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4th Div. D-Day vet bringbacks


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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.

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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.

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Photo of the vet on the left holding an MP-44.

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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).

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Excellent grouping and bringbacks from a D-day veteran.

Did you buy it from the veteran (or his family)?

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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

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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!

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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.................

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Close up of his ETO ribbon bar with arrowhead for D-day.............

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Photo in uniform although not the same uniform, I have his Ike jacket.

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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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