A orginal - 20 October 1944 dated - British AFPU (Army Film Photo Unit) Sergeant Mike Lewis made press released photograph taken on DZ X
This is a superb original British so called - press released - press photograph (measuring 25.2cm by 20.3cm) taken by AFPU (Army Film Photo Unit) Sergeant Mike Lewis taken on the north-west corner of DZ (Dropping Zone) X near Wolfheze on the first day of the Arnhem landings during Operation Market Garden. The Sinderhoeve farm lies in the distance right. On the foreground you will see one of the... read more
A superb made - un-issued - British made (with its typical paste i.e glue backing) Canadian North Shore Regiment New Brunswick shoulder title
This is a good example of a un-issued embroided British made Canadian North Shore Regiment New Brunswick shoulder title. During the Second World War, the regiment was first stationed in Woodstock, New Brunswick and then Sussex, New Brunswick. When it shipped overseas, it was initially stationed in Liverpool, after that it moved to Scotland near the castle of the Duke of Argyll.
On June 6... read more
A neat - and not often seen - four piece set of period British i.e France made so called 'propaganda' post cardsseveral scenes of British Airborne Troops dispicting
This is a neat example of a four piece set of wartime British i.e France so called 'propaganda' post cards. These 'propaganda' postcards were issued to boosted the spirit of the British i.e France people and to get some income for the war effort. This four piece set is in a nice issued condition with some minor staining from years of slightly handling i.e storage. read more
85.00 EUR
A attractive - difficult to find - British made Canadian Armoured Carrier Regiment shoulder title
This is a truly very attractive - and in this perfect condition most certainly scarcely encountered - British made Canadian Armoured Carrier Regiment shoulder title. The 1st Canadian Armoured Carrier Regiment (1CACR) (also known as the 1st Canadian Armoured Personnel Carrier Regiment) was an armoured regiment of the Canadian Army formed during the late stages of World War II in the European the... read more
A superb period made portrait picture postcard measuring - 8.3cm by 12.7cm - of a (regrettably) un-known Polish żołnierz (soldier) beloning to the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade
This is a neat example of a postcard size (8.3cm by 12.7cm) portrait photograph of a - regrettably - un-known Polish żołnierz (Soldier) beloning to the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade. The 1st (Polish) Independent Parachute Brigade was a parachute infantry brigade of the Polish Armed Forces in the West under the command of Major General Stanisław Sosabowski, created in September 1941 ... read more
55.00 EUR
A attractive - solid i.e plated silver unfortunately not marked - post war (pre 1953) Queens crown Parachute Regiment cap badge
This is a very attractive - never been cleaned - solid i.e plated silver (commercially made) post war -queens crown- Parachute Regiment cap badge. read more
A nice orginal and scarcely encountered Dutch made Battle of Arnhem commemoration coin i.e medallion made in 1946 and designed by J.J. van Goor
This is a nice example of a difficult to find original Dutch made Battle of Arnhem commemoration coin i.e medallion. This coin i.e medallion was made in 1946 and designed by J.J. van Goor. The coin dispicts a emblem of the Airborne troops between the arms of Arnhem and Oosterbeek. On the other side there is a silhouette of burning Arnhem and Oosterbeek above which two parachutists come down. A ... read more
A never seen before - British made - Norwegian Police Forces cap badge worn by the Norwegian Police men in Sweden
This is a attractive - and not seen before - British made Norwegian Police Forces cap badge worn by the Norwegian Police men in Sweden. During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany many Norwegians fled to neutral and unoccupied Sweden to escape the occupiers. Nearly 50,000 registered refugees arrived in Sweden during the war years. In 1942 head of the Swedish National Laboratory of Forensic ... read more
A superb - and not so often seen - British made Norwegian national flag as intended to wear by Norwegian volunteers on there battle-dress blouse
This is a neat example of a difficult to find Norwegian national flag as intended to wear by all ranks of the Norwegain volunteers who were part of the Allied Army's in England during the war. Members of No 5 Troop, No 10 Commando (I.A.) wore the flag below the No.10 Commando on there right shoulder. Volunteers within the Royal Air Force wore a blue version of this little flag. These liitle Nor... read more
A very attractive - now days scarcely found - Dutch 'standard issued' - (entirely printed) so called ORANJE - slighty used resistance arm band
This is a great example of a - slightly used i.e worn condition - constructed in bright orange cotton twill with printed in black ORANJE so called Dutch resistance arm band. These arm bands (they came in all diverend shapes and sizes) were produced for the local resistance groups at the end of the second world war. read more