WW2 Decorations?

[Coletto [506th PIR]]

What kind of world war 2 things do you have lieing around on your desk? My Uncle bought me these a few years back. Its Tin Toy Soldiers from Kings & Country. They are of Gen. Patton his 3rd Army Staff, his dog. And a few men from the 26thYD and 29thID. And of corse some Waffen SS.

I also have a National World War II Memorial Poster, Medic Mesh Bag, .30 Cal Ammo Belt, canteen, Can of shell water pump grease, Sniper british sniper scope. A Chow plate and cup, and last but not least Cpl. Chevs. :p

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[Rejenorst]

Can you get us a few close up pics of those tin soldiers... wouldnt mind getting a good look at the colours they used... especially the Waffen SS ones thnks.

[Burns [506th PIR]]

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/burnshr/mp40ss.jpg

I found him in my backyard out in cali when we where doing some major yard work. It's simplet a German soldier with an MP40, if you can't see him well.

[Coletto [506th PIR]]

Yeah I will get some close ups. The detail on these is amazing. Especially with Patton. and his dog.

[Jimmy]

I've got various models I have built and painted. 1/72 Scale.

[Coletto [506th PIR]]

http://members.cox.net/t.coletto/soldier/desk.jpg

http://members.cox.net/t.coletto/soldier/desk2.jpg

I'll post up close detailed shots during the day towmorrow.

[MikoWolf]

nice pictures. i have tons of those plastic grey german soldiers =P
refering to Burns =)

[Hunnicutt [506th PIR]]

I have some original WWII Paratrooper gear and access to a vast aray of information. I will see if I can get some shot... anything you need so I don't got photographing everything?

[Coletto [506th PIR]]

nice pictures. i have tons of those plastic grey german soldiers =P
refering to Burns =)


Except mine arn't plastic :-)

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[Hunnicutt [506th PIR]]

Coletto, Is there anyway you can get a shot without that Orange Tint? I think they are looking at the Colors for a good reason... Just maybe it will be an answer they are looking for.

[MikoWolf]

']Except mine arn't plastic :-)



was refering to Burns reply

sorry if i wasnt that clear :(

[Burns [506th PIR]]

nice pictures. i have tons of those plastic grey german soldiers =P
refering to Burns =)

Lol Yeah... This was over the summer, when I was running my own german realism unit. That's the only reason why I saved him.

[Coletto [506th PIR]]

I will take pictures of each and every soldier upclose, and a patton suprise... or orange tint this time, the flash will be on.

[ThomasStewart]

Two verbandkasten with original medical contents.....
German doctors pouch with original contents
German soap and dish
German razor
Wehrmacht Razor blades X2 packs of 30 blades with paper coverings
Two times British 24pndr shell casings
Wehrmacht oberarzt kragenspiegel
SS kragenspiegel
original Stabsarzt "foot locker" (personalised)
Original Afrika Korps water bottle
Original Sani flasche (medics water bottle) X2 (1 rare ersatz leather)
Times two original sani pouches and contents
Times one Stretcher bearer pouch (original)
Original shovel
Original K98 bayonet
Original M42 Helmet (rare - 68 shell size)
A literal ton of reproduction items including: repro German webbing and clothing
Original German Gasmask tin and gasmask (personalised markings)
Original German map case with 2 original pencils
Two original unterichtsbuchen f?r Sanit?ts und Manschaften (one rare with original owners personalised additions/edits).
I used to have a PPSH laying around till I sold it
Two original zeltbahns with buttons
One pair of swedish 1940's ankleboots
One 38 pattern British smallpack
Various bits of shrapnel
A Deutsches Rot Kreuz nurses pouch
100 original German wound dressings
Four canisters of German burns dressings

And some more I cant remember off the top of my head. :)

[xplosiv]

wow youve got quite a collection sani !
Where do you get it all from? I'd love to start collecting stuff like this

[Schrem [506th PIR]]

FACT:

He is reenactor :)

[xplosiv]

ah.....right lol
So its all repro?

[ChrisHunt]

ah.....right lol
So its all repro?

There's one key word in his listing...........ORIGINAL.

[Schrem [506th PIR]]

i think some things are old but if its all non-repro...Sani is a hardcorecollector. :D

[xplosiv]

There's one key word in his listing...........ORIGINAL.
shaddap im tired! leave me alone :D

would love to have a collection like that

[Schrem [506th PIR]]

Cees...you were a few sec. faster then me..i hate ya!

[MikoWolf]

i wish there was a reenacment group here in norway. but i guess they would reenact theyr resistance force =P (that aint that attractive =P)

[Rejenorst]

Nice close up... can u also get the heer close ups? Especially their coats.. just interested in seeing the colours the americans used for the Germans at the time.

[ThomasStewart]

i think some things are old but if its all non-repro...Sani is a hardcorecollector. :D

Ive noted down anything thats repro as repro. Everything else is original :)

And thank you for your compliments guys, but my collection is no where near as big as some of my friends.

[ThomasStewart]

i wish there was a reenacment group here in norway. but i guess they would reenact theyr resistance force =P (that aint that attractive =P)

Theres a German re-enactment group in Norway. If you log onto axis history forum and go to the re-enactment section, ask around there. :)

Tom.

[NicholasJohnson]

Around my desk...4 patches(UK Airborne, 82nd Airborne, 101st Airborne, and 29th Division), a cricket, paratrooper wings, and a GI steel pot(only thing original).

I also have the Band of Brothers DVD signed by Ron Livingston, Frank John Hughes, Micheal Cudlitz, and 19 of the actual veterans, including Frank Perconte, Shifty Powers, and Don Malarkey. (all thanks to the good old USO) ;)

[emery]

You guys sure have a lot of WW2 stuff, especially you Sani :) Pfc. Jackson's BoB DVD also sounds really great. I personally don't posess anything fron the era, but my grandfather from my mother's side has a lot of things from the Finnish army such as his medals, uniform items, knife and captured "souveneirs" including a russian winter hat with red star. Maybe I will inherit these things later. He no longer has his service weapon, which was a mosin nagant I believe.

[xplosiv]

I dont really have much myself

I do have a British Parachute badge (the wings and parachute that they wore on the beret) I remember buying it a long time ago but have no idea if it is from the ww2 era or even real at all for that matter- might be a cheap remake :o

I do have the ww1 British Empire/Commonwealth victory medal, no ribbon though :(
Heres a link, the medal at the top of the page (http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-medals/victory-medal2.htm)

and the WW2 British Medal, also without a ribbon...
here (http://cgi.ebay.com/WW2-British-Medal_W0QQitemZ6588339240QQcategoryZ4074QQssPageNa meZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

there both original, the First World War one might've been my grandmas uncles who fought at golipolli, dunno though

[MikoWolf]

Theres a German re-enactment group in Norway. If you log onto axis history forum and go to the re-enactment section, ask around there. :)

Tom.

could you post me a url to the site ^^, since i dont think your refering to any part of these forums at least =P

[ThomasStewart]

PM sent.

I was rumaging around today and found a few extra bits....

original Wehrmacht eagle and swastika tie pin for "walking out" dress.

and an original German War Merit Cross....

I may find some more things out later lol.
Tom.

[ThomasStewart]

Update:

I'm such a show off I know. :D

One SS Tornister (original)
One AFRIKA KORPS rucksack (original mint condition)
One Sanit?tsausrustung kasten (original, rare, no dividers). I'll try and post some pics up later. :)

[DavidUpton]

My aunt and uncle have my Grandfathers stuff lost in their attic. They promised they would look for it, but nothing yet. He was in the SS so I'm hoping he kept quite a lot of interesting stuff.

[ThomasStewart]

My aunt and uncle have my Grandfathers stuff lost in their attic. They promised they would look for it, but nothing yet. He was in the SS so I'm hoping he kept quite a lot of interesting stuff.

Interesting, so he was a POW over here then?

[DavidUpton]

Indeed he was. I posted about him in the "Military History in your family?" thread:


My grandfather was Ukrainian. Quite bizarely, the Germans actually saved him from a lifetime of slave labour under the Soviet Union as his family was on the list to be sent to a concentration camp. Fortunatly the Russians never reached them 'thanks' to the Germans. He was conscripted into the Ukrainian SS and served in Czechoslovakia. I don't think he took part in any major battle though, but he was eventauly captured by the British. After the war he was released and married my Austrian grandmother (whos father sold food to the Germans) and had my mum.

If he hadn't been captured chances are I would not exist.

[Tough Ombre 359th]

2 pistols (german officers, and one was found in a factory .22)
tons of German currency during the war
tons of photos (got off a dead german soldier, 2 pictures taken of Hitler)
small nazi flag

[ThomasStewart]

Indeed he was. I posted about him in the "Military History in your family?" thread:



If he hadn't been captured chances are I would not exist.

Ahh right, my apologies. Its likely that if your family did keep his belongings you might find a rucksack, erkenungsmarker (dog tags), soldbuch...photos...Which are all very lovely artifacts. :)

[Sgt So and So]

Got a picture of the American drop in Normandy(E Company, 506, 101) hangin next to my computer. Oh, yea, and it's autographed by Bill Guarnere. Yes, the guy who was reenacted in Band of Brothers. Sweet! :D Nowhere near as cool as the stuff you guys have though :(