This Sunday, the Daily Mail published some newly discovered photos that really bring home the cold winter of 1944-45 in the Belgian Ardennes. Some are color photos, but all reveal details that we as collectors, re-enactors and modellers find interesting. … Continue reading →
At Gent Militaria I saw these vintage road signs made by Bob Meyer of VinSign. Hand painted signs, or partially hand painted using templates are a common sight at re-enactment events and at all militaria shows you see signs for … Continue reading →
Here’s the photo album of our annual day at the Wings & Wheels militaria show and vehicles and re-enactors display. It gets harder every year to find anything worthwhile at the show, but I still enjoyed it. We paid particular … Continue reading →
While on our battlefield trip in and around Bastogne, we picked up this Airborne beer. The gift pack comes with a ceramic mug shaped like an M1 helmet. It is marked ‘Airborne’ on one side and ‘Battle of the Bulge’ … Continue reading →
I visited this museum in the same weekend as the Bastogne War Museum. The 101st Airborne Museum is more for the paratroopers enthusiasts and knowledgeable collectors. It is located in the former officers mess building of the Belgian Army, built … Continue reading →
In May I visited Bastogne for a weekend with my son. We revisited the Bastogne Historical Center which has been completely transformed into the Bastogne War Museum. It has been enlarged and the collection pieces have changed. Some of the … Continue reading →
These two new markings on WW2 gas detection brassards were sent to me by different collectors on the same day. Jason Claire sent me the photo of his green brassard with the marking “5/44 1 SL/DE” and Pierre Hardouin of … Continue reading →
I was a little late planning a trip to Bastogne to visit the museums and sights there. Luckily, I stumbled upon the “Santa Fe” B&B of Marc Reyter at Lutrebois, a village just South of Bastogne. Marc is a young … Continue reading →
Last Friday, Philippe Jarbinet came all the way from Verviers to Oudenaarde to promote the release of the 6th album of Airborne 44 by signing a limited number of albums. Johan from Atlantis was so kind to ask Philippe to … Continue reading →
I just fixed a broken link to an article from May 2007 that somehow disappeared. It’s fun to see it back again. Have a look. This is a nice wartime children’s book I bought in 2007. It was published in … Continue reading →