Over the years I have picked up a number of items specifically related to GIs in Brussels when the occasion presented itself. These mostly date from 1945 when the Americans had become well established in the capital with officers’ clubs, … Continue reading →
Just got this Griswold jump bag from SOF Military. They have been announcing it since their no.? re-enactor catalog, along with some other new paratrooper items, but the release date was pushed back several times. Given that an original first … Continue reading →
After drooling on it for months, I decided to finally buy this reproduction T5 parachute. Jump-master44, an eBay seller in France sells them exclusively and you can choose between a harness in white or OD green webbing. I got the … Continue reading →
Beautiful weather and lots of re-enactors, vehicles and planes make for great pictures. Click here to see the album (>200 pics!) … Continue reading →
I just spent a week in Normandy and visited some new museums. Well, new for me anyway. Dead Man’s Corner in Sainte Côme du Mont (near Carentan) is really new, and the Musée Aout 1944 at Falaise is actually quite … Continue reading →
This new article has been in the works for quite a while, but here it is. Your comments please, because there is very little documentation available on these items and this is all I have been able to find on … Continue reading →
It’s getting harder to find new ones, but I just got this one in last week. Check out the updated article… … Continue reading →
These pictures were sent to me just recently. This badge appears to be Australian or British-made by the wing pattern and pin/hook clasp. However the parachute has been removed and replaced by a “rampant lion” of some type. Who can … Continue reading →
This nice one here is actually a British ad with a British paratrooper. The first one I have come across. The count of ads with paratroopers here is at 63 now. Full article… … Continue reading →
I have added some more souvenir pillow cases, wartime and post-war. This one is interesting because it has the paratrooper prayer on it. Full article… … Continue reading →