Well i have to say of all the items i picked up ; my first smock is my favourite . Merry xmas to you all and thanks for another wonderful year on the Forum
Has been an ok year, have had to pass on alot of items I wish now I had bought - but I cannot say its been a bad year! Hoping 2012 brings some good deals.
Merry Xmas to all.
Wallonie SS Poster
Dutch SS Poster (photos do not show just how much yellowing to the paper there has been).
Untersturmführer der Waffen SS - Artillerie - lightweight summer tunic.
Finally, a nice score.... A signed and dedicated photograph of Christian Tychsen (shown before and after framing).
Two of my favorite 2011 acquisitions, additing to my LAH collection:
Center: <O</O One of Sepp Dietrich’s throat ribbons he used for his Knight’s Cross with Oakleaves, Swords and Diamonds. Ex Wolfe-Hardin Collection<O</O The unique construction of this ribbon allowed Dietrich to conveniently open his tunic’s collar without taking the whole ribbon and cross off. I was fortunate enough to acquire a bunch of photos from the Dietrich family last year where this ribbon can be identified just beautifully on close-ups.<O</O
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<O</O Right:<O</O Custom-made Golden Sepp Dietrich Sleeve Eagle. Ex Wolfe-Hardin Collection<O</O Unfortunately this bird suffered a bit. But what the heck, they don’t grow on trees, do they?<O</O It’s probable this piece came off the M43 cap Dietrich he wore during the Ardennes offensive in the Winter of 1944 / 1945.<O</O
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<O</O Background left and right ( I have this already for some years now):<O</O New Years Greetings Card presented to SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer Sepp Dietrich, supreme commander of the SS-Panzer-Armee on December 31, 1944, signed by SS-Standartenführer Georg Janensch on behalf of the SS-Panzer-Nachrichten-Regiment 6. (Present given by Dietrich to a former Austrian comrade after the war)<O</O
<O</O The diamonds pictured to the left are only stand-ins of course.<O</O
<O</O A Golden cuff title is still on the wish list and will be added a little later!<O</O
<O</O Fröhliche Weihnachten!!!<O</O
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