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    #241
    Hi Bob,

    Nice blue shirt eagle! Jos is correct, as usual , some authentic eagles have gaps between the wing feathers. I have several tropical eagles with gaps in the wing feathers that are veteran bring backs.

    Bill, wonderful Panzer tabs and strap. And yes, I believe the veteran pinned extra pips on the strap in order to carry more more of them; thus unknowingly creating the new rank of Sgt.General
    Esse Quam Videri

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      #242
      Hello, thanks for the panzer tab compliments. Its unfortunate in that there is no name offered with this veteran group. The grouping was bought from the son of the father(Vet's neighbor) that recieved it from the late Vet.s family after the Vet. passed on. The house was emptied,sold and several boxes given to the neighbor himself now passed on. Included are several US 3rd DIv. patches, an ANZIO ring and some tinnes. Sadly another lost soldiers testament. Bill
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        #243
        a newbie donation to this great thread. best regards, mark.
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          #244
          Custom's cut-off CT

          Here's one you don't see often.
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            #245
            Choo...Choo.. Railroard CT

            Another, odd piece. Why? Because the guy thought these guys were Railroad security. So he shot them all, until he learned that these fellows were civil servants. He said every time he saw a train, he'd start crying.
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              #246
              Army Officer Eagle and Iron Cross 1st Class, screwback!

              Here's a little group. Officer eagle, and EK 1st Kls.
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                #247
                Originally posted by Howard Kelley
                Here's a little group. Officer eagle, and EK 1st Kls.
                another pic
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                  #248
                  Originally posted by Howard Kelley
                  Here's a little group. Officer eagle, and EK 1st Kls.
                  Shot of the EK.
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                    #249
                    Everybody loves this flower!

                    The most excellent edelweiss I have owned!
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                      #250
                      Originally posted by Howard Kelley
                      The most excellent edelweiss I have owned!
                      reverse photo
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                        #251
                        KUBAN Shield.......

                        Does this fit in this thread? It's not insignia? But it's still on the uniform!

                        Please forgive me for tainting this thread with a metal item!

                        Cheers,
                        Howard
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                          #252
                          who cut the insignia out? a waste of the uniform...

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                            #253
                            Originally posted by K.Chan
                            who cut the insignia out? a waste of the uniform...
                            The G.I.'s that killed the krauts!

                            I'll tell that to the next vet. who sells me some cut off insignia. Ya right!

                            Who cares about the uniform? Especially when you get the best parts!

                            It's a perspective.

                            Some love, some hate.

                            I love cloth, and hate daggers. Enjoy helmets, but don't enjoy visor hats.

                            Just remember, it's just another relic.

                            Cheers,
                            Howard

                            P.S. Here's a period photo showing General Kussin, after being killed by British Paratroopers. Operation Market Garden. Looks like his neck got in the way of a souvenir hunter! Who has his collar tab? BadBob?
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                              #254
                              Don't blame that on me! ........Welcome to Mark. Thanks for sharing your collection. That brownshirt label is a first! Any stories with the items?...........Hi Howard! Some really, really great stuff. The EK especially. I have some cut off railroad collars I don't think I've posted..............Also, thanks for your replies on the workshirt eagle.

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                                #255
                                Originally posted by K.Chan
                                who cut the insignia out? a waste of the uniform...
                                I think your comment reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of what is being shown here. The items here are examples of "trophies" acquired by front line combat troops. Front line troops could not carry with them entire captured jackets or helmets, since they are too bulky and too heavy. All they could do is cut off the insignia and stuff it in their backpacks. The way I see it, it is either this cut-off insignia or nothing at all, since in all likelihood most of these uniforms would not otherwise have survived at all.
                                When you go home
                                Tell them for us and say
                                For your tomorrow
                                We gave our today

                                --Inscription in the 5th Marine Division cemetery,
                                Iwo Jima 1945

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