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    with field gear

    Now with field gear (and Russian Front service badge)
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      Italian POW

      Here's my Italian POW impression in chocolate brown dyed UK battle dress uniform! The Bustina fieldcap is POW camp made! The owner, from Naples, was captured in Sicily, July 24th 1943. I know this because its all hand embroidered on his camp made Bustina hat!
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      Last edited by NickG; 12-10-2007, 12:53 AM.

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        period picture of such POWs

        Here's a period picture in color of such POWs in the UK. Note chocolate brown dyed BD uniforms and green Bustinas! (one guy has his BD patched up with bright red fabric!!!)
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          cap details

          POW made cap with personal embroidery on cap !!! Prigioniere (prisoner) 1943. Trapani is a place in Sicily (where he was captured...) The other side of the cap salso shows embroidery and lists soldier's his name and where he's from: Napoli (Naples). I believe that the cap was constructed (camp made) with British wool!
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          Last edited by NickG; 12-10-2007, 12:50 AM.

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            inside

            The inside of the POW made Bustina cap is reenforced with cardboard which came from British ration boxes: it reads "square biscuits" !!
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              period picture

              Here's a period picture of an Italian POW. Note Italian stars on camp supplied uniform...possibly a camp made or converted US uniform (note buttons) with nationality sleeve patch, as issued to Italian POWs in the States.
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              Last edited by NickG; 12-10-2007, 12:56 AM.

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                my patch

                Here's the patch on my uniform
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                  Another shot

                  Another view of my Italian Prisoner (prigioniere 1943) impression
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                    Polizei

                    SchutzPolizei (SchuPo) impression, city = Regensburg where Messerschmitts were built!
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                      Estonian shields

                      Here are my Estonian volunteer shields! Sorry about the glare... (flash + glass)
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                        Franco era Spanish soldier impression

                        Here's my Spanish soldier impression Franco era. Cool double breasted wind breaker coat similar to the ones worn by German gebirgsjagers, but in unique "Sahariana" cut !! (1940's era with resin buttons)
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                        Last edited by NickG; 12-16-2007, 02:03 AM.

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                          Blue Division

                          Impression shows a Blue Division veteran with (Spanish made) commemorative campaign shield worn by veterans of the Russian front!
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                            DAK officer

                            DAK engineer officer impression, wearing an Italian contract Spanish made "Sahariana" tropical tunic
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                              Military Accountant's Pay Roster page

                              Here's a Heeres Verwaltungs Zahlmeister (military Accountant's) Pay Roster page which was found in a map case! Note Unteroffizieren and Gefreiten ranks + names + amounts in Reichs Marks owed + a Senior Officer rank shoulder board (missing "HV" cypher...)
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                              Last edited by NickG; 12-17-2007, 01:04 AM.

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                                administrative officer

                                Heeres Verwaltung administrative officer portrait in pencil, same rank as earlier post!
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