French first armoured Divison memorabillia

Very nice Skipper! This was used as a postcard as well?

 

Postcard and first Day Issue for a 1952 stamp . Look at the Rhin and Danube cancelation.

 

Very nice! The stamp and cancellation are in great shape too!

 

Cool addition Skipper. I know of his name from books but don't think I ever saw a photo of him before.

 

Just have a look at his decorations, I'm trying to figure out what they all are. He is a famous field Marchall , oddly enough not as famous as Lerclec abroad, despite an impressive curiculum

 

I THINK I know what book I saw his pic in-I THINK it was in the older edition (and much much better) of: The American Heritage Book of WWII.

 

He's been at quite a few parties you know , this is the one he attended in June 1945

 

Monty, Ike and Zhukov-never looked better. I'd love to own the original photo.

 

Celebrating the May 8th capitulation in Berlin



decorating his sun who later fell in Indochina in 1951

 

Hi Skipper, you never fail to amaze me w/ the stuff you take out of your bag of goodies ;-))

 

I agree Carl, on my trip over, I'll have to set aside a few days to view his museum!

 

The above pictures are widely known pictures and are not mine I'm afraid, but I'd love to show you the one I have if you ever show up here

 

I'm still planning on it my friend! In fact I bought a bottle of Jaegermesiter for us!! It may be a while, but I'll keep saving my pennies!!

 

Hi Scott, Skipper, If I can ever make to there-i'll be bringing a nice bottle of Cognac-and or Cinnamon Schnapps-whichever is liked best?

Pvt Museum is right-Skippers has more substance than mine will ever have.

Oh and, BTW, Skipper, Kruska, Herr, Erich and JC, i'm going to TRY to get to the Post Office this Saturday to send you the stuff I owe ya-but that all depends on if my Brother aint going out of town then. Transportation for now-is my only delay--Grrrrr.

 

My present for a friend: a 1st army coat from a Medic with Colonel Rank.

 

and a souvenir handkerhief that was apparently handmade (embroided) by a sweetheart in 1945. It mentions some of the regions that were occupied by the French 1st armored Division. This beauty is part of my personnal collection.



areas mentionned are Baden Baden , Constance, Freiburg and the Black Forest