Latvian volunteer...hodge podge of polizei, Schuma and SS kit..typical of the Baltics
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Latvian volunteer, other side...(repro decal)Comment
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Estonian Volunteer (REAL DECAL on left volunteer side!!!)Last edited by NickG; 05-10-2009, 10:45 PM.Comment
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Italian mountain troops charging Russian trenches (1943 newspaper)Comment
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Green US troops trapped in Tunisia (same news paper, later date 1943)Comment
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Again another newspaper (I picked these up last month while in Italy), now depicting RSI troops (November 1943).
All wearing camo which became fashionable during the RSI period!Comment
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Norwegian "POLITI" troops impression =Norwegian army raised in exile in Sweden during ww2. Swedish kit with Swedish uniforms, "Stockholm" (Sweden) maker marked Norwegian lion buttons on this Swedish overcoat!!!
RARE! Norwegian insignia, note "NORGE: shoulder flash + "N" helmet stencil!
RARE! These troops entered Norway in 1945 after Germany's surrender to impose law and order.Last edited by NickG; 05-10-2009, 10:46 PM.Comment
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Period Image, Oslo, Norway, May 1945Comment
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Another period image. Note Norwegian liberation celebration flag.
These Swedish trained and equiped Norwegian troops never needed to fire a shot, re-entered Norway after Germany's capitulation.Comment
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Other side...note Norwegian nationality sleeve flag on Swedish made overcoat as issued to Norwegian troops in exile in Sweden (1942-1945).
The (British style) sleeve rank chevron is upside down for some reason...still need to fix that.. came like this... (set from a fellow WAF member from Norway,
Thanks Trond-Inge!)Last edited by NickG; 05-11-2009, 02:32 PM.Comment
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Same troops, here displayed in a Norwegian museum!Comment
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Norwegian exiled troops undergoing training during WW2 in (neutral) Sweden!
Note typical Norwegian side caps and British style rank chevrons adopted by these troops!Comment
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German Panzer display! Uniform removed officer silver flat wire breast eagle!Last edited by NickG; 05-10-2009, 10:48 PM.Comment
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German WW1 pickelhaube (lacking chinstrap...). Went to my brother actually...Comment
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Luftwaffe paratrooper impression. Tunic, cap, medals and gear = real,
jumppants, bandoleer and jump helmet repro...Comment
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