Showing my small WW2 collection.

Nick. Have you visited the Atlantic Wall museum in Hoek van Holland? there is a reconstitution of a German bakery there. They used to make bread for 3000 soldiers there evey day! There are ovens and bags etc... There are even humoristic settings such as the lazarett with the flee control and Herr Doktor checking for vermine on a soldier who has his pants on his knees. (the same scene as in das Boot). It's hilarious.

 

Never been there, maybe something for in the future.

 

It's really worth it. They even restored the huge guns that protected the Rhine Delta near the Waterweg.

 

Nice German bakelite ELAZ (Elektrische Aufschlagzünder) holder.

 

German Mutterkreuz Silver.
Poor condition...

 

Nice picture.

 

You've got a great collection Nick, my collection will look poor compare to this. Nevertheless I made a nice find today. It's a British 1940 model enamel gourd.

 

Where did you find it? Nice item.

 

Nick have you found what type of holder the Bakelite is ? looks small enough for matches but maybe not

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I bought it at a local flee market and paid a mere 5 euros for it!

 

Erich, what do you mean exactly? The bakelite holder is for the ELAZ detonator types.

Skipper, nice price! I also get somethin today, 3 german coins with eagle. 1 Rpf, 2 Rpf and 10 Rpf. Just for free.

 

That's cool. That reminds me that allied airmen often caried French, Dutch, Belgian and German money with them in case they had to bail out. I have some of these bills dated from 1942.

 

Here the coins I was talking about.

 

My great uncle was a Stirling pilot and kept some of this money along with his log book naughty). He also had a note signed by all the troops on the glider he tugged to Arnhem!

 

That signed note must be a great relic Stefan! I will scan my bills and post them.

 

Nice Luftwaffekarte, really big one.
From 1938. And that just for €15,-

 

and in perfect condition too! It's really cheap for such a map. i like these prewar materials.

 

My newest item: a 1942 Luftwaffe map from Norway

 

ok you two where are you picking up these wonderful LW maps eh ??

I have a great Berlin map 1942 which I use for research for one of my books

 

I will post another later. In 1940 the LW also still used the WWI maps. They were pretty accurate but smaller and more difficult to read.