Mark Shuttleworth
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IMPORTED 100% ORIGINAL WWII BATTLEFIELD RECOVERED RELICS FROM EUROPE Terms & Conditions

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In World War I, Field Marshal Foch, the Allied commander in chief, could not be found when a military conference was about to start. An officer friend said, "I think I know where he might be." Foch was found praying nearby at a bombed-out chapel. Abraham Lincoln once said, "I would be the greatest fool on earth if I did not realize that I could never satisfy the demands of the high office without the help of One who is greater and stronger than I am. General Lee and "Stonewall" Jackson and countless others in the Confederate Army were committed to personal prayer time daily .. "King David realized this truth too. Although he was a powerful king, he daily acknowledged his dependence on someone far greater and stronger than he was. Not only did King David begin each day depending on the Lord, but he waited expectantly throughout the day to see how God would work on his behalf.

When we don't pray, we quit the fight.
Prayer keeps the Christian's armor bright.
And Satan trembles when he sees
The weakest saint upon his knees.

WILLIAM COWPER

HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE RELIC !! German WWII "Silver" CLOSE COMBAT AWARD BADGE - Recovered Stalingrad Area !

Here is a fantastic find. A ground dug relic German Silver Close Combat Award Medal. The condition is great considering with attachment t-bar pin intact as well as the maker marks Peekhaus Berlin. There is minor damage to the laurel tip on one side that does not detract from this inc redibly rare award especially one that is Battlefield recovered ! The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle of World War II in which Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in southwestern Russia. It took place between 17 July 1942 and 2 February 1943. The battle is considered by many historians to be the turning point of World War II in Europe, comparable to the way the Battle of Midway was the turning point of the Pacific War and the Second Battle of El Alamein was the turning point of the North African CampaignThe battle involved more participants than any other on the Eastern Front, and was marked by its brutality and disregard for military and civilian casualties by both sides. It was amongst the bloodiest in the history of warfare, with the upper estimates of combined casualties coming to nearly two million.

$ 390

NICE Relic Condition WWII Ground Dug HITLER YOUTH Buckle with GILT Showing through Recovered POLAND !

Here is a nice relic HJ Buckle that was recovered in Poland. The condition is rough but clearly shows gold gilt showing through. As German casualties escalated with the combination of Operation Bagration and the Lvov-Sandomierz Operation in the east, and Operation Cobra in the west, members of the Hitlerjugend were recruited at ever younger ages. By 1945, the Volkssturm was commonly drafting 12-year-old Hitler Youth members into its ranks. During the Battle of Berlin, Axmann's Hitler Youth formed a major part of the last line of German defense, and were reportedly among the fiercest fighters. Although the city commander, General Helmuth Weidling, ordered Axmann to disband the Hitler Youth combat formations; in the confusion, this order was never carried out. The remnants of the youth brigade were "mowed down" by the advancing Russian forces; only two survivors remained.

$ 65

AWESOME Waffen SS RELIC LOT!  Ground Dug German SS Elite Buckle and an SS 4 Year Long Service Award Medal - Recovered KURLAND Pocket !

Here is a fine lot of German SS Medal and Buckle that were recovered in the area of Kurland. The Medal is one of the most sought after amomg collectors. The Buckle is also a rarity. In the middle of October 1944, about 500,000 soldiers -- 32 German divisions and the 20,000 men of the Latvian Nineteenth Division of the Waffen–SS -- were cut off from the rest of the German army and encircled. To the east and the south was the Soviet army, to the north and the west -- the Baltic Sea. The Latvians called it Kurzemes katls, the Kurland kettle; the Germans called it Festung Kurland, Fortress Kurland. For the Nineteenth Division Kurland was truly the last stand. They took part in six major battles between October 12, 1944, and April 3, 1945. Together with the German army units they on the whole held the front line, keeping the Bolsheviks out of Kurland, until May 8, 1945, when Germany capitulated. These soldiers remained undefeated until the final moments of the war, im Felde unbesiegt, as the Germans say. In one of the last battles, Captain Miervaldis Adamsons' company in a single 24-hour period repelled seven attacks by the Russians, and after the battle the bodies of 400 fallen Soviet soldiers could be counted in front of the Latvians' unconquered positions. The Soviet High Command asked the commanders of the First and Second Baltic Fronts to take forceful action in Kurland, in order to drive the enemy from the northern sector of the Baltic Sea and free their units for more important positions on the Soviet-German front. The first attempt occurred on October 16, 1944, but was stopped in the area around Tukums. The next Soviet offensive took place on October 27, but met with strong resistance from the outset and did not result in any gains. November 20 saw another offensive, but the Germans and Latvians stabilized their defensive line, utilizing favorable geographic features. Equally unsuccessful were the final attempts of the First and Second Baltic Front Armies to liquidate the German Army Group "Kurland" in December of 1944 and February and April of 1945. Soviet documents show that Stalin threw division after division into the Kurland inferno, disregarding the appallingly high losses. The Soviet army lost 320,000 soldiers -- including those fallen, wounded, and taken prisoner -- and 2388 tanks, 659 planes, 900 cannons, and 1440 machine-guns.

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INCREDIBLE Lot of Ground Dug Relic WHERMACHT Buckles EASTERN FRONT - Recovered near KURLAND !
Here is a neat lot of German Whermacht Buckles in relic condition that were Battlefield excavated near Kurland. In the middle of October 1944, about 500,000 soldiers -- 32 German divisions and the 20,000 men of the Latvian Nineteenth Division of the Waffen–SS -- were cut off from the rest of the German army and encircled. To the east and the south was the Soviet army, to the north and the west -- the Baltic Sea. The Latvians called it Kurzemes katls, the Kurland kettle; the Germans called it Festung Kurland, Fortress Kurland. For the Nineteenth Division Kurland was truly the last stand. They took part in six major battles between October 12, 1944, and April 3, 1945. Together with the German army units they on the whole held the front line, keeping the Bolsheviks out of Kurland, until May 8, 1945, when Germany capitulated. These soldiers remained undefeated until the final moments of the war, im Felde unbesiegt, as the Germans say. In one of the last battles, Captain Miervaldis Adamsons' company in a single 24-hour period repelled seven attacks by the Russians, and after the battle the bodies of 400 fallen Soviet soldiers could be counted in front of the Latvians' unconquered positions. The Soviet High Command asked the commanders of the First and Second Baltic Fronts to take forceful action in Kurland, in order to drive the enemy from the northern sector of the Baltic Sea and free their units for more important positions on the Soviet-German front. The first attempt occurred on October 16, 1944, but was stopped in the area around Tukums. The next Soviet offensive took place on October 27, but met with strong resistance from the outset and did not result in any gains. November 20 saw another offensive, but the Germans and Latvians stabilized their defensive line, utilizing favorable geographic features. Equally unsuccessful were the final attempts of the First and Second Baltic Front Armies to liquidate the German Army Group "Kurland" in December of 1944 and February and April of 1945. Soviet documents show that Stalin threw division after division into the Kurland inferno, disregarding the appallingly high losses. The Soviet army lost 320,000 soldiers -- including those fallen, wounded, and taken prisoner -- and 2388 tanks, 659 planes, 900 cannons, and 1440 machine-guns.

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RARE German Award issued to select group of combatants - "NARVIK SHIELD" Award INSIGNIA with portion of cloth Recovered Oder River region Battles of Berlin !

Here is a fine rarely recovered Narvik Shield with a small portion of cloth attached that was recovered near the Oder river on the retreat route of the 9th German Army. The Narvik Shield is a German military award instituted on August 19, 1940, and authorized for all German forces that took part in the battles of Narvik between April 9 and June 9 of the same year. The shield was worn on the left arm of the uniform as described above. Each recipient was presented with 3 copies, and had the ability to purchase additional copies by producing the award document. The award was hollow backed and stamped from sheet metal which was usually zinc, although a few early examples were made in brass. The shield was awarded in three versions, two silver versions and a gold version. Each version was issued on cloth backing for attachment to the uniform. The gold tinted shield was issued to members of the Kriegsmarine. The Kriegsmarine shield was issued on blue cloth backing. The two remaining versions of the Narvik Shield were for issue to members of the Luftwaffe and Heer.

$ 260

RARE Lot of Ground Dug WWII German INSIGNIA and LUFTWAFFE Buckle, and WOUND BADGE from STALINGRAD !

Here is a neat lot of relics including a wound badge, luftwaffe buckle, heer buckle, and ID Badge relics that were recovered in the area around Stalingrad.The Battle of Stalingrad is considered by many historians to have been the turning point in World War Two in Europe. The battle at Stalingrad bled the German army dry in Russia and after this defeat, the Germany Army was in full retreat. One of the ironies of the war, is that the German Sixth Army need not have got entangled in Stanlingrad. Army Groups A and B were well on their way to the Caucasus in south-west Russia, when Hitler ordered an attack on Stalingrad. From a strategic point of view it would have been unwise to have left a major city unconquered in your rear as you advanced. However, some historians believe that Hitler ordered the taking of Stalingrad simply because of the name of the city and Hitler's hatred of Joseph Stalin. For the same reason Stalin ordered that the city had to be saved.The Battle for Stalingrad was fought during the winter of 1942 to 1943. In September 1942, the German commander of the Sixth Army, General Paulus, assisted by the Fourth Panzer Army, advanced on the city of Stalingrad. His primary task was to secure the oil fields in the Caucasus and to do this, Paulus was ordered by Hitler to take Stalingrad. The Germans final target was to have been Baku.

$ 190 for all

NICE Ground DUG Relic German WWII SD Model 35/40 LUFTWAFFE HELMET SHELL - Recovered
GDANSK / DANZIG

Here is a nice ground dug relic Luftwaffe helmet shell that was recovered in Danzig. The shell has the Decal partially visible and is the earlier model. A fine relic. On September 3, 1939, the Allies declared war against National Socialist Germany.  The declaration did not save Poland.  Lodz was about to fall, and Krakow fell on September 6.  The fort at Danzig fell on September 7, after a week of direct fire from German battleships.After a surprise Polish maneuver inflicted heavy casualties, the Germans rallied and took 100,000 prisoners.  By September 16, German artillery ringed Warsaw, and the Nazis gave the Poles an ultimatum: surrender or face bombardment.  The Poles demurred, and endured heavy shelling until September 27.  German troops occupied Warsaw on October 1.On September 17, Soviet troops entered Western Poland.  They stopped at Brest-Litovsk, where Germans had allowed the Bolsheviks to withdraw from World War I.  Again the two nations carved up Poland.

$ 160

RARE WWII German Whermacht or Luftwaffe Ground Dug Relic SIGNAL FLARE PISTOL - Recovered BATTLE of BERLIN - Seelow Heights !

Extremely collectible Battle Damaged German Signal Flare Pistol as recovered in 1996 from the Seelow  heights Battle for Berlin area. The price listed is for the relic pistol. The other relics pictures will be listed soon.The Battle of the Seelow Heights ("Seelower Höhen"), was a part of the Seelow-Berlin Offensive Operation (16 April - 2 May 1945); one of the last assaults on large entrenched defensive positions of World War II. It was fought over three days, from 16 to 19 April 1945. Close to one million Soviet soldiers of the 1st Belorussian Front (including 78,556 soldiers of the 1st Polish Army , commanded by Marshal Georgi Zhukov, attacked the position known as "Gates of Berlin". They were opposed by about 110,000 German soldiers of the Ninth Army  commanded by General Theodor Busse, as part of Army Group Vistula. This battle is often incorporated into the Battle of the Oder-Neisse. Seelow Heights was where the most bitter fighting in the overall battle took place, but it was only one of several crossing points along the Oder and Neisse rivers where the Soviets attacked. The Battle of the Oder-Neisse was itself only the opening phase of the Battle of Berlin. The result was the encirclement of the Ninth Army and the Battle of Halbe.

$ 199 

RARE WWII Ground Dug RELIC German KRIM SHIELD AWARD with CLOTH ATTACHED ! - Recovered BATTLES around GADANSK/ DANZIG Poland

Here is a neat dug relic Krim shield that was recovered in the Gdansk Danzig area. The Crimea Shield (known as "Krim" Shield to collectors) was awarded to German soldiers under the command of Generalfeldmarschall Erich von Manstein who fought and conquered Crimea (Krim in German) in between September 1941 and July 1942. The Crimea Shield was instituted on 25 July 1942 and was the most widely distributed of the shields with approximately 250,000 being handed out. From 21 September 1941 until 4 July 1942 German soldiers faced severe opposition from the Russian army while attempting to capture the important Black Sea ports around Sevastopol. So stubborn was the Russian resistance, that the German army had to use poison gas to extricate many defenders from their underground bunkers.

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RARE Lot of 2 LUFTWAFFE Insignia RELIC Condition Recovered SEELOW HEIGHTS " BATTLE OF BERLIN "

Here is a lot of 2 relic condition Luftwaffe insignia late war zinc material that were recovered in the area of Seelow heights, The Battle of the Seelow Heights ("Seelower Höhen"), was a part of the Seelow-Berlin Offensive Operation (16 April - 2 May 1945); one of the last assaults on large entrenched defensive positions of World War II. It was fought over three days, from 16 to 19 April 1945. Close to one million Soviet soldiers of the 1st Belorussian Front (including 78,556 soldiers of the 1st Polish Army , commanded by Marshal Georgi Zhukov, attacked the position known as "Gates of Berlin". They were opposed by about 110,000 German soldiers of the Ninth Army  commanded by General Theodor Busse, as part of Army Group Vistula. This battle is often incorporated into the Battle of the Oder-Neisse. Seelow Heights was where the most bitter fighting in the overall battle took place, but it was only one of several crossing points along the Oder and Neisse rivers where the Soviets attacked. The Battle of the Oder-Neisse was itself only the opening phase of the Battle of Berlin. The result was the encirclement of the Ninth Army and the Battle of Halbe.

$ 320 for the pair

OUTSTANDING !! German 17th SS PANZER TANK Division SOLDIER "Paint Personalized" SD M42 RELIC HELMET SHELL !

Here is an awesome ground dug ID'd named 17th SS Panzer helmet relic from my personal collection that was recovered approx. 90 miles from Warsaw in the Kielce region where the 24th Panzer Corps furiously fought the Russian Tank Armies. The helmet has a faint through ground action, but visible SS runes decal, is a model 42 with some crown rusting as it was recovered upside down. The 24th Corps comprising of 16th and 17th Panzer Divisions and 20th Motorized Division having in total about 360 tanks and SP guns was situated in the operational reserve of the Group Army “A” in the morning of January 13th 1945 received a mission to inflict a counter-blow and annihilate the breaking units of the 1st Ukrainian Front and recover the situation on the front. At night of January 13 1945, Panzer Divisions of 24 Panzer Corp began their deployment. At the same time spearheads of the Russian 4th Tank Army reached the second defense line of enemy and without stopping overcame it and on the dawn of January 13 confronted spearheads of the 24th Panzer Corps assembling to inflict a counter-strike. In the area to the south of Kielce a tank combat broke out. Spearhead units of 16th and 63th Guards Tank Brigades acting under unclear situation protected its center by some part of their troops and carried out a maneuver by their main forces outflanking and attacking the rear and flanks of 24 Panzer Corps. Decisive and courageous actions of Russian Tank Brigades thwarted assembling of the units of 24 Panzer Corps to the areas of deployment. Germans were forced to commit their main forces not simultaneously but consecutively fragmented. General Lelyushenko, Commanding General of 4th Tank Army having assessed shaped situation decided to cover his front by two brigades and to perform two sides pincer envelopment of 17th Panzer Division in coordination with the 6th Guards Tank Corps of the 3rd Guards Tank Army and simultaneously inflicted strikes on both flanks of 17th Panzer division. Having performed this maneuver Guards of 10th and 6th Mechanized Corps after tenacious combat by the evening of January 13th 1945 fully defeated 17th Panzer Division. Approaching to the battlefield 16th Panzer Division was tied down by the 49th Mechanized Brigade in the area of Radomice. The main forces of the 4th Russian Tank Army inflicted blow on the right flank of the 16th Panzer Division. Next day the remnants of 24th Panzer Corps were encircled and defeated in the area to the south of Kielce. Thus, in the course of tank counter-blows which lasted for about two and a half days, shocking German grouping comprising of three divisions including two Panzer divisions was defeated. Germans lost about 180 panzers and SP guns.

$380

EXTREMELY RARE Ground Dug Relic "PRIZE OF ALL PRIZES" The highly sought after GERMAN LUGER - ( Recovered in the "Corridor of Death" FALAISE POCKET" Western Front Campaign !

The Battle of the Falaise Pocket, fought during the Second World War from 12–21 August 1944, was the decisive engagement of the Battle of Normandy. Taking its name from the area around the town of Falaise within which the German Seventh and Fifth Panzer Armies became encircled by the advancing Western Allies, the battle is also referred to as the Falaise Gap after the corridor which the Germans sought to maintain to allow their escape.The battle resulted in the destruction of the bulk of Germany's forces west of the River Seine, and opened the way to Paris and the German border.By the evening of 21 August the pocket was closed for the last time, with around 50,000 Germans still trapped inside. Although it is estimated that significant numbers managed to escape, German losses in both men and materiel were huge, and the Allies had achieved a decisive victoryBy 22 August, all German forces west of the Allied lines were dead or in captivity. Historians differ in their estimates of German losses in the pocket; the majority state that between 80,000 and 100,000 troops were caught in the encirclement of which 10,000 to 15,000 were killed, 40,000 to 50,000 taken prisoner, and 20,000 to 50,000 escaped. In the northern sector alone, German material losses included 344 tanks, self-propelled guns and other light armoured vehicles as well as 2,447 soft-skinned vehicles and 252 guns abandoned or destroyed. In the fighting around Hill 262, German losses totalled 2,000 killed and 5,000 taken prisoner, in addition to 55 tanks, 44 guns and 152 other armoured vehicles.The once-powerful 12th SS Panzer Division had lost 94 percent of its armour, nearly all of its artillery, and 70 percent of its vehicles. Mustering close to 20,000 men and 150 tanks before the Normandy campaign, after Falaise it was reduced to 300 men and 10 tanks. Although elements of several German formations had managed to escape to the east, even these had left behind most of their equipment; after the battle Allied investigators estimated that the Germans lost around 500 tanks and assault guns in the pocket, and very little of the equipment that was extricated survived the general retreat across the Seine. . General Eisenhower recorded that:The battlefield at Falaise was unquestionably one of the greatest 'killing fields' of any of the war areas. Forty-eight hours after the closing of the gap I was conducted through it on foot, to encounter scenes that could be described only by Dante.

$ 180

EXTREMELY Historic Find !!  RARE WWII Ground Dug German PANZER OFFICER Walther P.38 PISTOL ( Recovered Falaise Pocket "The Corridor of Death" NORMANDY CAMPAIGN )

Here is a hard to find artifact that I am only selling due to having a another example already in my collection. The German P.38 is a rarity to find in Battlefield excavated condition, let alone a Western Front location with so much history. Don't let this one get away ! The battle of the Falaise Pocket, fought during the Second World War from 12–21 August 1944, was the decisive engagement of the Battle of Normandy. Taking its name from the area around the town of Falaise within which the German Seventh and Fifth Panzer Armies became encircled by the advancing Western Allies, the battle is also referred to as the Falaise Gap after the corridor which the Germans sought to maintain to allow their escape. The battle resulted in the destruction of the bulk of Germany's forces west of the River Seine, and opened the way to Paris and the German border. Following Operation Cobra, the successful American breakout from the Normandy beachhead, rapid advances were made to the south, the south-east, and into Brittany. Despite lacking the resources to cope with both the US penetration and simultaneous British and Canadian offensives around Caen, Field Marshal Günther von Kluge, in overall command of German armed forces on the Western Front, was not permitted by Adolf Hitler to withdraw; instead he was ordered to counterattack the Americans around Mortain. However, the remnants of four panzer divisions, which was all that von Kluge could scrape together, were not strong enough to make any impression on the United States First Army, and Operation Lüttich was a disaster that merely served to drive the Germans deeper into the Allied lines, leaving them in a highly dangerous position. By the evening of 21 August the pocket was closed for the last time, with around 50,000 Germans still trapped inside. Although it is estimated that significant numbers managed to escape, German losses in both men and materiel were huge, and the Allies had achieved a decisive victory. Two days later Paris was liberated, and by 30 August the last German remnants had retreated across the Seine, effectively ending Operation Overlord.
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RARE Complete RELIC Ground Dug RUSSIAN STICK GRENADE ( RGD-33 ) With Frag Sleeve still intact !  ( Recovered KURSK Area )

Here is an extremely rare to find ground dug ( Inert ) Battlefield relic Russian stick grenade. This RGD-33 still retains the Frag Sleeve as well !
The Battle of Kursk refers to German and Soviet operations on the Eastern Front during World War II in the vicinity of the city of Kursk, (450 kilometres / 280 miles south of Moscow) in the Soviet Union in July and August 1943. It remains both the largest series of armored clashes, including the Battle of Prokhorovka, and the costliest single day of aerial warfare. It was the final strategic offensive the Germans were able to mount in the east. The resulting decisive Soviet victory gave the Red Army the strategic initiative for the rest of the war. The Germans hoped to shorten their lines by eliminating the Kursk salient (also known as the Kursk bulge), created in the aftermath of their defeat at the Battle of Stalingrad. They envisioned pincers breaking through its northern and southern flanks to achieve a great encirclement of Red Army forces. However, the Soviets had excellent intelligence of Adolf Hitler's intentions. This and German delays to wait for new weapons, mainly Tiger and Panther tanks, gave the Red Army time to construct a series of defense lines and gather large reserve forces for a strategic counterattack.

$ 270

RARE Lot of WWII British OPERATION "MARKET GARDEN" Sten Sub-Machine Gun Stock, Clip, Bayonet, Scabbard, Ground Dug Relics Arnhem, Holland (Market Garden Campaign)

These historic relics were recovered near Arnhem. Operation Market Garden (September 17–25, 1944) was an Allied military operation, fought in the Netherlands and Germany in World War II. It was the largest airborne operation of all time The stock and magazine have been treated with rust reformer,the bayonet and scabbard. The Sten (or Sten gun) was a family of British 9 mm submachine guns used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces throughout World War II The Sten emerged while Britain was engaged in the Battle of Britain, facing invasion by Germany. The army was forced to replace weapons lost during the evacuation from Dunkirk while expanding at the same time. Prior to 1941 (and even later) the British were purchasing all the Thompson submachine guns they could from the United States, but these did not begin to meet demand. The American entry into the war at the end of 1941 placed an even bigger demand on the facilities making Thompsons. In order to rapidly equip a sufficient fighting force to counter the Axis threat, the Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield, was commissioned to produce an alternativeDuring World War II a version of the Sten gun was produced at the Long Branch Arsenal in Long Branch, Ontario now part of Toronto, Ontario. This was very similar to the regular Mark II, with a different stock ('skeleton' type instead of strut type) and improved quality of manufacture. It was first used in combat in the Dieppe Raid in 1942. An incredible grouping of Battlefield relics !

$ 230

FLAT OUT HARD TO FIND !  RUSSIAN WWII Relic SSh-36 HELMET Shell with PAINTED STAR Insignia INTACT ! ( Recovered Eastern Front Kursk Area )

Here is a very hard to find SSh-36 Russian helmet that was recovered near Kursk. There is rim damage and usual ground action but the presence of the star insignia makes it a valuable relic.The Battle of Kursk refers to German and Soviet operations on the Eastern Front during World War II in the vicinity of the city of Kursk, (450 kilometres / 280 miles south of Moscow in the Soviet Union in July and August 1943. It remains both the largest series of armoured clashes, including the Battle of Prokhorovka, and the costliest single day of aerial warfare. It was the final strategic offensive the Germans were able to mount in the east. The resulting decisive Soviet victory gave the Red Army the strategic initiative for the rest of the war.The Germans hoped to shorten their lines by eliminating the Kursk salient (also known as the Kursk bulge), created in the aftermath of their defeat at the Battle of Stalingrad. They envisioned pincers breaking through its northern and southern flanks to achieve a great encirclement of Red Army forces. However, the Soviets had excellent intelligence of Adolf Hitler's intentions. This and German delays to wait for new weapons, mainly Tiger and Panther tanks, gave the Red Army time to construct a series of defense lines and gather large reserve forces for a strategic counterattack. Although often thought of primarily as a tank battle, Kursk as a whole demonstrated the triumph of engineers, infantry and artillery over armored forces when utilized as part of a strategy of defense in depth. The Soviet plan was to blunt the German panzer spearheads in an interconnected web of minefields, defensive strongpoints and concealed anti-tank guns comprising eight defense lines. Collectively, the defensive works around Kursk formed a contiguous belt over 250 km deep—more than 10 times deeper than the vaunted Maginot Line—and bristling with more Soviet anti-tank guns than attacking German tanks, making it by far the most powerful defensive line ever constructed, with more than three times the depth required to stop the German attack. When the German forces had exhausted themselves against the defences, the Soviets responded with their own counteroffensives, which allowed the Red Army to retake Orel and Belgorod on 5 August and Kharkov on 23 August, and push back the Germans across a broad front.

$190

RARE Ground Dug Relic US M1 Swivel Bale ( 28th "KEYSTONE" Division ) also known as the ( "BLOODY BUCKET" ) Division HELMET SHELL !

Here is a great Siegfried Line dug relic M1 helmet shell that still has the visbile 28th Division Keystone insignia. The shell is in solid condition with minor battle dings to the crown. A nice example of the highly prized divisional M1 helmets. It is nicknamed the "Keystone Division," as it was formed from units of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard; Pennsylvania is known as the "Keystone State." It was also nicknamed the "Bloody Bucket" division by German forces during the Second World War due to its red insignia. From Normandy, through France, Belgium, Luxembourg and eventually into Germany itself, the 28th Infantry Division blasted its way to success against the enemy which referred to the Keystone unit as the "Bloody Bucket" division. That phrase described the fury of the assaults which it launched shortly after landing on the Normandy beaches 22 Jul 1944. By 31st Jul, the 28th was in the thick of the hedgerow fighting. Advances were at a crawling pace while towns like Percy, Montbray, Montguoray, Gatheme and St Sever de Calvados and Hill 210 fell. By 20th August, the Division was rolling eastward along the highways of France. An advance north to the Seine to trap the remnants of the German 7th Army saw the capture of Vernauil, Breteuil, Damville, Conchos, Le Neubourg and Elbouf as the bag of prisoners mounted. On 29th August, the Division entered Paris and paraded under battle conditions before a populace delirious with joy. There was no time for rest, however, and the advance continued on through the Forest of Compeigne, La Fere, St Quentin, Laen, Rethel, Sedan, Mezieros, Bouilion and on the 6th of September the crossing of the Mouse was accomplished. The Division swept into Belgium averaging advances of 17 miles a day against the resistance of of German roadblocks and "battle groups." The city of Arlon, Belgium fell to a task force as the Division fanned out into Luxembourg. Combat Team 112, attached to the 5th Armored Division, liberated the southern portion of Luxembourg and smashed its way into Germany at Wallendorf in an attack aimed at Bitburg. Combat Teams 109 and 110 liberated the northern part of Luxembourg and on 11th September entered Germany in strength. After hammering away in assaults which destroyed or captured 153 pill boxes and bunkers the Division moved north and cleared the Monschau Forest of German forces in the area east of Elsenborn, Rocherath, and Krinkelt, Belgium, moving up to the Siegfried Line again. Further attacks were postponed and the Division made another move northward to the Hurtgen Forest. There the attack began 2nd November 1944 and the Keystoners stormed into Vossenack, Kommerscheidt and Schmidt amid savage fighting. Losses were heavy and ground once wrested from the enemy was lost and regained to be lost again to the ever increasing fury of his counter-attacks. By 12th November, the 28th had completes its Hurtgen Forest mission and moved south to the scene of its initial entry into Germany where it held a 25 sector of the front line along the Our River, from the northeastern tip of Luxembourg to the vicinity of Wallendorf. In this sector the Germans unleashed the full force of their winter offensive against the thinly-held and over-extended division line. Five crack (German) divisions were hurled across the Our River the first day to be followed by four more in the next few days. the Keystone rocked under the overwhelming weight of enemy armor and personnel but refused to become panic stricken. The defense by the Division against Von Rundstedt's assault was termed by one correspondent as "one of the greatest feats in the history of the American Army.

$196

RARE "Battle Damaged" Relic Ground Dug WWII German PANZER IV ( PzkpfwIV ) TANK TRACK LINK !

Here is a ground dug relic condition Panzer IV Tank Track Link with extreme battle damage having a portion blown away by an artillery shell. This track link was ground dug near the Narva Bridghead. Condition is solid and ready for display on Damaged Relics let alone tank tracks are highly desireable. The Battle of Narva Bridgehead (Estonian: Narva lahingud; German: Schlacht um den Brückenkopf von Narva; Russian: Битва за Нарву; 2 February – 26 July 1944) was the campaign that stalled the Soviet Estonian Operation in the surroundings of the town of Narva for five and a half months. It was the first phase of the Battle of Narva campaign fought at the Eastern Front during World War II. A number of volunteer Waffen SS units from Norway, Denmark, Holland and Belgium fought on the German side. Several Western authors dealing with the foreign national units nickname the campaign as the Battle of the European SS. The involved Estonian conscripts fought to defend their country against the looming Soviet reoccupation.The Soviet Estonian Offensive was a follow-on of the Leningrad–Novgorod Offensive. Its aim was to liberate Estonia that was annexed with the Soviet Union in 1940 from the German occupation. Although Narva was not the main direction of the Soviet offensives on the Eastern Front in 1944, the Baltic Sea seemed the quickest way to Joseph Stalin for taking the battles to the German ground and seizing control of Finland.The Soviet Estonian offensive stalled after securing several bridgeheads over the Narva River and facing the Nazi German Wotan Line. The fierce fighting starting in February stopped at the end of April. With the Narva Offensive, 24–30 July 1944, the Red Army captured the town of Narva, as the German troops retreated 15 kilometres to continue fighting at their prepared positions. The German forces managed to block the Soviet advance to the Baltic ports for five months due to the nature of the terrain and the resistance of the international troops.

$ 275

GIGANTIC AND IMPRESSIVE ! Ground Dug German "PANTHER" ( Panzerkampfwagen 'V' Panther ) TANK TRACK LINK  ( Recovered KURSK Battlefield ) Here is an opportunity to be "the only one on the block" to display an actual King Panther Tank Track Link recovered from the Kursk Battlefield site. In March, the plans crystallized. Walter Model's 9th Army would attack southwards from Orel while Hermann Hoth's 4th Panzer Army and Army Detachment "Kempf" under the overall command of Manstein would attack northwards from Kharkov. They planned to meet near Kursk, but if the offensive went well, they would have permission to continue forward on their own initiative, with a general plan to re-establish a new line at the Don River, several weeks' march to the east. Contrary to his recent behavior, Hitler gave the OKH considerable control over the planning of the operation. Over the next few weeks, they continued to increase the scope of the forces attached to the front, stripping the entire German line of practically anything remotely useful for deployment in the upcoming operation. They first set the attack for 4 May, but delayed in order to allow more time for new weapons to arrive from Germany, especially the new Tiger and Panther tanks. Hitler postponed the offensive several more times. On 5 May, the launch date became 12 June. But due to the potential threat of an Allied landing in Italy, and delays in armour deliveries Hitler set the launch date to 20 June. On 17 June, he further postponed it until 3 July, and then later to 5 July. The basic concept behind the German offensive was the traditional (and, for the Germans, hitherto usually successful) double-envelopment, or Kesselschlacht (cauldron battle). The German Army had long favored such a Cannae-style method, and the tools of Blitzkrieg made these types of tactics even more effective. Blitzkrieg depended on mass, shock, and speed to surprise an enemy and defeat him through disruption of command and supply rather than by destroying all his forces in a major pitched battle. $ 800

RARE Set of two frozen link section of a PANZER II TANK ( Panzerkampfwagen II ) Recovered NARVA Bridgehead EASTERN FRONT ! Here is a freshly unearthed section of two tank track links from a PANZER II German Tank recovered in the NARVA Bridgehead region. The smaller tracks are harder to find as production slowed during the war. A light tank (10 tons) with a crew of three, developed in the mid 1930s as an interim until the arrival of the Panzer III and Panzer IV medium tanks. Despite being primarily intended as a training tank, it was the main tank in the Blitzkrieg invasions of Poland and France, where about 1000 Panzer IIs participated. It also participated in the invasion of Russia in 1941, although it was already obsolete, and lacked armor and firepower. It was armed with a 20mm gun (with 180 rounds) and a coaxial 0.3" machine gun. The Panzer II was also the basis for several special tank types: a fast recon tank, an amphibious tank, equipped with a propeller, developed for the intended invasion of England in 1940, and a flamethrower tank ( called Flammpanzer II ) equipped with two flamethrowers (100 were in service by 1942). When the Panzer II tank became obsolete, it was converted to a self-propelled anti-tank gun, using captured Russian 76mm guns ( called Marder I ) and German 75mm guns ( Marder II ). A self-propelled 105mm artillery gun version ( called Wespe ) was produced in occupied Poland. 2 for the price of 1 !  $ 290

RARE TO FIND EXCAVATED !  WWII German SS Relic EM Waist Belt Buckle ( Recovered near KHARKOV Eastern Front )

These SS german waist belt buckles are becoming much more difficult to find. As they come available they are quickly gobbled up so don't let a chance get away. The most collectible german buckle.  With non-dug examples listed in the $400-600 range, I will take battle dug and combat present examples over the minty for much less every time ! I am always trying to get my hands on these and its hard to part with them honestly ..This example has a portion of rim missing as can be seen part of the attachemnt group in the back however very strong motif. Although the Germans were also understrength, the Wehrmacht successfully flanked, encircled and defeated the Red Army's armored spearheads south of Kharkov. This enabled von Manstein to renew his offensive against the city of Kharkov proper, which began on 7 March. Despite orders to encircle Kharkov from the north, the SS Panzer Corps instead decided to directly engage Kharkov on 11 March. This led to four days of house-to-house fighting before Kharkov was finally recaptured by the 1st SS Panzer ("Leibstandarte") Divisions on 15 March. Two days later, the Germans also recaptured Belgorod, creating the salient  which in July 1943 would lead to the Battle of Kursk. The German offensive cost the Red Army an estimated 70,000 casualties but the house-to-house fighting in Kharkov was also particularly bloody for the German SS Panzer Corps, which had lost approximately 4,300 men by the time operations ended in late March.

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EXTREMELY RARE FIND - Relic WWII German WAFFEN SS OFFICERS Evening Dress Black Uniform PIN / INSIGNIA !

Here is a hard to find original relic but very nice condition Nazi German SS Evening Dress breast insignia. This unique and attractive stamped metal insignia was worn on the right breast of the formal SS evening dress. The design consists of a large central skull motif flanked by the motto 'Mein Ehre Heisst Treue' (My Honour is Loyalty) The condition is solid with pin still attached !

$ 180

RARE to find in any condition ! WWII GROUND DUG CZECH DUO PISTOL Relic carried by a GERMAN PANZER OFFICER - KURSK Salient !

Rare Czech pistol made during the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia Chambered in 6.35mm (or .25 cal) it was produced under German occupation, though it was not a widely issued weapon, it had wide popularity in the German officer corps, who purchased many as personal sidearms. This relic was ground dug near the Kursk Salient Battlefield. A fine display relic that is rendered inert as an excavated example.

$ 240

RARE Set of two frozen link section of a PANZER II TANK ( Panzerkampfwagen II ) Recovered NARVA Bridgehead EASTERN FRONT !
Here is a freshly unearthed section of two tank track links from a PANZER II German Tank recovered in the NARVA Bridgehead region. The smaller tracks are harder to find as production slowed during the war. A light tank (10 tons) with a crew of three, developed in the mid 1930s as an interim until the arrival of the Panzer III and Panzer IV medium tanks. Despite being primarily intended as a training tank, it was the main tank in the Blitzkrieg invasions of Poland and France, where about 1000 Panzer IIs participated. It also participated in the invasion of Russia in 1941, although it was already obsolete, and lacked armor and firepower. It was armed with a 20mm gun (with 180 rounds) and a coaxial 0.3" machine gun. The Panzer II was also the basis for several special tank types: a fast recon tank, an amphibious tank, equipped with a propeller, developed for the intended invasion of England in 1940, and a flamethrower tank ( called Flammpanzer II ) equipped with two flamethrowers (100 were in service by 1942). When the Panzer II tank became obsolete, it was converted to a self-propelled anti-tank gun, using captured Russian 76mm guns ( called Marder I ) and German 75mm guns ( Marder II ). A self-propelled 105mm artillery gun version ( called Wespe ) was produced in occupied Poland. 2 for the price of 1 !

 $ 290

INCREDIBLE Freshly Ground Dug Relic WWI SOMME BATTLEFIELD Bayonet Portion " still attached to the muzzle barrel with sight portion of the rifle" !  ( Recovered Somme, Malaincourt )

 

Not very often do you see a relic of this nature a section of the end of the rifle barrel with a portion of the handle and a part of the blade. A very cool relic. The opening day of battle on 1 July 1916 saw the British Army suffer the worst one-day combat losses in its history, with nearly 60,000 casualties. The composition of the British Army, at this point a volunteer force with many battalions comprising men from specific local areas, meant these losses had a profound social impact and has given the battle a lasting cultural legacy in Britain. The battle is also remembered for the first use of the tank. The conduct of the battle has been a source of historical controversy, with senior officers such as General Sir Douglas Haig (commander of the British Expeditionary force ) and Henry Rawlinson (commander of Fourth Army ) criticised for incurring very severe losses while failing to achieve their territorial objectives. Other historians have portrayed the Somme as a vital preliminary to the defeat of the German Army, and one which taught the British Army valuable tactical and operational lessons. At the end of the battle, British and French forces had penetrated a total of 6 miles (9.7 km) into German occupied territory. The British Army was three miles from Bapaume and also did not capture Le Transoy or any other French town, failing to capture many objectives. The Germans were still occupying partially entrenched positions and were not as demoralised as the British high command had anticipated.

$ 95

VERY RARE ! WWII RELIC Condition German RAD "Wehrmachtgefolge" SD Helmet ( Recovered Batogne Area )

Here is a very nice and hard to find helmet worn by a soldier if the RAD forces. The helmet was earlier misidentified on the website as NSKK.
The RAD was classed as Wehrmachtgefolge (lit. Armed Forces Auxiliaries). Auxiliary forces with this status, while not a part of the Armed Forces themselves, provided such vital support that they were given protection by the Geneva Convention. Some, including the RAD, were militarised.
During the early war Norwegian and Western campaigns, hundreds of RAD units were engaged in supplying frontline troops with food and ammunition, repairing damaged roads and constructing and repairing airstrips. Throughout the course of the war, the RAD were involved in many projects. The RAD units constructed coastal fortifications (many RAD men worked on the Atlantic Wall), laid minefields, manned fortifications, and even helped guard vital locations and prisoners.The role of the RAD was not limited to combat support functions. Hundreds of RAD units received training as anti-aircraft units and were deployed as RAD Flak Batteries. Several RAD units also performed combat on the eastern front as infantry. As the German defences were devastated, more and more RAD men were committed to combat. During the final months of the war RAD men formed 6 major frontline units, which were involved with serious fighting.RAD units served on all fronts during WWII, from Norway to the Mediterranian Sea, and from France in the west, to the far reaches of Russia in the east. Units served in Albania, Greece, and the former Yugoslavia. In the Soviet Union, they supported the Wehrmacht in its massive drives towards Moscow in 1941, and into the Caucaus Region in 1942. Many RAD units were encircled and forced into frontline combat, while other units were drafted directly into military service on the spot. In 1942, there were at least 427 RAD units serving on the Eastern Front. Increasingly in the fighting on the Eastern Front, RAD units took up arms to fight off Soviet tanks as well as partisan forces. Security operations also became an increasingly common duty of the RAD units. Service was not limited to the multitude of combat support roles listed above though, as hundreds of RAD units were trained and later used as anti-aircraft units under the control of the Luftwaffe. Many saw service along the Western Front in the form of RAD Flak Batteries, while others also saw service in the East as ground combat units against the advancing Soviet Armies. In October of 1944, at least 60,000 RAD troops are known to have served in RAD Flak Batteries. When serving in RAD Flak Batteries, the troops were known as Luftwaffe-Flakhelfer. RAD troops were but a small fraction of the hundreds of thousands that served in such a role during WWII.

$ 320

HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT RELIC ! Battle Damaged Relic Ground Dug RUSSIAN T-34 TANK Track Link partially BLOWN AWAY by PANZER SHELL !  ( Recovered Narva Battlefield ) Here is a relic that speaks volumes of the carnage that occurred during that fierce battle for the Narva Bridghead. The tank track link is from a Russian T-34 Tank and has over a quarter section blown off from either a Panzer or German Heavy Artillery. Anyone who has held these track links knows how thick the iron is and how incredible of a blast it would take. This relic displays impressively on a bookshelf and oh the stories it could tell !  Truly one of a kind ! Russian General Govorov continued attacking up and down the Narva Line seeking a weakness in the German defenses. One attack against Nederland’s 49.SS Freiwilligen Panzergrenadier regiment named de Ruyter broke through toward the river. Govorov committed his tank reserves with orders to seize the bridges across the river into the city. The defenders counter attacked with Nordland’s Herman von Salza Panzer Abteilung. The panzers stopped the advancing tanks but they were prevented from exploiting their advantage by heavy anti-tank fire from the east side of the river.

On March 23 Hilter order the creation of Festung Narwa a fortress city that was to be held at all costs. The Germans launched a series of counter attacks beginning on March 26. These attacks were designed to eliminate the Soviet bridgehead gained by the 30th Guard Rifle Corps in February on the west side of the river. In this they were mostly successful driving the Red forces back to the river, but not across it. These attacks could not be sustained with the equipment and manpower available, but the threat was sufficient that General Govorov ordered the construction of extensive defensive works on the east side of the river to prevent a possible breakout. SOLD

NICE Ground Dug KURALND BATTLEFIELD Dug DD WHERMACHT M40 Helmet with DECAL faintly but clearly visible both sides !

Here is a nice German Whermact WWII Helmet ground dug near Kurland. The decals are faintly but crisp showing through the ground action. A fine historical relic at a low price ! Hitler's refusal to evacuate the Army Group resulted in the entrenchment of more than 200,000 German troops largely of the 16th Army and 18th Army, in what was to become known to the Germans as the "Courland Bridgehead". Thirty-three divisions of the Heeresgruppe commanded by Schörner were cut off from Prussia and spread out along a front reaching from Riga to Liepāja, retreating to the more defensible Courland position, abandoning Riga. After May 9, 1945, according to Russian records, 146,000 German and Latvian troops were taken prisoner, including 28 generals and 5,083 high-ranking officers, and taken to camps in the USSR interior and imprisoned for years. The Soviets detained all males between the ages of 16 and 60, and conducted widespread deforestation campaigns, burning vast tracts of forest, to flush out resisters. More recent scholarship puts the number of German soldiers who surrendered at 181,000 including their commander Generaloberst Hipert.

$ 140

NICE Ground Dug KURALND BATTLEFIELD Dug DD WHERMACHT M40 Helmet with DECAL faintly but clearly visible both sides !

Here is a nice German Whermact WWII Helmet ground dug near Kurland. The decals are faintly but crisp showing through the ground action. A fine historical relic at a low price ! Hitler's refusal to evacuate the Army Group resulted in the entrenchment of more than 200,000 German troops largely of the 16th Army and 18th Army, in what was to become known to the Germans as the "Courland Bridgehead". Thirty-three divisions of the Heeresgruppe commanded by Schörner were cut off from Prussia and spread out along a front reaching from Riga to Liepāja, retreating to the more defensible Courland position, abandoning Riga. After May 9, 1945, according to Russian records, 146,000 German and Latvian troops were taken prisoner, including 28 generals and 5,083 high-ranking officers, and taken to camps in the USSR interior and imprisoned for years. The Soviets detained all males between the ages of 16 and 60, and conducted widespread deforestation campaigns, burning vast tracts of forest, to flush out resisters. More recent scholarship puts the number of German soldiers who surrendered at 181,000 including their commander Generaloberst Hipert.

$ 140

RARE - WWII Ground Dug TANK COMMANDERS Microphone PANZER or BRITISH SHERMAN Tank - (  Recovered Normandy Battle Area )
Here is a fine relic and unique to find in Battlefield excavated condition. My friend in the UK recovered this piece from Normandy and claims it was found near debris of a knocked out British Tank. The condition is great still retaining some rubber around the mouthpiece. Battle damaged at the base as can be seen.The hand-held T-17 microphone was commonly used by tank commanders, as their hands were more free during combat operations than drivers, gunners, or loaders. The T-17 was most commonly manufactured by Shure Brothers Company. Imagine if you will the communication that would have been last spoken into this microphone during that future changing battle !

$ 95

RARE - RELIC condition NAZI GERMAN Officers NAZI Enamel FLAG Motif Cigarette LIGHTER !  ( Recovered Paris, France )

Here is a fantastic find ! A war period NAZI Cigarette lighter that has the initials KM on the reverse. The lighter has a small chip out of the flag but otherwise the enamel is very nice. The German occupation of France during World War II occurred between May 1940 and December 1944. As a result of the defeat of France and its Allies in the Battle of France, the French cabinet sought a cessation of hostilities. An armistice was signed on 22 June 1940 at Compiègne. Under its terms, a designated area in the north and west of France, the zone occupée, was occupied by the German Army; in this region, the French government located at Vichy, headed by the aging Maréchal Philippe Pétain, was subordinate to the Germans. Most of the remaining third of the country was set aside as the zone libre, to be fully controlled by the Vichy government. Alsace and Lorraine were reincorporated into Germany proper (thus subjecting their male population to German military conscription.) Several departments along the Italian border were occupied by Italian troops, while areas along the Belgian frontier were administered by the German occupation authorities in Brussels. The entire Atlantic coastline was declared a military zone, placing it off-limits to French civilians (except for local inhabitants, who required a special pass). Both the unoccupied and the occupied portions of France remained legally under the control of the Vichy government.

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RARE Ground Dug SS NORDLAND PANZER ARMORED Possible TANK PANEL PLATE with Original Paint Showing ! 
( Recovered NARVA Battlefield )

Here is a rivet portion of a battle damaged German Tank that measures 9 inches by 9 inches. The piece still shows remnants of triangle pattern red and white paint showing through. The relic was ground dug in positions Mummasare on positions occupied by the SS Norland. A fine relic that displays well. SS Nordland, along with the rest of III. (Germanic) SS Panzer Corps arrived at the front near Leningrad and was almost immediately put into action against the Red Army attacks to break the German encirclement of the city. After they escaped from being surrounded, the Nordland effected a fighting withdrawal over 60 kilometres to Oranienbaum. On 14 January, the Soviet Krasnoye Selo–Ropsha Offensive succeeded in collapsing the German front, and the Nordland again fought its way back to the city of Narva in Estonia, where a new line of defence was being organized. In early February, the Soviets began their attacks towards the city and the Battle of Narva began. The battle has come to be known as the Battle of the European SS because a large share of the defenders were European volunteers. Joining the Nordland were the formations from all over Europe. The Dutchman of the 4th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Brigade Nederland, the Walloons of the 5th SS Volunteer Sturmbrigade Wallonien, the Flemings of the 6th SS Volunteer Sturmbrigade Langemarck, the Estonians of the 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Estonian), as well as regular German formations. Altogether, the defenders of the Narva River line amounted to 50,000 men. Against them, the Soviets threw 200,000 men of the Leningrad Front.

$ 60

RARE Ground Dug STICK GRENADE ( POTATO MASHER ) Inert with STICK and Screw Cap !

Here is a neat ground dug relic stick grenade with fragmentation sleeve, stick and the screw cap. The Grenade has come loose from the stick but they display nice when inserted. These are very collectible in this condition.

$240

RARE Consignment LOT WWII War-time Fuhrer ADOLPH HITLER Photographs with PRINTED Info on the Reverse !

Here is a group of photo's that were found in an old album of Adolph Hitler in varying locations including one with Mussolini. The backs have German notations. I'm sure these were produced for propoganda or public consumption at the time.

$20 each or the lot for $100 !

COOL BATTLEFIELD Dug Lot of original WWII GERMAN Falschirmjager PARA TROOP Harness Buckle Relics !

Here is a rare grouping of original German Para harness buckles and clamp relics from a parachute recovered in Europe. A fine addition to your Falschirmjager display.

$ 60 all !

HELMETS Romans 8:28 - " This one thing I know: All things work together for good, to them who Love God. To them who are called according to his eternal purpose."

EXTREMELY RARE Original US "Flyboy" WWI 94th AERO SQUADRON Painted HELMET - With verbal provenance it was at one time in the collection of CHARLES WOOLEY who wrote the HISTORY of the 94th. His hard-bound book is included in the purchase !

Here is a fine condition original with liner - rare is not even the right word to describe this Flyboy helmet ! I have only seen one other example offered for sale years ago that was priced just under $3000. On September 30, 1917, two officers and 150 enlisted men left Texas for France and were sent to seven different aircraft factories for maintenance and repair training. In April 1918, the 94th was reunited and stationed at the Gengault Aerodrome near Toul, France, where it began operations as the first American squadron at the front.As the first American squadron in operation, its aviators were allowed to create their squadron insignia. They used the opportunity to commemorate the United States' entry into World War I by taking the phrase of tossing one's "hat in the ring" (a boxing phrase to signify one's willingness to become a challenger) and symbolizing it with the literal image of Uncle Sam's red, white and blue top hat going through a ring.On April 14, Lt. Douglas Campbell, who later became America's first flying ace, and Lt. Alan Winslow downed two German aircraft. These were the first victories ever scored by an American unit. No 94th pilot achieved more aerial victories than 1st Lt. Edward Vernon Rickenbacker, who was named America's "Ace of Aces" during the war. In his Nieuport 28 and later in his SPAD S.XIII, Rickenbacker was credited with 26 of the squadron's 70 kills during World War I. By the end of hostilities, the 94th had won battle honors for participation in 11 major engagements and was awarded the Croix de Guerre with Palm.During World War I, The squadron was based at Toul (May 5, 1918), Touquin (June 28, 1918), Saints (July 9, 1918) and Rembercourt (September 1, 1918).Another flying ace of this squadron was Harvey Weir Cook. A popular restaurant chain, the 94th Aero Squadron, is named after the 94th from the First World War.

$ 1600

FLAT OUT HARD TO FIND !  RUSSIAN WWII Relic SSh-36 HELMET Shell with PAINTED STAR Insignia INTACT ! ( Recovered Eastern Front Kursk Area )

Here is a very hard to find SSh-36 Russian helmet that was recovered near Kursk. There is rim damage and usual ground action but the presence of the star insignia makes it a valuable relic.The Battle of Kursk refers to German and Soviet operations on the Eastern Front during World War II in the vicinity of the city of Kursk, (450 kilometres / 280 miles south of Moscow in the Soviet Union in July and August 1943. It remains both the largest series of armoured clashes, including the Battle of Prokhorovka, and the costliest single day of aerial warfare. It was the final strategic offensive the Germans were able to mount in the east. The resulting decisive Soviet victory gave the Red Army the strategic initiative for the rest of the war.The Germans hoped to shorten their lines by eliminating the Kursk salient (also known as the Kursk bulge), created in the aftermath of their defeat at the Battle of Stalingrad. They envisioned pincers breaking through its northern and southern flanks to achieve a great encirclement of Red Army forces. However, the Soviets had excellent intelligence of Adolf Hitler's intentions. This and German delays to wait for new weapons, mainly Tiger and Panther tanks, gave the Red Army time to construct a series of defense lines and gather large reserve forces for a strategic counterattack. Although often thought of primarily as a tank battle, Kursk as a whole demonstrated the triumph of engineers, infantry and artillery over armored forces when utilized as part of a strategy of defense in depth. The Soviet plan was to blunt the German panzer spearheads in an interconnected web of minefields, defensive strongpoints and concealed anti-tank guns comprising eight defense lines. Collectively, the defensive works around Kursk formed a contiguous belt over 250 km deep—more than 10 times deeper than the vaunted Maginot Line—and bristling with more Soviet anti-tank guns than attacking German tanks, making it by far the most powerful defensive line ever constructed, with more than three times the depth required to stop the German attack. When the German forces had exhausted themselves against the defences, the Soviets responded with their own counteroffensives, which allowed the Red Army to retake Orel and Belgorod on 5 August and Kharkov on 23 August, and push back the Germans across a broad front.

$190

RARE WWII German NAZI Relic MAUSER HSC Officers PISTOL - ( Recovered Falaise Pocket "The Corridor of Death"  )

Here is an awesome relic. A Nazi ground dug HSC MAUSER PISTOL. This relic was ground dug in the Falaise area. Known as the "Corridor of Death". The battle of the Falaise Pocket, fought during the Second World War from 12–21 August 1944, was the decisive engagement of the Battle of Normandy. Taking its name from the area around the town of Falaise within which the German Seventh and Fifth Panzer Armies became encircled by the advancing Western Allies, the battle is also referred to as the Falaise Gap after the corridor which the Germans sought to maintain to allow their escape. The battle resulted in the destruction of the bulk of Germany's forces west of the River Seine, and opened the way to Paris and the German border.Following Operation Cobra, the successful American breakout from the Normandy beachhead, rapid advances were made to the south, the south-east, and into Brittany. Despite lacking the resources to cope with both the US penetration and simultaneous British and Canadian offensives around Caen, Field Marshal Günther von Kluge, in overall command of German armed forces on the Western Front, was not permitted by Adolf Hitler to withdraw; instead he was ordered to counterattack the Americans around Mortain. However, the remnants of four panzer divisions, which was all that von Kluge could scrape together, were not strong enough to make any impression on the United States First Army, and Operation Lüttich was a disaster that merely served to drive the Germans deeper into the Allied lines, leaving them in a highly dangerous position. 

$ 290

RARE - WWII M40 SD German 1st SS Panzer ("Leibstandarte") Division Helmet - ( Recovered Kharkov )

Here is a ground dug relic condition SS Panzer helmet with minor crown rust but has the SD runes fairly visible that was dug by my friend Michael in the area of Khrakov. Although the Germans were also understrength, the Wehrmacht  successfully flanked, encircled and defeated the Red Army's armored spearheads south of Kharkov. This enabled von Manstein to renew his offensive against the city of Kharkov proper, which began on 7 March. Despite orders to encircle Kharkov from the north, the SS Panzer Corps instead decided to directly engage Kharkov on 11 March. This led to four days of house-to-house fighting before Kharkov was finally recaptured by the 1st SS Panzer ("Leibstandarte") Division, on 15 March. Two days later, the Germans also recaptured Belgorod, creating the salient which in July 1943 would lead to the Battle of Kursk. The German offensive cost the Red Army an estimated 70,000 casualties, but the house-to-house fighting in Kharkov was also particularly bloody for the German SS Panzer Corps, which had lost approximately 4,300 men by the time operations ended in late March.

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NICE Ground Dug KURALND BATTLEFIELD Dug DD WHERMACHT M40 Helmet with DECAL faintly but clearly visible both sides !

Here is a nice German Whermact WWII Helmet ground dug near Kurland. The decals are faintly but crisp showing through the ground action. A fine historical relic at a low price ! Hitler's refusal to evacuate the Army Group resulted in the entrenchment of more than 200,000 German troops largely of the 16th Army and 18th Army, in what was to become known to the Germans as the "Courland Bridgehead". Thirty-three divisions of the Heeresgruppe commanded by Schörner were cut off from Prussia and spread out along a front reaching from Riga to Liepāja, retreating to the more defensible Courland position, abandoning Riga. After May 9, 1945, according to Russian records, 146,000 German and Latvian troops were taken prisoner, including 28 generals and 5,083 high-ranking officers, and taken to camps in the USSR interior and imprisoned for years. The Soviets detained all males between the ages of 16 and 60, and conducted widespread deforestation campaigns, burning vast tracts of forest, to flush out resisters. More recent scholarship puts the number of German soldiers who surrendered at 181,000 including their commander Generaloberst Hipert.

$ 140

NICE Ground Dug RELIC "WAFFEN SS" German M42 Raw Edge HELMET - ( Recovered NARWA Battle Area )

Here is a nice fresh arrival from Estonia, a ground dug M42 raw edge German Helmet recovered from an area occupied by Felix Steiner 's 3rd SS. The helmet still retains portions of the liner ring although alot of ground action. A fine display.On 8 February 1944, the 20th SS Division (Estonia) was attached to the ranks of SS-Gruppenführer Felix Steiner's 3rd SS (Germanic) Panzer Corps, then defending the heavily pressured Narva bridgehead. The division was to replace the remnants of the 9th and 10th Luftwaffe-Feld-Divisions, which were struggling to hold the line against a Soviet bridgehead near Siivertsi. Upon arriving at the front on 20 February, the Estonians were immediately ordered to eliminate the threatening Siivertsi Soviet bridgehead. In nine days of heavy fighting, the division pushed the Soviets back across the river and restored the Axis main line of resistance. The division remained stationed in the Ssivertsi sector, being engaged in heavy combat.  In May, the division was pulled back and reformed as the 20th Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (Estnische Nr. 1), and the recently returned Narva (also spelled Narwa) battalion was absorbed into the division as the reconnaissance abteilung (battalion). By that time, active conscription of Estonian men into the German armed forces was well under way. By spring 1944, approximately 32,000 men had volunteered into the German forces, with the 20th Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (Estnische Nr. 1) consisting of some 15,000 men.” A very nice relic SS helmet with clear runes.

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UNIFORM ITEMS / INSIGNIA Romans 8:28 - " This one thing I know: All things work together for good, to them who Love God. To them who are called according to his eternal purpose."

RARE to find excavated near NORMANDY ( Falaise pocket ) German Officer Collar Tabs !

This is a nice set ( single ) stamped metal and mfg.marked German Officer rank tabs insignia worn on the collar. These were dug outside of Normandy near the Falaise pocket with some other relic insignia parts. Brutal fighting in the area. During the Second World War, the Allies coordinated a massive build-up of troops and supplies to support a large-scale invasion of Normandy in the D-Day landings under the code name Operation Overlord. Germans were dug into fortified emplacements above the beaches. Caen, Cherbourg, Carentan, Falaise and other Norman towns endured many casualties in the Battle of Normandy, which continued until the closing of the so-called Falaise gap between Chambois and Montormel, then liberation of Le Havre.This led to the restoration of the French Republic, and a significant turning point in the war. The remainder of Normandy was liberated only on 9 May 1945 at the end of the war, when the Occupation of the Channel Islands ended. A nice desireable dug example that would display incredible with your other WWII relics.

$ 95

INCREDIBLE DUG UP - Set of Relic D.A.P. Nazi Swastika German Workers Badges exacavated in AUSTRIA !

(Nationalsozialistische D.A.P. -National Socialist German Workers Party) These badges were found one summer in the early 1960's on the mudflats of an Austrian Lake not too distant from Hitlers castle,where they had apparently been dumped at the end of WW II. Made of Kriegsmetal" (war metal - an alloy) style rather than the early enamel badges interesting relics of the Nazi regime. On April 25, 1945, the British bombed the Nazi homes on the Obersalzberg, including Hitler's home called the Berghof. The bombed-out ruins of Hitler's former residence were completely razed to the ground by the Bavarian government in 1952 at the request of the U.S. Army.The Berchtesgaden area was occupied by American troops shortly before the war ended on May 8, 1945. The Obersalzberg was turned into a recreational area for the American troops that occupied Germany after the war. After 50 years of American occupation, the Obersalzberg was given back to Germany in 1995.To this day, many Americans are confused by the names Berghof and Eagle's Nest, which are two separate places. The Berghof was located on a plateau called the Obersalzberg which is on the route to the top of the Kehlstein, the mountain where Hitler's tea house, called the Eagle's Nest, was built in 1938. To add to the confusion, Hitler had another tea house, called Mooslahnerkopf, which was a short walk from the Berghof. The German name for the Eagle's Nest is Kehlsteinhaus, which means house on Kehlstein mountain. On the other side of the Eagle's Nest, there is a view of Salzburg, Austria.

$ 50 Each $90 FOR Pair !

RARE Dug Eastern Front STALINGRAD RELIC Buckle - FrankReich Russland England Feldzug USW 1914

Here is a rarity. A WWI Relic Buckle in fantastic condition with maker markings on the back. This buckle has a nice pleasing patina and displays well. The Battle of Stalingrad is considered by many historians to have been the turning point in World War Two in Europe. The battle at Stalingrad bled the German army dry in Russia and after this defeat, the Germany Army was in full retreat. One of the ironies of the war, is that the German Sixth Army need not have got entangled in Stanlingrad. Army Groups A and B were well on their way to the Caucasus in south-west Russia, when Hitler ordered an attack on Stalingrad. From a strategic point of view it would have been unwise to have left a major city unconquered in your rear as you advanced. However, some historians believe that Hitler ordered the taking of Stalingrad simply because of the name of the city and Hitler's hatred of Joseph Stalin. For the same reason Stalin ordered that the city had to be saved.The Battle for Stalingrad was fought during the winter of 1942 to 1943. In September 1942, the German commander of the Sixth Army, General Paulus, assisted by the Fourth Panzer Army, advanced on the city of Stalingrad. His primary task was to secure the oil fields in the Caucasus and to do this, Paulus was ordered by Hitler to take Stalingrad. The Germans final target was to have been Baku. Stalingrad was also an important target as it was Russia’s centre of communications in the south as well as being a centre for manufacturin g. A fine relic that must have been worn by a WWI veteran while serving again on the Eastern Front.

$ 75

RARE - "Ground Dug" in AUSTRIA WWII German Motorized DRIVER AWARD BADGE !

Here is a nice relic badge that was ground dug in Austria and is the German Award for merit in driving and vehicle skills. The award was created by a Waffen SS enlistedman and established in 1940. This is a late war zinc example in relic condition. These are hard to find as all awards in nice dug condition.

$ 40

NICE LOT of WWII RELIC GERMAN CLOTH Officer COLLAR and SHOULDER INSIGNIA Cut from Uniforms and brought back as SOUVENIRS !

Here is a nice lot of German Relic condition WWII German Cloth Insignia that were cut from uniforms and brought back as souvenirs. A Luftwaffe Officers Collar Insignia a Whermacht insignia including some tunic uniform buttons with partial cloth attached.

$ 97

WEAPONS / ARTILLERY Romans 8:28 - " This one thing I know: All things work together for good, to them who Love God. To them who are called according to his eternal purpose."

EXTREMELY Historic Find !!  RARE WWII Ground Dug German PANZER OFFICER Walther P.38 PISTOL ( Recovered Falaise Pocket "The Corridor of Death" NORMANDY CAMPAIGN )

Here is a hard to find artifact that I am only selling due to having a another example already in my collection. The German P.38 is a rarity to find in Battlefield excavated condition, let alone a Western Front location with so much history. Don't let this one get away ! The battle of the Falaise Pocket, fought during the Second World War from 12–21 August 1944, was the decisive engagement of the Battle of Normandy. Taking its name from the area around the town of Falaise within which the German Seventh and Fifth Panzer Armies became encircled by the advancing Western Allies, the battle is also referred to as the Falaise Gap after the corridor which the Germans sought to maintain to allow their escape. The battle resulted in the destruction of the bulk of Germany's forces west of the River Seine, and opened the way to Paris and the German border. Following Operation Cobra, the successful American breakout from the Normandy beachhead, rapid advances were made to the south, the south-east, and into Brittany. Despite lacking the resources to cope with both the US penetration and simultaneous British and Canadian offensives around Caen, Field Marshal Günther von Kluge, in overall command of German armed forces on the Western Front, was not permitted by Adolf Hitler to withdraw; instead he was ordered to counterattack the Americans around Mortain. However, the remnants of four panzer divisions, which was all that von Kluge could scrape together, were not strong enough to make any impression on the United States First Army, and Operation Lüttich was a disaster that merely served to drive the Germans deeper into the Allied lines, leaving them in a highly dangerous position. By the evening of 21 August the pocket was closed for the last time, with around 50,000 Germans still trapped inside. Although it is estimated that significant numbers managed to escape, German losses in both men and materiel were huge, and the Allies had achieved a decisive victory. Two days later Paris was liberated, and by 30 August the last German remnants had retreated across the Seine, effectively ending Operation Overlord.
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RARE FIND !  Large Size Rocket Battle Damaged GERMAN ARTILLERY SHELL Ground Dug ARDENNES !

Here is a very cool WWII solid relic artillery shell that I believe is German with a crack and fuse hole that was recovered in the Ardennes. A fine display piece !

$ 98

RARE Excavated WWII GERMAN Machine Gun BI-POD MG42 Relic - Recovered at FALAISE - TRUN NORMANDY Campaign !

This is an exciting find. A German Bi-pod stand for a German MG34/42 MACHINE GUN ! Makes a fine display on a shelf in your war room. Painted with diggers provenance.The battle of the Falaise Pocket, fought during the Second World War from 12–21 August 1944, was the decisive engagement of the Battle of Normandy. Taking its name from the area around the town of Falaise within which the German Seventh and Fifth Panzer Armies became encircled by the advancing Western Allies, the battle is also referred to as the Falaise Gap (Later known as "The Valley of Death") after the corridor which the Germans sought to maintain to allow their escape.[nb 5] The battle resulted in the destruction of the bulk of Germany's forces west of the River Seine, and opened the way to Paris and the German border.Following Operation Cobra, the successful American breakout from the Normandy beachhead, rapid advances were made to the south, the south-east, and into Brittany. Despite lacking the resources to cope with both the US penetration and simultaneous B ritish and Canadian offensives around Caen, Field Marshal Günther von Kluge, in overall command of German armed forces on the Western Front, was not permitted by Adolf Hitler to withdraw.

$ 95

RARE ID'd LOT of WWI BATTLEFIELD Recovered RELICS with PAPER ID tags!  MASHER GRENADE CAP & Cartridge!

Here is a nice display lot of relics recovered and labeled by a soldier and brought back as souvenirs. The masher grenade cap appears to have battle damage. A nice lot that rarely turns up with such great provenance.

$120

RARE HUGE WWI Weapon CALTROP Relic recovered ARGONNE MEUSSE !

Here is an impressive relic. This huge CALTROP measuring a massive 14 inches across. Large metal spikes that is hand forged together with rivets. This great weapon was used to puncture tires or stop Cavalry. These are becoming highly prized among collectors as they display so well. A caltrop (also known as caltrap, galtrop, cheval trap, galthrap, galtrap, calthrop, crow's foot. is an antipersonnel weapon made up of two or more sharp nails or spines arranged in such a manner that one of them always points upward from a stable base (for example, a tetrahedron). They may be thought of as the landmines of antiquity, useful to shape the battlefield and force the enemy into certain paths and approaches, or to provide a passive defense as part of a defensive works system. Caltrops serve to slow down the advance of horses, war elephants, and human troops. They were said to be particularly effective against the soft feet of camels. In more modern times, caltrops are used against wheeled vehicles with pneumatic tires.

Large 14 inch -  $ 240

Small 4 inch -    $ 99

Gun Round Magazine Disc - FURIOUS BULLET RIDDLED Eastern Front !

This is a nice Battlefield excavated Large Machine Gun DISC MAGAZINE for trace rounds that was recovered from fightings around Stalingrad ! Ruchnoy Pulemyot Degtyaryova Pekhotny (Degtyaryov hand-held infantry machine gun) or DP was a light machine gun used by the Soviet Union starting in 1928.The helmet pictured is a seperate liting and can be seen further down the site with impressive shell shrapnel damage. This magazine displays incredible with your bullet struck items and as all know machine gun relics are extremely scarce much more in battle damaged condition such as this. Also weigh in shipping charges on larger items, finally the impressive display factor. An awesome Eastern front relic !

$ 190

EQUIPMENT / PERSONAL ITEMS Romans 8:28 - " This one thing I know: All things work together for good, to them who Love God. To them who are called according to his eternal purpose."

TANK TRACKS Romans 8:28 - " This one thing I know: All things work together for good, to them who Love God. To them who are called according to his eternal purpose."

RARE "Battle Damaged" Relic Ground Dug WWII German PANZER IV ( PzkpfwIV ) TANK TRACK LINK !

Here is a ground dug relic condition Panzer IV Tank Track Link with extreme battle damage having a portion blown away by an artillery shell. This track link was ground dug near the Narva Bridghead. Condition is solid and ready for display on Damaged Relics let alone tank tracks are highly desireable. The Battle of Narva Bridgehead (Estonian: Narva lahingud; German: Schlacht um den Brückenkopf von Narva; Russian: Битва за Нарву; 2 February – 26 July 1944) was the campaign that stalled the Soviet Estonian Operation in the surroundings of the town of Narva for five and a half months. It was the first phase of the Battle of Narva campaign fought at the Eastern Front during World War II. A number of volunteer Waffen SS units from Norway, Denmark, Holland and Belgium fought on the German side. Several Western authors dealing with the foreign national units nickname the campaign as the Battle of the European SS. The involved Estonian conscripts fought to defend their country against the looming Soviet reoccupation.The Soviet Estonian Offensive was a follow-on of the Leningrad–Novgorod Offensive. Its aim was to liberate Estonia that was annexed with the Soviet Union in 1940 from the German occupation. Although Narva was not the main direction of the Soviet offensives on the Eastern Front in 1944, the Baltic Sea seemed the quickest way to Joseph Stalin for taking the battles to the German ground and seizing control of Finland.The Soviet Estonian offensive stalled after securing several bridgeheads over the Narva River and facing the Nazi German Wotan Line. The fierce fighting starting in February stopped at the end of April. With the Narva Offensive, 24–30 July 1944, the Red Army captured the town of Narva, as the German troops retreated 15 kilometres to continue fighting at their prepared positions. The German forces managed to block the Soviet advance to the Baltic ports for five months due to the nature of the terrain and the resistance of the international troops.

$ 275

GIGANTIC AND IMPRESSIVE ! Ground Dug German "PANTHER" ( Panzerkampfwagen 'V' Panther ) TANK TRACK LINK  ( Recovered KURSK Battlefield ) Here is an opportunity to be "the only one on the block" to display an actual King Panther Tank Track Link recovered from the Kursk Battlefield site. In March, the plans crystallized. Walter Model's 9th Army would attack southwards from Orel while Hermann Hoth's 4th Panzer Army and Army Detachment "Kempf" under the overall command of Manstein would attack northwards from Kharkov. They planned to meet near Kursk, but if the offensive went well, they would have permission to continue forward on their own initiative, with a general plan to re-establish a new line at the Don River, several weeks' march to the east. Contrary to his recent behavior, Hitler gave the OKH considerable control over the planning of the operation. Over the next few weeks, they continued to increase the scope of the forces attached to the front, stripping the entire German line of practically anything remotely useful for deployment in the upcoming operation. They first set the attack for 4 May, but delayed in order to allow more time for new weapons to arrive from Germany, especially the new Tiger and Panther tanks. Hitler postponed the offensive several more times. On 5 May, the launch date became 12 June. But due to the potential threat of an Allied landing in Italy, and delays in armour deliveries Hitler set the launch date to 20 June. On 17 June, he further postponed it until 3 July, and then later to 5 July. The basic concept behind the German offensive was the traditional (and, for the Germans, hitherto usually successful) double-envelopment, or Kesselschlacht (cauldron battle). The German Army had long favored such a Cannae-style method, and the tools of Blitzkrieg made these types of tactics even more effective. Blitzkrieg depended on mass, shock, and speed to surprise an enemy and defeat him through disruption of command and supply rather than by destroying all his forces in a major pitched battle. $ 800

EXTREMELY RARE Ground Dug Relic "PRIZE OF ALL PRIZES" The highly sought after GERMAN LUGER - ( Recovered in the "Corridor of Death" FALAISE POCKET" Western Front Campaign ! The Battle of the Falaise Pocket, fought during the Second World War from 12–21 August 1944, was the decisive engagement of the Battle of Normandy. Taking its name from the area around the town of Falaise within which the German Seventh and Fifth Panzer Armies became encircled by the advancing Western Allies, the battle is also referred to as the Falaise Gap after the corridor which the Germans sought to maintain to allow their escape.The battle resulted in the destruction of the bulk of Germany's forces west of the River Seine, and opened the way to Paris and the German border.By the evening of 21 August the pocket was closed for the last time, with around 50,000 Germans still trapped inside. Although it is estimated that significant numbers managed to escape, German losses in both men and materiel were huge, and the Allies had achieved a decisive victoryBy 22 August, all German forces west of the Allied lines were dead or in captivity. Historians differ in their estimates of German losses in the pocket; the majority state that between 80,000 and 100,000 troops were caught in the encirclement of which 10,000 to 15,000 were killed, 40,000 to 50,000 taken prisoner, and 20,000 to 50,000 escaped. In the northern sector alone, German material losses included 344 tanks, self-propelled guns and other light armoured vehicles as well as 2,447 soft-skinned vehicles and 252 guns abandoned or destroyed. In the fighting around Hill 262, German losses totalled 2,000 killed and 5,000 taken prisoner, in addition to 55 tanks, 44 guns and 152 other armoured vehicles.The once-powerful 12th SS Panzer Division had lost 94 percent of its armour, nearly all of its artillery, and 70 percent of its vehicles. Mustering close to 20,000 men and 150 tanks before the Normandy campaign, after Falaise it was reduced to 300 men and 10 tanks. Although elements of several German formations had managed to escape to the east, even these had left behind most of their equipment; after the battle Allied investigators estimated that the Germans lost around 500 tanks and assault guns in the pocket, and very little of the equipment that was extricated survived the general retreat across the Seine. . General Eisenhower recorded that:The battlefield at Falaise was unquestionably one of the greatest 'killing fields' of any of the war areas. Forty-eight hours after the closing of the gap I was conducted through it on foot, to encounter scenes that could be described only by Dante. $ 180

RARE Set of two frozen link section of a PANZER II TANK ( Panzerkampfwagen II ) Recovered NARVA Bridgehead EASTERN FRONT ! Here is a freshly unearthed section of two tank track links from a PANZER II German Tank recovered in the NARVA Bridgehead region. The smaller tracks are harder to find as production slowed during the war. A light tank (10 tons) with a crew of three, developed in the mid 1930s as an interim until the arrival of the Panzer III and Panzer IV medium tanks. Despite being primarily intended as a training tank, it was the main tank in the Blitzkrieg invasions of Poland and France, where about 1000 Panzer IIs participated. It also participated in the invasion of Russia in 1941, although it was already obsolete, and lacked armor and firepower. It was armed with a 20mm gun (with 180 rounds) and a coaxial 0.3" machine gun. The Panzer II was also the basis for several special tank types: a fast recon tank, an amphibious tank, equipped with a propeller, developed for the intended invasion of England in 1940, and a flamethrower tank ( called Flammpanzer II ) equipped with two flamethrowers (100 were in service by 1942). When the Panzer II tank became obsolete, it was converted to a self-propelled anti-tank gun, using captured Russian 76mm guns ( called Marder I ) and German 75mm guns ( Marder II ). A self-propelled 105mm artillery gun version ( called Wespe ) was produced in occupied Poland. 2 for the price of 1 !  $ 290

SOLD ITEMS Romans 8:28 - " This one thing I know: All things work together for good, to them who Love God. To them who are called according to his eternal purpose."

RARE - WWII German Lot of Ground Dug RELIC SS and Whermacht Belt Buckles - ( Recovered Kharkov )

Here is a ground dug relic condition lot of SS Buckles and a Whermacht. The SS Buckles have condition issues but display nicely and are a great price that were dug in the area of Kharkov. Although the Germans were also understrength, the Wehrmacht  successfully flanked, encircled and defeated the Red Army's armored spearheads south of Kharkov. This enabled von Manstein to renew his offensive against the city of Kharkov proper, which began on 7 March. Despite orders to encircle Kharkov from the north, the SS Panzer Corps instead decided to directly engage Kharkov on 11 March. This led to four days of house-to-house fighting before Kharkov was finally recaptured by the 1st SS Panzer ("Leibstandarte") Division, on 15 March. Two days later, the Germans also recaptured Belgorod, creating the salient which in July 1943 would lead to the Battle of Kursk. The German offensive cost the Red Army an estimated 70,000 casualties, but the house-to-house fighting in Kharkov was also particularly bloody for the German SS Panzer Corps, which had lost approximately 4,300 men by the time operations ended in late March.

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NICE RELIC BARN FIND Condition WWII German "Heer" Whermacht M35/40 DD HELMET with Liner ET64 !

Here is a nice relic condition "war-used" barn find condition German Whermacht Helmet with a nice decal and liner with chinstrap ! The size and maker are ET64. The condition is solid with leather still very supple on the strap. Here is a chance to own a hard to come by helmet at this price. Ive priced it low to sell quickly as we mostly focus on the ground dug example of the species and not these "minty"examples.. : ) 

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NICE BARN FOUND RELIC WWII German M35 DD with 1st Pattern "Snake Leg" Decal intact LUFTWAFFE HELMET !

Here is a nice example of a relic barn found Luftwaffe 1st pattern M35 DD with the business side decal remaining "Snake Leg" 1st Pattern Luftwaffe helmet. Of course this helmet is in far too nice condition ( not being ground excavated ) and it still has a loose but present liner remains. Alas, I must sell it for much less than it worth...lol.. So for those out there who collect "minty" helmets here is one that shouldnt last long ! The formation of the Luftwaffe was openly announced in February 1935, with Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring as its Commander in Chief (German: Oberbefehlshaber der Luftwaffe), in blatant defiance of the Versailles Treaty. Initial plans were for long-term growth of the Luftwaffe over a period of five years with the intention of using the Luftwaffe as a strategic force. These plans were changed several times, especially after the death of General Walter Wever and the succession of Ernst Udet. The focus and role of the Luftwaffe became one of ground support for the German army during its Blitzkrieg campaigns. Göring, using his political capital, was able to get significant resources allocated to the Luftwaffe, more so than the army (German: Heer) or the navy (German Kriegsmarine). This made the Luftwaffe the most powerful force in Europe during its initial years. Partly due to its ground support role, the Luftwaffe was reorganized in a fashion similar to the army units, with one unit controlling a specific area. Each Luftwaffe unit was self-contained and had complete control over all aspects of Luftwaffe forces in that area.

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EXTREMELY RARE !  US Original Paint MP Military Police Non-Divisional Paint Swivel Bale HELMET ! - ( Recovered Bastogne Battlefield Area )

Here is the real deal ! The highly sought after original MP painted helmet that just arrived from my digger freind in the UK. He located it in an farm outbuilding on a digging expedition to the Ardennes. The painted designation and occupation stripe is worn but clear with a possible unit designation peaking through that quite probably was there. The swivel bale helmet is in relic condition but solid. A COA will gladly be provided as with all relics. Bulge helmet relics are highly desireable and this American helmet would be a compliment to any collection. The Military Police Corps is one of the youngest branches of the US Army. It was officially established on 26 September 1941.

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STUNNING AND RARE German SS M35 SD CHICKEN WIRE Camo Soldier ID'D HELMET - ( Recovered ITALY )

The Leibstandarte division was re-equipped with vehicles and continued the journey by road, travelling across the Alps and into Northern Italy. The division arrived on the Po River Plain on 8 August 1943.The Leibstandarte was given the task of guarding several vital road and rail junctions in the area of Trento-Verona. After several weeks operating in this area, the division was moved to the Parma-Reggio area. During this period, the Leibstandarte was involved in several skirmishes with partisans. With the Italian collapse of 8 September 1943, the division was ordered to begin disarming nearby Italian units. This went smoothly, with the exception of a brief skirmish with Italian troops stationed in Parma on 9 September. By 19 September, all Italian forces in the Po River Plain had been disarmed, but OKW was concerned by reports that elements of the Italian Fourteenth Army were regrouping in Piedmont, near the French border. Sturmbannführer Peiper's mechanised III/2nd SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment was sent to disarm these units. Upon arriving in the Province of Cuneo, Peiper was met by an Italian officer who warned that his forces would attack unless Peiper's unit vacated the province immediately. Peiper refused, which goaded the Italians into attacking. The veterans of Peiper's battalion defeated the Italians in a fierce battle, and then proceeded to disarm the remaining Italian forces in the area.Following the disintegration and capitulation of Italy, the activities of partisan groups increased all across the area. The Leibstandarte was sent to the Istria Peninsula and was engaged in several major anti-partisan operations. During its period in Italy, the Leibstandarte was reformed as a full panzer division, and redesignated 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler. In early November, the deteriorating situation in the east meant that the division was ordered back to the Russian Front, arriving in the Zhitomir area in mid November.

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WWII German DUG Relic Condition Insignia Lot - Panzerkampfabzeichen Panzer Tank Badge and German Infantry Assault - ( Recovered Eastern Front )

Here is a nice set of ground dug insignia that includes a panzer tank badge and an Infantry badge.The Silver Panzer Badge was introduced on December 20th of 1939 by the order of Generaloberst von Brauchitsch. It was to be awarded to drivers, radio operators, gunners and panzer commanders. The Bronze Panzer Badge was introduced by the order on June 1st of 1940. It was to be awarded to crews of armored fighting vehicles other than tanks. After June of 1943, the Silver and Bronze Panzer Badges were considered inadequate to represent long service with armored units engaged in longer battles. The basic pattern was modified to incorporate the numbers 25, 50, 75, 100 and 200 to represent a total of days in actual combat.

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HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT RELIC ! Battle Damaged Relic Ground Dug RUSSIAN T-34 TANK Track Link partially BLOWN AWAY by PANZER SHELL ! ( Recovered Narva Battlefield )

Here is a relic that speaks volumes of the carnage that occurred during that fierce battle for the Narva Bridghead. The tank track link is from a Russian T-34 Tank and has over a quarter section blown off from either a Panzer or German Heavy Artillery. Anyone who has held these track links knows how thick the iron is and how incredible of a blast it would take. This relic displays impressively on a bookshelf and oh the stories it could tell ! Truly one of a kind ! Russian General Govorov continued attacking up and down the Narva Line seeking a weakness in the German defenses. One attack against Nederland’s 49.SS Freiwilligen Panzergrenadier regiment named de Ruyter broke through toward the river. Govorov committed his tank reserves with orders to seize the bridges across the river into the city. The defenders counter attacked with Nordland’s Herman von Salza Panzer Abteilung. The panzers stopped the advancing tanks but they were prevented from exploiting their advantage by heavy anti-tank fire from the east side of the river.
On March 23 Hilter order the creation of Festung Narwa a fortress city that was to be held at all costs. The Germans launched a series of counter attacks beginning on March 26. These attacks were designed to eliminate the Soviet bridgehead gained by the 30th Guard Rifle Corps in February on the west side of the river. In this they were mostly successful driving the Red forces back to the river, but not across it. These attacks could not be sustained with the equipment and manpower available, but the threat was sufficient that General Govorov ordered the construction of extensive defensive works on the east side of the river to prevent a possible breakout.

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RARE DUG UPWWII ( PRIZED ) Relic German LUGER P08 Recovered from the ARDENNES near BASTOGNE !

The lead divisions of Manteuffel's Fifth Panzer Army arrived at the outskirts of Bastogne, which was the key road junction for his drive from the South to the Meuse River and Antwerp. There had been a race between the Fifth Panzer Army and the American 101st Airborne division as to who would get to Bastogne first and hold it. The Americans won, but by December 25th, the Germans had surrounded the city and had moved on. Bastogne would become the heroic pocket of American resistance to the German offensive, and would be the object of General Patton's amazing counterattack against the German Southern flank.
1st SS Panzer Corps headquarters received orders from 6th SS Panzer Army to find some way to reinforce Peiper and make his increasingly boxed in KG mobile again. Holding the bridgehead on the hill at Wanne was E Company, 2nd Battalion, 505th Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division. Led by assault guns, German infantry hit the hill from the front while other men infiltrated along the flanks. Impeded by the soggy ground, the vehicles soon halted and fierce hand-to-hand fighting began. Outnumbered, the Americans fell back across the bridge to the other side of the Salm with the Germans following close on their heels. A number of the SS got across and formed a bridgehead on the American bank. But their success was short-lived. The 2nd Battalion reformed and, supported by the firepower of some engineers and artillery soon pushed the Germans back across the river. Later that afternoon the US engineers blew up the bridge.
The defenders of Bastogne are offered an ultimatum for surrender or death. The commander in Bastogne, General McAuliffe, answered "Nuts". This was to signify the entire American defensive effort during this German offensive, as across the entire front, overmatched American units continually fought hard and slowed the advance with costly effects to the German's strict timetable for this operation

A nice display example of an authentic ground dug non-working curio/relic that is sold for display only.

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RARE Ground Dug WWII Tank Corps RUSSIAN Medal for BRAVERY !  ( Recovered Demyansk-Kessel Area )

The encirclement began as the Demyansk Offensive Operation, the first phase being carried out between 7 January 1942 and 20 May 1942 on the initiative of General Lieutenant Pavel Kurochkin, commander of Northwestern Front. The intention was to sever the link between the German Demyansk positions, and the Staraya Russa railway that formed the lines of communication of the German 16th Army. However owing to the very difficult wooded and swampy terrain, and heavy snow cover, the initial advance by the Front was very modest against stubborn opposition.
On 8 January 1942, a new offensive called the Rzhev-Vyazma Strategic Offensive Operation started. This incorporated the previous Front's planning into the Toropets-Kholm Offensive Operation between 9 January 1942 and 6 February 1942 which formed the southern pincer of the attack that, beginning the second phase of the northern pincer Demyansk Offensive Operation between 7 January 1942 and 20 May 1942, which encircled the German 16th Army's (Generaloberst Ernst Busch) IInd, and parts of the Xth Army Corps (General der Artillerie Christian Hansen) during winter 1941/1942.Trapped in the pocket were the 12th, 30th, 32nd, 123rd and 290th infantry divisions, and the SS-Division Totenkopf, as well as RAD, Police, Todt organization and other auxiliary units, for a total of about 90,000 German troops and around 10,000 auxiliaries. Their commander was General der Infanterie Walter Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt, commander of the IInd Army Corps.

 

RARE WWII German NAZI Relic WALTHER HSC Officers PISTOL - ( Recovered Falaise Pocket "The Corridor of Death"  )

Here is an awesome relic. A Nazi ground dug HSC WALTHER PISTOL. This relic was ground dug in the Falaise area. Known as the "Corridor of Death". The battle of the Falaise Pocket, fought during the Second World War from 12–21 August 1944, was the decisive engagement of the Battle of Normandy. Taking its name from the area around the town of Falaise within which the German Seventh and Fifth Panzer Armies became encircled by the advancing Western Allies, the battle is also referred to as the Falaise Gap after the corridor which the Germans sought to maintain to allow their escape. The battle resulted in the destruction of the bulk of Germany's forces west of the River Seine, and opened the way to Paris and the German border.Following Operation Cobra, the successful American breakout from the Normandy beachhead, rapid advances were made to the south, the south-east, and into Brittany. Despite lacking the resources to cope with both the US penetration and simultaneous British and Canadian offensives around Caen, Field Marshal Günther von Kluge, in overall command of German armed forces on the Western Front, was not permitted by Adolf Hitler to withdraw; instead he was ordered to counterattack the Americans around Mortain. However, the remnants of four panzer divisions, which was all that von Kluge could scrape together, were not strong enough to make any impression on the United States First Army, and Operation Lüttich was a disaster that merely served to drive the Germans deeper into the Allied lines, leaving them in a highly dangerous position. 

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RARE 6th Fallschirmjäger’s ( GERMAN PARATROOPER ) Ground Dug Relic BATTLE DAMAGE Bullet Struck HELMETwith partial liner remanining - Recovered NORMANDY Hedgerow ! 
Here is a nice and desireable hard to find original ground dug relic condition German Para helmet with bullet hole strikes and still retains the liner in relic ground dug condition. This rare piece was recovered in a hedgerow near positions occupied by the 6th Fallschirmjäger. Although they never parachuted into combat, all of the 6th’s paratroopers had earned their jump wings, and all had jumped several times during training. While the commissioned and noncommissioned officers were mostly battle-wise and experienced, the rank and file were generally quite young. Many of them first saw combat against Allied soldiers in Normandy–and for many it was also their last. Between June 6 and 10, 1944, the 6th Fallschirmjäger’s 1st Battalion was wiped out in heavy action. elments of the German regiment’s 2nd and 3rd battalions were entrenched in defensive positions opposite the 90th Infantry Division on the Cotentin Peninsula. The 90th had landed at Utah Beach right behind the initial assault elements. The division fought hard and lost heavily during the initial battles for Normandy’s hedgerow country, as did many other American units. On July 18, the 90th began preparations for an assault on the village of St. Germain-sur-Seves as a prelude to Operation Cobra, the planned attack on St. Lô that it was hoped would allow Allied ground forces to break out of hedgerow country. The capture of St. Germain-sur-Seves would put the division in a position to push forward to the key crossroads town of Periers, then advance to the highway linking Periers with the important city of Coutances, located near St. Malô, at the base of the peninsula. The 6th Fallschirmjäger’s troops had halted an attack of the U.S. 83rd Infantry Division in the same sector, inflicting very heavy casualties on its 331st Infantry Regiment. The division lost nearly 1,400 men in its ill-fated attack south of Carentan, toward Periers. After that costly assault, von der Heydte had reportedly returned captured American first aid men with a note to Maj. Gen. Robert C. Macon, the division commander, saying that he thought Macon probably needed them. The German commander had also requested that, if the situation were ever reversed, he hoped General Macon would ‘return the favor.’ The result had been a three-hour armistice in which 16 seriously wounded Americans were evacuated to the aid post in addition to those recovered from the German aid station. At the same time, wounded Fallschirmjäger troops that had been taken to the American aid stations were turned over to German medics.

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UNIFORM ITEMS 2 Corinthians 5:14 "The Love of Christ compels us "

MISCELLANEOUS WW I & II 1 Corinthians 3:11 "No other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Christ Jesus"

SOLD ITEMS Romans 8:28 - " This one thing I know: All things work together for good, to them who Love God. To them who are called according to his eternal purpose."