roman…
Nice and small paper grouping of Obergefreiter Paul Kissel, serving in the 6th company of Grenadier Regiment 226. He received the Iron Cross 2nd class and the Eastern Front medal. Both documents came in the envelope that is present as well. The Grenadier Regiment 226 fought under the 79th Infantry Division that saw action in…
Flemish propaganda booklet for the local Hitlerjugend Vlaanderen in April 1944. All pages are present. Beautiful book full of pictures, information and marching music. 36 pages.
Very nice and nearly complete album with ‘zigarettenbilder’, pictures that people could collect and glue in these albums back in the days. This example is nearly complete with all pictures inside, a few are missing but the nice thing is about 100 extra pictures come with it to complete the missing ones. This particular example…
Interesting three piece award document grouping of Obergefreiter Karl Post, who was part of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 114. The grouping consist of a Panzer Assault badge in Bronze, War Merit Cross 2nd class with swords and Wound badge in black document.
Flemish propaganda booklet for the local Hitlerjugend Vlaanderen in April 1944. All pages are present. Beautiful book full of pictures, information and marching music. 36 pages.
Original Wehrpass from Mechanic Eugen Düffmer, who was part of the Luftwaffe reserve. Interesting SA sport badge entry. All swastika’s have been covered with a piece of paper (could be removed).
Original German Wehrpass from WW1 veteran Erick Hanck, who was called back into the army in 1943 in the reserve. Saw action in WW1 from 1915 until 1919 in L.J.R. 244.
Very interesting Wehrpass of (Major-Paymaster) ‘Stabzahlmeister’ Otto Reichardt. WW1 veteran, who receieved the Iron Cross 2nd class 1914, Black Wound Badge 1914, WW1 honor Cross, serval service medals and the 1939 War Merit Cross 2nd Class with swords. Served in various units and saw action as a staff member of Infanterie-Regiment 406 in Poland (Battle…
Interesting book written by Martin H. Sommerfeldt about Hermann Göring in 1933, complete with paperback cover. Stamped inside from the army libary in Belgium ‘Heeresbücherei Belgien’.
Nice grouping containing three award documents of Leutnant Rudolf Matthäus, part of Infanterie-Regiment 181 (52. Infantry Divisionon). The documents are for the Iron Cross first and second class and a Silver Wound Badge (document damaged).
Rare German death card from Kompanie-Chef and Oberleutnant Georg Gill of a Gebirgs-Pionier-Battalion . He was awarded the Iron Cross first and second class, A silver Close Combat Clasp (Nahkampfspange), a General Assult badge, Silver wound badge, Croatian War Merit Cross and the Eastern Front medal. Fought in Poland, France, Russia, Greece, Bulgaria en Yougoslavia.
Well preserved propaganda book with +-120 photos of H. Hoffmann from Adolf Hitler and his Blitzkrieg in the West in 1940. Complete with original paper cover, shows damaged Hitler head. Size 26.5cm x 19cm
This is a genuine Third Reich Heinrich Hoffmann photo book called Hitler Abseits vom Alltag (Hitler, His Private, Daily Life). This original softcover example measures 25cm x 18cm and has 96 pages containing 100 photos of Adolf Hitler in his surroundings at the Berghof on the Obersalzberg above Berchtesgaden and in other venues. The book…
This is a genuine Third Reich Heinrich Hoffmann photo book called Hitler Abseits vom Alltag (Hitler, His Private, Daily Life). This original softcover example measures 25cm x 18cm and has 96 pages containing 100 photos of Adolf Hitler in his surroundings at the Berghof on the Obersalzberg above Berchtesgaden and in other venues. The book has its…
Very interesting shopping window sticker from the DAF saying: Mitglied der Deutschen Arbeitsfront (Member of the German Workforce). The even more interesting part is of course the factory who produced this ‘decal’; C.A. Pocher G.m.b.H. Nürnberg-A Abzeihbilderfabrik, famous for the production of army, luftwaffe and SS decals on helmets.