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WWII German Wehrmacht / Waffen-SS Radom Polish Pistol Holster P35 (p) – Original
It has been stamped and can be seen on the inside flap, which is this stamp below P 35 (p) – The German designation for the Polish Radom Pistol. Original Wartime Made, some soldiers or officers name initials are on it.
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WWII German Spanish Cross in Silver w/o Swords Maker Marked LDO Code “L/15” Otto Schickle, Pforzheim. Tombac 327 Awarded Rare Medal
Spanish Cross in Silver without Swords by Otto Schickle, Pforzheim. Tombac construction with soldered on set up. Maker marked with the LDO code of Schickle “L/15” on the reverse. Very good condition with small signs of age. No repairs. Found in the USA, was never in a collection before, likely a GI Bring Back. Price includes shipping World Wide. This is a Guaranteed Original Item Pre 1945 Manufacture.
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WWII British Army POW – A.N. Tucker – Royal Army Service Corps – 134380 – Japanese POW Headgear – POW Art – Mount Fuji & Hong Kong South China – Captured by Japanese Imperial Army – Very Rare Archive
An incredible very personal Prisoner of War Grouping to A.N Tucker. Tucker was serving in the British Army Royal Army Service Corps in Singapore and Hong Kong, China. Tucker was captured, and the records show he was liberated at Hiroshima in late 1945. He is on the POW Roll at: Tamano Branch Camp (Hiroshima # 3-B) Honshu 34 27.2448 N 133 54.8450 E Mitsui Mining Co. 06/01/45 http://www.mansell.com/pow_resources/camplists/hiroshima/hiro_3_tomano/hir-03b_british.html The Red Cross correspondence confirmed he was alive and well, although this makes interesting reading as there are many nuances for Tuckers family in finding their son. Some of the items include: Diary / Memories / Art – some of which has been already transcribed, this archive detailing the life of AN Tucker during his capture is nothing short of one of the most unique POW Groupings offered. His diary shows deep intellect mixed with optimism of getting home, and concerns his feelings and thoughts on his experience as a a POW. Poem Book – Many nice Poems inside. Hand drawn portrait – Hong Kong, Jan 15th 1943 War Department Hong Kong Issued British Army ID Booklet – Issued to 134380 – A.N Tucker – Private – R.A.S.C – Ultra Rare Photographic British Army ID. Stamped and numbers matching Assorted Telegrams – Red Cross, Royal Canadian Legion Red Cross Correspondence – His POW Japanese Issued Cap – , delicate condition but displays well – ncredibly rare item. Marked 1939 Broad Arrow British Army Issue Mess Kit – POW Art – From Hong Kong & Mount Fuji Japan – incredibly rare – With AN Tucker and the Royal Army Service Corps Cap Badge neatly detailed on the back of the mess kit. There are many more items in this grouping please see the photographs. Final Comments Incredible grouping to a Prisoner of War, the Red Cross input makes this extra interesting as well as the types of items Tucker kept. Worth further research, this should be in a historical archive or museum.
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WWII Swiss Embassy Protection Letter – For Berlin 1945 – Swiss Citizen – Rare
This is quite rare and unique – Schutzbrief A 1944 Swiss letter of protection for a Berlin woman In the summer of 1944, the approaching and inevitable catastrophe becoming more and more clear. A significant Swiss community lived in Berlin during the war; lived in 1928 still 55,800, in 1945 still 20,000 Swiss in Germany. Also for these Swiss it was clear what danger ultimately threatened Berlin The Swiss embassy at Königsplatz in Berlin remained open until the end of hostilities active. In the final phase of the Battle of Berlin, the embassy building was destroyed at the end of April 1945 occupied by Soviet troops and served as a base during the conquest of the Reichstag. The members of the embassy who remained in the house were initially kept in the basement imprisoned and transported to Moscow after the end of the war, from where they only left months later were allowed to return. Before the end of the Second World War, the Swiss Confederation supplied its… Compatriots living in Germany with so-called letters of protection. The letters of protection were clearly visible on the front door before the (expected) winners arrived attached. The occupying troops had a great need for quarters and occupied them therefore the houses of the Germans, but not those with these letters of protection marked Swiss apartments. Featured in a Book Berlin 1945 – Coming out 2024/2025.
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WWII Red Army Soldier – Guards Soldiers Grouping – Battle of Berlin – Red Army Book with Photo – Rare (Sold)
$355.00Here we have a large grouping from a Soviet Guards Soldier who fought in the Battle of Berlin with the 31st Guards Artillery. Incredible is the amount of Certificate for capturing the different locations. This is a rare set, and comes with his Red Army ID Papers. This comes with some research .
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WWII Red Army Propaganda – Rare Poster – Hitlers Come and Go, German People Remain – Stalin 1945 – Berlin 1945 – Rare
This incredibly rare Soviet Poster comes from a Berlin Collection. History has shown us, the Hitlers come and go, but the German People and state remains Stalin This too is featured in Berlin 1945 Book of Stories. We have not been able to find another example of this poster available, it is quite large bigger than two a4 pagers. Extremely Rare
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WWII Red Army Certificate for the Capture of Berlin – Major Zhukov – IS2 & SU76 Tanks – Reichstag Battle – Rare Researched
Nice original certificate for Major Zhukow, Unit: 1st Belorussian Front, 9th Tank Corps. 3rd Shock Army Zhukow lead a unit of IS2 & SU76s – destroying hundreds of enemy soldiers. Battle of the Seelow Heights 1945 Battle of Berlin 1945 Detailed descriptions online of the Majors actions in Germany in 1945. He also had many awards, including the Order of Suvorov and the Order of the Red Banner. Interestingly, his unit fought side by side the 79th Rifle Corps during the attack on the Reichstag. Comes with his print out from the Russian Archives.
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WWII Red Army Postcard – Sent from Berlin Cellar During Battle 1945 – Mentioned in a Book – Translated – Rare
A very interesting postcard, written in the basement of a Berlin House during the battle. This is featured in a book on the Battle of Berlin 1945, should be published this year. Translation Dear friend! I have received all your letters and am very glad and thank you many times, the only letters that I recieved, are yours. I congratulate you, and your relatives, with May 1st – day. I am writing this postcard sitting in a cellar in Berlin, so we have taken it, you may congratulate us. Besides, I was awarded the “Red Star Order”. Enough now, I’ll write more later.I embrace everybody and shake hands and wish you all the best with your exams. – Nikolay. (Sgt BESPALOV – 52330) * The Russians entered Berlin on April 22nd * The red stamp 27.4.45 is the date the unit “postal service” accepted the Postcard
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WWII Red Army Soviet Postcard – Sent From Potsdam Berlin 1945 to Russia – Translated – Rare
(stamp) Field mail of the USSR 25.4.45 (stamp) Arkhangelsk Center USSR 554512 (stamp) VIEWED by Military censorship 19522 City of Arkhangelsk Petrogradskiy prospect house № 246 apartment № 3 Karpova Claudia Afanasievna Field mail 03757 Potsdam – 23rd Guards Rifle Division Hello from Berlin. Again there is no time (?) to write a letter, so (?) I am writing a postcard, otherwise you are probably worried. I live well and everything is great and already clav (?) in Berlin. But even in the very center I was not, you know, the city is very big. I don’t know about the center, but the suburbs are not very destroyed: yes, a large, culturally clean city. Although the weather is still cool again, all sorts of fruit trees are blooming. On this note I’m finishing, I will write in detail in the letter. Goodbye for now, my dear and beloved Claudia (?). Kiss, your Shura.
