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GIs in Brussels

Paratrooper.be Posted on December 15, 2008 by Wouter HasSeptember 2, 2015

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 →

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Review: repro 1st type Griswold bag from SOF

Paratrooper.be Posted on November 18, 2008 by Wouter HasSeptember 4, 2015

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 →

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Review: repro T5 parachute from jump-master44

Paratrooper.be Posted on November 11, 2008 by Wouter HasSeptember 6, 2015

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 →

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Photos Wings & Wheels 2008

Paratrooper.be Posted on August 9, 2008 by Wouter HasSeptember 6, 2015

Beautiful weather and lots of re-enactors, vehicles and planes make for great pictures. Click here to see the album (>200 pics!) … Continue reading →

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Museum reviews: Dead Man’s Corner and Falaise

Paratrooper.be Posted on August 4, 2008 by Wouter HasJune 30, 2014

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 →

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Luminous disks

Paratrooper.be Posted on July 25, 2008 by Wouter HasSeptember 6, 2015

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 →

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Update: Paratrooper magazine covers

Paratrooper.be Posted on June 1, 2008 by Wouter HasJanuary 13, 2012

It’s getting harder to find new ones, but I just got this one in last week. Check out the updated article… … Continue reading →

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Unidentified jumpwing

Paratrooper.be Posted on May 10, 2008 by Wouter HasJanuary 13, 2012

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 →

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Update: WWII ads with paratroopers

Paratrooper.be Posted on May 3, 2008 by Wouter HasSeptember 6, 2015

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 →

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Update: paratrooper souvenir pillow covers

Paratrooper.be Posted on May 2, 2008 by Wouter HasDecember 30, 2017

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 →

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I have been collecting WW2 militaria since I was a boy. About ten years ago, I decided to focus on WWII US Army, specializing in the history and equipment of the US Paratroops.

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