Fixbayonets! Posted February 15, 2013 #1 Posted February 15, 2013 These are the bringbacks of a 4th Infantry Div., 8th Infantry Regt. vet. He was in the first wave on Utah Beach, D-Day. It is possible he captured some of these items during the Normandy campaign. Rob German flag, Luftwaffe belt buckle, Kriegsmarine coastal artillery shoulder board & remnants of a Hitler Youth armband.
Fixbayonets! Posted February 15, 2013 Author #2 Posted February 15, 2013 SS sleeve eagles (both are still sewn to uniform wool), SS-VT cap button, Luftwaffe visor cap & cloth cap eagles, Police cap eagle, Black wound badge, Army breast eagle, Army trapezoid form M-43 cap & a Polish forced labor insignia.
Fixbayonets! Posted February 15, 2013 Author #3 Posted February 15, 2013 Photo of the vet on the left holding an MP-44.
mvmhm Posted February 15, 2013 #4 Posted February 15, 2013 Those are some great bring backs! Mark sends
Fixbayonets! Posted February 15, 2013 Author #5 Posted February 15, 2013 Here are a few more things he brought home - an SS Feldpost, WWI photo postcard, German soldier mourning card, and a small polish flag? (not really sure what it is, someone wrote "polacy" in pencil, translates to "Poles". I guess this is somehow related to the Polish forced labor insignia posted above).
Normandy1944 Posted February 15, 2013 #6 Posted February 15, 2013 Excellent grouping and bringbacks from a D-day veteran. Did you buy it from the veteran (or his family)?
Fixbayonets! Posted February 15, 2013 Author #7 Posted February 15, 2013 Excellent grouping and bringbacks from a D-day veteran. Did you buy it from the veteran (or his family)? Thanks! I bought his grouping and his bringbacks from his son, the veteran had passed away. Rob
Timberwolf Posted February 15, 2013 #8 Posted February 15, 2013 Great grouping! Were you able to get his uniform too? Also great shot of him with the MP-44 I have a grouping where the guy is holding one also!
Fixbayonets! Posted February 15, 2013 Author #9 Posted February 15, 2013 I did get his uniform but the vet had removed all of the patches & insignia from it to put in a shadow box. The good news is I got the shadow box so I have all of the insignia, here is a quick photo.................
Fixbayonets! Posted February 15, 2013 Author #10 Posted February 15, 2013 Close up of his ETO ribbon bar with arrowhead for D-day.............
Fixbayonets! Posted February 15, 2013 Author #11 Posted February 15, 2013 Photo in uniform although not the same uniform, I have his Ike jacket.
firefighter Posted February 16, 2013 #12 Posted February 16, 2013 That is a great grouping direct from the Vets family.The picture in #3 hows a nice array of weapons.German P-44, M-1 Carbine, M-1 Garande and 1911A1.
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