Time Capsules As Found - The Story of the Bring Back Box

[GatorDoc]

As both a German and American citizen and a collector......you both are correct to some degree.  It is collected by Germans in Germany, you merely need frequent the

Militaria Fundforum to see the depth.  It is billed as ......" Größtes deutsches Forum für militärhistorisch interessierte Menschen" ( the largest German forum for people interested in military history).  It has thousands of members in Germany displaying their collections.  Interestingly because of the increasing value of Third Reich items in the US, collectors are moving more towards WW1/ Weimer Republic collectables. 

As far as displaying the items, it is highly frowned upon, considered very poor taste( embarrassing to most Germans), and illegal.  But enforcement of these laws depends on the day, the Polizist involved, and whom was offended.  My relatives gave me many family pieces but wrapped in brown paper where they could not be identified.  Most Germans neither want to remember or be associated with any of it.

Just my 2 cents worth.

J

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2 minutes ago, GatorDoc said:

As both a German and American citizen and a collector......you both are correct to some degree.  It is collected by Germans in Germany, you merely need frequent the

Militaria Fundforum to see the depth.  It is billed as ......" Größtes deutsches Forum für militärhistorisch interessierte Menschen" ( the largest German forum for people interested in military history).  It has thousands of members in Germany displaying their collections.  Interestingly because of the increasing value of Third Reich items in the US, collectors are moving more towards WW1/ Weimer Republic collectables. 

As far as displaying the items, it is highly frowned upon, considered very poor taste( embarrassing to most Germans), and illegal.  But enforcement of these laws depends on the day, the Polizist involved, and whom was offended.  My relatives gave me many family pieces but wrapped in brown paper where they could not be identified.  Most Germans neither want to remember or be associated with any of it.

Just my 2 cents worth.

J

I lived in Germany for a year and that was my experience looking for artifacts when I was there. One of my German friends is a collector. He would echo your words to a “T”. 
Now let’s move on and see more bring back souvenirs!

Paul

[Airborne-Hunter]

This box was brought back by Construction Mechanic 1st Class L.W. Miller, U.S.N., of the USS Mackinac AVP-13, Seaplane Tender. The box is Japanese military, but for an as of yet unknown purpose Included is an eclectic array of souvenirs including several maps of Saipan and the vicinity, a compass ring, several Japanese fishing floats, a gunsight, a piece of Japanese aircraft skin and a few other bits. Because of the maps I would assume this box mostly came from the area around Saipan which would put it on the 2nd War Cruise of the Mackinac. This was recently found in a storage unit. Best ABN

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I always enjoy seeing what the GIs brought back, especially aircraft parts.

Paul