What's your newest militaria III

very nice Kai, congrats on the fotos, gave likes but the button is frozen for the time being, will try later ............

 

Wonderful additions Kai, thanks for taking the time to share those with us

 

What I got so far.16 1/2x36 shirt 36x33 trousers,Military Order of the Cootie beenie,Vetterli ammo,Japanese bayonet frog,German belt loop, German bayonet plated w/ W 18 on spine,clip Carcano 7.35 ball,clip 6.5 Carcano hunting,Hindenburg Cross,pinback Unit Citation,cap toy,Japanese sword spacer,U.S.M.C. M-14 clip pouch,U.S.M.C. FMF-PAC signals patch, U.S.M.C. 51st. Artty.Rich A. in Pa.

 

Oops! Noticed this morning that my favourite autograph site had made an update...

Erich Bärenfänger. Swords recipient, 1915-1.may 1945
War signed private photo

Wilhelm Okrent Obergefreiter with Knights Cross
War signed Foto postcard
KIA on the 8.may 1945.

 

great stuff again chaps, RRA are you competing with Skip on a fat museum with all your purchases ? ................

 

ooooooooops to fast a finger(s), coming shortly from Asia actualy a very rare signed foto of RK winner and Nachtjagd pilot of 1./NJG 5:

Hauptmann Ernst-Georg Drünkler Staqffelkäpitan flying a jU 88g-6 IN 1945. One of the very few high scoring LW night fighter pilots to make it till wars end. Several sources mention his victory talley upwards of 47 victories with several at wars end on the Ost front against Soviet Il 4's. Multiple kills on several nights usisng the famed Schräge Musik installation........ 16 victories alone for 1945.

 

Got this Japanese E.M. hat today. Rich A. in Pa.

 

A few weks back I scored quite a nice grouping! Unfortunately I was a lttle to late, because in the beginning, the seller also had some nice medals belonging to the Majors father, as well as the sons first commission with the original signature of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, but when I found it these were already sold! Anyhow the documents I got date from 1920 till 1964 when the son Humphrey retired as a Lt. Col. of the inactive reserve.




James E. Humphrey's state and federal commissions and promotion documents, this is only a small part of the documents that were part of the grouping, I haven't sorted out all of them yet




The Purple Heart with the related document




DUI of the units J.E. Humphrey served with! He started his career in the 14th NY regt. Then he changed into his father's 23rd of the 106th New York Infantry regiment. Later he changed form infantry to field artillery, where he served in the 186th FA Regiment. During the war he was with the 315 FA Bn and the 313 FA Bn of the 80th Infantry Division.












Medals, ribbons and awards.




The Major's NOK dogtag, his army ID card and a gunpermit.




The outside cover of the ID card.

 

Wonderful picture of Ernst . I worked on his June 3rd 1944 claim ( shot down a viermot. Operation Bombing of Trappes marshalling yards) and never found a decent signed picture of him until now.


sky: great medals , especially the Purple Haert with 1944 dated document.



My latest purchase : a M-35 French Mastic pair of officer cavalry trousers. They fit both my artillery officer mannequin to be OR my Gendarme in Summer uniform . The latter being a bit more eclectic with blue winter cap (still need the summer one ) . I will probably dress my 6th Artillery officer first.








The 6th Artillery Regiment Capitaine version with M-39 great coat and M-38 collar tabs (originally sewed )

 

the Gendarme version. Ranks and collar tabs are not sewed yet. Note the black cartridge pouches vs. the brown ones for the regular army.

 

Inbetween 1936 and 1940 the Major was not an active officer but worked with the Pinkerton Agency, here is a more detailed shot of his gun permit as an "Operative"





There are about 90 photographs and many little bits and pieces.





Aerial photographs of the 80th's Rhine crossing site at Mainz.




A map of France.







Three maps glued together.




On the back the Major had noted the names of the villages and towns he had passed through. On the sellers pictures you could only see the names of the french villages! You can't imagine the surprise it was when I discovered the names of luxembourgish villages, the list ending with the neighbouring village of Ermsdorf, right next to where I live!!!!!



The part with the local villages.





A map of the northern part of Luxembourg, the Major has marked the progress of his unit.

 

Very cool indeed! what's even more cool is that there is a new member looking for coordinates off of one of those maps. Here is the thread: http://www.ww2f.com/information-requests/56441-map-coordinate-help-needed.html#post625610

 

What I got yesterday.Undated survival knife,1973 survival knife.England marked F/S pattern knife,Gerber wasp body knife,whistle marked military,Army Air Corp Officer clothing group,1944 War Edition world atlas. Rich A. in Pa.

 

Just a couple of nice Otto Carius postwar autographs...

 

Gotcha!!!

 

What I got today. 1957 size Large liner for field jacket,U.S.M.C. Handbook,can foot powder,bayonets,copy Czech tank badge(I did not know),medals. Rich A. in Pa.

 

As much as I dislike the man, that's a cool autograph Kai-Petri!

 

Some more documents and pictures! Sorry, but I was to lazy to put the pictures into a chronological order, I guess that's some work for a rainy winter day.

 

It's just a small selection of photos, there are more then a hundred of them! What's really fascinating when you go through the pictures is that you can see how fast the US Army changed in the late thirties and early forties!

 

A photo album of a field postal office in action during 1941-44 war for Finland.