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

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I am upset about the bigotry at Margraten that has I am upset about the bigotry at Margraten that has been in the news, especially because my own grandfather served together with a black GI at the end of the war. In this photo, you see Howard Hackett (left), who was a truck driver, and my grandfather Peter Joseph “Zef” Ramakers (right), who assisted the U.S. Army as a translator. More on the paratrooper.be website #1945 #ww2history #paratrooper #militariacollector #margraten limburg freedomisnotfree
This PPN-1A Eureka beacon receiver - transmitter w This PPN-1A Eureka beacon receiver - transmitter was found in Northern Ireland. The 82nd Airborne Division was stationed there in late 1943 and early 1944, in County Antrim, where they trained for the D-Day landings. Their Pathfinder teams were trained there before deploying to England to lead the Normandy invasion. The planes dropping the paratroopers on D-Day homed in on signals from these beacons marking the drop zones. #82ndairbornedivision #paratrooper #dday #militariacollector #ww2collection #airborne
New addition: this 1945(?) vintage poster celebrat New addition: this 1945(?) vintage poster celebrating the liberation of Bastogne. I know it’s old and I have seen it in other collections, but I haven’t been able to find out more about it. Any info is welcome. #1945 #1944 #ww2history #paratrooper #wwiisouvenir #militariacollector #bandofbrothers #airborne #101stairbornedivision #battleofthebulge #bastogne
I read this one today. The latest volume of Philip I read this one today. The latest volume of Philippe Jarbinet’s Airborne 44 series. We’re at number 11 already, and each one has been a treat. This story is also set in the Ardennes, but it’s a mystery. Find out for yourself. #1945 #1944 #ww2history #paratrooper #militariacollector #bandofbrothers #airborne #101stairbornedivision #battleofthebulge
Flowers at the adopted graves for Armistice Day. R Flowers at the adopted graves for Armistice Day. Remembering Pvt. James V. Schairer, medic with the 37th Infantry Division. This year at Veterans Day, we also celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States Marine Corps. #semperfi #freedomisnotfree
Catch of the day #1944 #1945 #ww2history #militari Catch of the day #1944 #1945 #ww2history #militariacollector #ww2collections
Christmas came early this year. This original Xmas Christmas came early this year. This original Xmas 1944 edition of Spirou magazine ties together my comic books and militaria collection. #1944 #1945 #ww2history #militariacollector #ww2collections #ww2collector #ww2militaria #usww2 #militariacollector #ww2collection
Beautiful day with the Jeep at the Airfield Libera Beautiful day with the Jeep at the Airfield Liberation Camp in Overboelare #1944 #1945 #ww2history #80jaarbevrijding #militariacollector #ww2collections #yeomanry #jeeptuffers #luckiesride #willysjeep
Read all about this Club for GIs in Brussels at th Read all about this Club for GIs in Brussels at the end of WWII. The building is still there. Full story on the website. #1945 #ww2history #brussels #militariacollector #ww2collections
Just arrived, a small Flemish-English language gui Just arrived, a small Flemish-English language guide. This seems to have been printed after the liberation of Belgium, for communicating with GIs and Tommies. On the cover is the allied star. The paper is of poor wartime quality. #1944 #1945 #ww2history #brussels #militariacollector #ww2collections
New memorabilia in the Battle of the Bulge collect New memorabilia in the Battle of the Bulge collection. A marble and bronze ‘Nuts’ statuette made in the early 1950s and the complete series of Bastogne commemorative airmail stamps from 1946. #1945 #1944 #ww2history #paratrooper #wwiisouvenir #militariacollector #bandofbrothers #airborne #101stairbornedivision #battleofthebulge
Remembrance at the Flanders Fields American Cemete Remembrance at the Flanders Fields American Cemetery, Waregem, Belgium. #freedomisnotfree
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