This photo was sent to me by Paul Smith. His brassard looks authentic, but he was wondering about the color of the ink of the stamping inside. This was an aspect I had not considered when I first wrote the … Continue reading →
I must have been a teenager when I last visited this museum at La Gleize in the Ardennes. It is one of the many museums in the area about the Battle of the Bulge. Most started as private collections that … Continue reading →
I always thought that the Taylor wrist compasses were never dated, but Henry Behrendt send me pictures of two Taylor wrist compasses which he opened up. He found out that the spiral inside is marked at the bottom. One is … Continue reading →
Surfing on a snowy Sunday, I stumbled upon the nice web site of Para Research Team by Donald Van Den Bogert. A guy who knows a lot about paratroopers and has put a lot of time (much more than me!) … Continue reading →