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WWI / WWII German Boot Knife – Marked nicely
Original period : F. W. Ortmann – Solingen Price shipped
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WWII US Army – Hate Belt – German Officers Insignia – Original US Army Bring Back
£440.00Very rare, this item sadly did not stand the test of time on the belt. Although this makes it quite displayable. US Army Bringback
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WWII German SA Dagger – Fighting Knife – Aescular Tuttlingen – Antler
£344.00A rare SA blade to find, but this was made into a fighting knife. Price is shipped worldwide.
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WWII German Waffen SS Soldbuch – SS Rottenführer Hellwig – Battle of Arnhem & Ardennes – 9. SS-Panzer-Division “Hohenstaufen” – Ultra Rare (Sold)
SS Soldbuch issued to Hans Hellwig, born on the 6th of March 1924 in Kiel, Germany. Personal details: Roman Catholic, trained as a sales man. 1,76cm tall, he had a scar on his forehead. Hellwig was not married and his next of kin was his father in Kiel. Hellwig was serving with the Luftwaffe (as his EKM states: 288 Schwere Flak Ersatz Abt 62) before being transferred to the Waffen-SS in early September (also carried his rank over!) he was in Nürnberg for further training at the Signals replacement base. He was issued full uniform and equipment on the 5th of September in Nürnberg. This included his SS Helmet, tent and poles, ammo pouches, rucksack and eating utensils. It would seem he passed the course fairly fast and was sent to his frontline unit (as page 22 indicates an SS Untersturmführer sent found him fit for duty on the 9.9.1944): SS Panzer Nachrichten Abteilung 9 (9. SS-Panzer-Division “Hohenstaufen”) When the Allies landed in the Arnhem area on September 17, there were still around 2,500 men from the division in this area. These were assembled in the Velp area and then faced off against the landed paratroopers who had landed east of Oosterbeek. After the end of the fighting for Arnhem (17.09 – 26.09 – note that Hellwig has a security stamp from the 25th signed by SS Ostuf. Herbert Escher during the battle on the 25.09) , the remaining parts of the division followed to the Westerwald, where the division was finally reorganised. The division reached a strength of around 13,000 men by seconding members of the Air Force and Navy. On October 17, 1944, they were transferred to the Münster – Hamm – Paderborn – Gütersloh area and two weeks later to the Euskirchen – Münstereifel – Neuenahr area. By mid-December the division had reached a strength of 19,605 men and was thus above the target strength. However, the teams were insufficiently trained. On December 17, 1944, the division was moved to the Stadtkyll – Jünkerath – Blankenheim area. The following day they attacked Schoenberg via Losheim. Initially fighting with Teieln for St. Vith, the division was placed under the I. SS Panzer Corps on December 19 and was supposed to relieve the SS Kampfgruppe “Peiper” at La Gleize by advancing on the right. By the time the division arrived in the Vilettes area, however, the combat group had already been wiped out. At the end of December 1944, the division then moved to the area north of Bastogne. After heavy fighting for the city, the division was replaced by army units on January 6, 1945 and commanded to the area of Vielsalm. Then pushed back to the St. Vith area, the division was finally pulled out of the front on January 23 and transferred to the Prüm area. Four days later, she was transferred to the refreshment room in Mayen. By the end of January 1945, the division had again reached a strength of 19,462 men due to new Luftwaffe deployments. Already on February 9, the division began to be transferred to Hungary for the planned offensive on Lake Balaton in the Kisber area. Two days later, it moved into the starting position for the “Spring Awakening” operation in the Seregélyes area, about 15 km south-east of Stuhlweißenburg. In heavy fighting, however, the division could only make small gains in terrain. On March 17, 1945, the division still had a strength of 10,820 men. On March 19, the division was replaced by army units and moved to the area south-west of Stuhlweissenburg. During the retreat that followed, on March 22, 1945, the division was already around 30 km to the north-west in the Berhida – Ösi – Vár-Polata area. After fighting in the Veszprém area, the division went back to the Reichsschutz position on April 7, 1945. Deployed in the Radkersburg area, the division was refreshed again by the end of April 1945. The transfer to the Amstetten area followed at the end of April. From here she reached the Enns on May 8, 1945, where she was taken prisoner by the Americans. Signatures: 25.09.1944 – SS Ostuf. Herbert Escher (2 Kp.) SS-Nr. 455.980 He served with 2. (Funk-)Kompanie from SS-Nachrichten-Abteilung 9 with 9. SS-Panzer-Division ‘Hohenstaufen’. Between September 1944 and May 1945 he was commander from 2. (Funk-)Kompanie with SS-Nachrichten-Abteilung 9 from 9. SS-Panzer-Division ‘Hohenstaufen’. He took part in the fightings in Hungary in 1945. 14.4.1945 – SS Ostuf. Gerhard Knabe (2 and 3 Kp.)SS-Nr. 456.073 In 1945 he served with 2. (Funk-)Kompanie from SS-Nachrichten-Abteilung 9 with 9. SS-Panzer-Division ‘Hohenstaufen’ and he took part in the fightings in Hungary. Other Soldbuch entries to note: Payment in Dachau – he was given a special payment in Dachau, signed off by SS Ostuf. Herbert Escher. Another note is entered into the Soldbuch, likely after a small dental treatment that he is to report to SS-Feldersatz Brigade 102 (II SS Panzer Korps) directly after. Issued a rifle K98k – 17.10.1944 Promotion: 1.12.1944 – from SS Sturmmann to SS Rottenführer. Permit to carry a pistol number 15828 – 5.2.1945 Captured by Allied troops: Cover Page: POW Number, 31G 5064964 he was sent to the United State of America, on the last page of the Soldbuch his POW number was written once again this time long after the wars end in February of 1946. Last comments: This SS Soldbuch is a highly desirable item, the story of Hellwig is quite remarkable he made it through the last years of the Division and survived fighting on both fronts and managed to see the last days luckily making it out to the US lines to surrender. The signature for Escher during the Battle of Arnheim, and the Ardennes link make this Soldbuch a highly sought after piece. Find another one! They are just not out there!
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WWII German NSDAP Political Leaders Belt and Buckle – RZM M4/24 “Friedrich Linden, Lüdenscheid” – Nice matching set – US Bring Back
£352.00An orginal example, untouched. Maker is RZM M4/24 for Friedrich Linden, Lüdenscheid
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WWII Imperial Japanese Navy IJN Type 1 Mark III Transceiver – Mitsubishi A6M “Zero” – Type 1 – Air Force – 2nd Known Example – Very Rare
WWII Imperial Japanese Navy IJN Type 1 Mark III Transceiver for the Mitsubishi A6M Zero ‘Type 1 Air Force, Air No. 3 Radio Matsushita Electric Corporation Aircraft Division, February 1945’ with Navy Acceptance Anchor. Matsushita Electric eventually became the Panasonic Corporation. This Exceptional Imperial Japanese Zero Radio is the Successor A6M Communication System to the Type 96-1 Transmitter / Receiver. This Particular Radio is the 2 nd Example of the Type 1 Mark III Transceiver Known to Exist, the Only Other Known Example Worldwide Resides in The UEC Radio Museum in Tokyo (see: https://www.museum.uec.ac.jp/database/sf/sf350/s355.html ). Museum Grade
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WWII German FW 190 F-8 (931853) “White 7” Engine & Pilot Seat – Schlachtgeschwader 4 – Super Rare Relic of War
This unique and interesting find comes from Latvia in 2023. The pilot was serving with Schlachtgeschwader 4 operating out of Cesis, when the crash happened according to the German Archives (see attached) his body was recovered by the Wehrmacht and buried but his grave is not known exactly where. He was an expereinced pilot with over 60 missions, and both classes of the Iron Cross. As well as the Pilot Clasp with Bronze and Silver. He fought in France, Italy and Russia during the war. More details on the plane and pilot according to Unit archive: 1944-08-22, 1./SG 4, Fw 190 F-8, 931853, 7 weiße, south of Vejava, east of Ergli, Latvia. Pilot Uffz Daleiden, Heribert, + Likely hit by Flak – destroyed 100 %. Shipping: Please note, that these items are in excess of 450 KG but we can put this on a pallet shipped to the UK/EU via courier. For US inquires please send us an email. Price can be discussed, just send us an email.
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WWII Red Army Soviet Propaganda – For German Soldier – Pass to POW – Bank Note – 23.04.1945 – Rare – Berlin 1945
£30.00A very late pass to surrender to the Red Army, made in the form of a bank note to capture attention. Very late war (23.04.1945) perhaps used during the battle for Berlin 1945.
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WWII German Photograph – General Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg – Normandy 1944 – Wearing British Dust Glasses – Super Rare Photo
£196.00An amazing photograph, displaying him with dust glasses taken from the British Army. Geyr von Schweppenburg (2 March 1886 – 27 January 1974) was a German general during World War II who is noted for his pioneering stance and expertise in the field of armoured warfare.[2][3] He commanded the 5th Panzer Army (formalised as Panzer Group West) during the Invasion of Normandy, and later served as Inspector General of Armoured Troops. After the war, he was involved in the development of the newly-built German Army (Bundeswehr). Freiherr von Geyr was born in 1886 in Potsdam into the Prussian military aristocracy and descended from a family that had produced two Prussian field marshalls.[4] He joined the German Army in 1904. In World War I, he fought on several fronts and rose to the rank of captain. After the war, he remained in the army, becoming an Oberst in 1932 and a Generalmajor in 1935. From 1933 to 1937, he was a military attaché to the United Kingdom, Belgium and the Netherlands and resided in London. Promoted to Generalleutnant upon his return from London, he took command of the 3rd Panzer (armoured) Division in 1937.[5] World War II From 1 September to 7 October 1939, Geyr commanded the 3rd Panzer Division during the invasion of Poland, where it was the most numerically powerful Panzer Division, with 391 tanks.[6] For a victory at Kulm, he was praised on the battlefield by Hitler, who had visited the division in recognition for its achievements in Poland.[7] He was promoted to General der Kavallerie of the XXIV Panzer Corps on 15 February 1940. In 1940, he commanded the XXIV Panzer Corps in the Invasion of France. In 1941, in the invasion of the Soviet Union, Geyr’s XXIV Panzer Corps was part of General Heinz Guderian’s Second Panzer Army, and consisted of all of Guderian’s major tank units.[8] On 9 July 1941, he was awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross as General der Panzertruppe.[9] By early November 1941, Geyr’s Panzer Corps commanded the 3rd, 4th, and 17th Panzer Divisions, the panzer regiment from the 18th Panzer Division, as well as the Infantry Regiment Großdeutschland, and spearheaded the advance of Army Group Centre during the Battle of Moscow.[8] From 21 July 1942, taking over from the court-martialed Georg Stumme,[10] to 30 September 1942, he was commanding General of the XXXX Panzer Corps, taking part in the fighting in the Caucasus. Geyr was relieved in a command cadre shakeup at the end of September 1942.[10] In the spring of 1943, Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt ordered Geyr to prepare a force of 10 Panzer and motorised infantry divisions. On 19 November 1943, Geyr’s command was formalised as Panzer Group West, which had responsibility for the training and formation of all armoured units in the west. The group of armoured divisions near Paris constituted the Germans’ main force of tanks in France. In the event of an Allied landing on the northern French coast, Panzer Group West was expected to counterattack northward and to halt the invasion force.[11] The Allied invasion of Normandy took place on 6 June 1944. By 8 June, Geyr had moved three panzer divisions northward against British and Canadian forces advancing on the town of Caen. On, Royal Air Force aircraft attacked his newly-established headquarters at La Caine in Normandy. Geyr was wounded and many of his staff officers were killed, which forced the cancellation of the counterattack.[12] Geyr’s reinforced tank units managed to prevent the British advance for another month, but he was nevertheless relieved of his command on 2 July after seconding Rundstedt’s request for Hitler to authorize a strategic withdrawal from Caen.[13][14][15] He was succeeded by Heinrich Eberbach on 4 July and served as Inspector General of Armoured Troops until the closing phase of the war
