POSTING NICKs COLLECTION!

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Receiving the medal

Receiving the medal at the Narwa front (Kurland) summer 1944

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portrait detail

A proud warrior. "TapferheitsUnterscharfuhrer" Remi Schrijnen, Ritterkreuztrager

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simply outstanding!!!!!!!

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RAD uniform

Thanks for the compliment Jaime!
The following uniform appears to be a standard RAD NCO tunic, but its from an interesting maker making it somewhat special...

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Hugo Boss

The stamp shows "BOSS" with below that a number 1239 (lot number??) and below that the standard measurement sequence stamps which appear on all factory mass produced military garments.
Here's a link with more info on Hugo Boss during ww2;
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=218438

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KM insignia

Here's some KM stuff

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motorcycle magazine cover

Here's a wonderful magazine cover of a war time published (Feb.1941) civilian motorcycle publication "Das Motorrad". Of course pretty much all motorcycles were requisitioned by the armed forces for war duty... so instead of riding a bike at least you could read about them!

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enlistment

Here's an original poster that incourages enlistment to fight off the "communist hords" , directed to Dutchmen to sign up in the Westland Regiment of the Waffen SS.

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Bahnschutz

"Bahnschutz" insignia. This is a railway security unit which ended up being under controll of the SS as the war progressed. They also wore their eagle on the sleeve. The eagle is a copy of the 1st model SS sleeve eagle but on grey instead of black. The black version of this eagle is very expensive!!!

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Drk1

Here are some DRK caps I own. Let's start with an early 1st pattern DRK overseas cap with 1st pattern eagle applied on the front. Note greyish-white DRK soutache! You don't see these very often! Nick

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Drk2

Here's a 1st pattern DRK overseas cap, but lacking the upper cap soutache and 2nd pattern eagle applied, so lets call this one a transitional type... Nick

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Drk3

Here's a 1944 dated DRK single button M43 cap with metal cap devise as usually found on the visor cap. Surprizingly it does not have an RBN number, instead its stamped "Uniformmützenfabrik Wilhelm Wethekam Dresden 21", a well known manafacturer of early panzer berets.

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Drk4

Side view; which shows the cloth cap badge (unofficially added... as it belongs on the side of the overseas caps or on the crown for M43's...)
Metal DRK cap eagles (as shown) and cloth ones were worn on M43 crowns, usually without cap cockard.

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Drk5

Here's a neat picture of 3 DRK officers on the Eastern front in rabbit jackets wearing single button M43 DRK caps. If you look closely you can see the DRK oval cloth cap badge. Sorry about the flash and the quality...its a picture of a picture... rare image still worth sharing I think!
I will try to replace it with a better picture later!
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DRK visor

Here's a standard enlisted DRK visor which I've shown before...but this is a better image as it clearly shows the unique cap material, I believe its called "camel hair" type? A hairy hat! High quality for EM-NCO type!
Same metal eagle device as on the M43! The cap has an official DRK pattern wreath, which is fuller in appearance. Often you see DRK visors with a standard (Army style) wreaths mounted. ! Nick