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Parachute Battalion film

Paratrooper.be Posted on October 21, 2020 by Wouter HasOctober 18, 2020

This 1941 movie was filmed with members of the 501st Parachute Battalion performing the actual jump scenes. It is a pre-Pearl Harbor propaganda film about young Americans, from various social backgrounds, who undergo parachute training at Fort Benning prior to … Continue reading →

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DVD The Last Days of Patton

Paratrooper.be Posted on March 13, 2015 by Wouter HasMarch 13, 2015

I got this dvd from eBay recently and I enjoyed it a lot. It’s an old TV movie from 1986 and quite unknown compared to the legendary Patton movie from 1970, although George C. Scott plays general Patton in both. … Continue reading →

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New WW2 movie “Fury” about 2nd Armored Division

Paratrooper.be Posted on October 15, 2014 by Wouter HasOctober 15, 2014

Fury with Brad Pitt is coming out in theaters this week. I had heard about this movie being produced through Combat Dealers on Discovery Channel. This guy Bruce Compton gets called that the production people are interested in using his … Continue reading →

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The Monuments Men: a new WW2 movie

Paratrooper.be Posted on January 29, 2014 by Wouter HasJanuary 29, 2014

George Clooney directed this new WW2 movie coming to theaters in the US on March 12. IMDB listed it as a story about a US platoon tasked to rescue art masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their owners. … Continue reading →

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Lego War 2 movie

Paratrooper.be Posted on May 15, 2012 by Wouter HasAugust 31, 2015

My son is now hooked on YouTube and showed me this stop-motion movie of WW2 Lego paratroopers. Really well done. Just think of the time that must have gone into making it. The video I posted originally is no longer … Continue reading →

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Combat Reels: the 82nd Airborne in Holland

Paratrooper.be Posted on January 13, 2012 by Wouter HasJune 30, 2014

I got this dvd a long time ago and it’s been sitting on a shelf, unwatched. A shame really, because it’s really interesting. The bonus material also includes footage from preparations for D-Day in England and footage from Normandy. It’s … Continue reading →

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Pathfinders DVD + Geronimo documentary

Paratrooper.be Posted on October 8, 2011 by Wouter HasJanuary 13, 2012

‘Pathfinders – In the Company of Strangers’ is a movie from earlier this year and now released on DVD. I hadn’t heard about it, but when I saw it on display at the bookstore, it looked interesting. Pathfinders and their … Continue reading →

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Band of Brothers: the real village of Aldbourne

Paratrooper.be Posted on October 25, 2010 by Wouter HasJanuary 13, 2012

This summer I was on vacation in Oxfordshire, England. During WW2, this is where the 506th PIR “Easy Company” was billeted at the village of Aldbourne. For the series Band of Brothers, Steven Spielberg used the village of Hambleden for … Continue reading →

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Coming soon: The Pacific HBO series

Paratrooper.be Posted on April 3, 2010 by Wouter HasJanuary 13, 2012

This week saw the start of the long awaited new 10-part series The Pacific on HBO, also known as ‘Band of Brothers – Pacific’ at Prime TV in Belgium, only 2 weeks after the start of the series in the … Continue reading →

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Review: The Last Drop

Paratrooper.be Posted on March 22, 2010 by Wouter HasJanuary 13, 2012

I got this DVD for my birthday and only just watched it this past weekend. The title and description were promising: something with British paratroopers in a secret WW2 operation. But the movie sucks every way you look at it. … 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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Collection of WWII American Red Cross luggage stic Collection of WWII American Red Cross luggage stickers for troops visiting the various rest centers in Italy. And two from Switzerland. #ww2collector #usww2 #wwiicollector #ww2italy #ww2history
Pocket calendar offered to allied soldier customer Pocket calendar offered to allied soldier customers of a Brussels tobacconist and newspaper shop. #ww2collector #wwiihistory #belgiumremembers #militariacollection #usaww2 #militarycollection
1944-1945 overseas editions for the armed forces o 1944-1945 overseas editions for the armed forces of Coronet magazine. Their content is mostly light reading and information, some of it war related. A bit like Reader’s Digest as I remember it. #wwiihistory #ww2collections #wwiicollector #militariacollector #militariacollection #ww2collector
This French 3rd Zouave badge is an actual WWII iss This French 3rd Zouave badge is an actual WWII issue example, made by Chobillon. These were given to members of the 2nd battalion 503 PIR as a souvenir of the defense of Youk les Bains airfield in Algeria In November 1943. Last year I posted another one like this, but it turned out to be from the 1950s. I will be doing an article on my website about the different variations of this badge. #paratrooper #bandofbrothers #airbornecollection #ww2history #wwiicollector #ww2militaria #101stairborne #82ndairborne #dday76
I received this beautiful book as a belated gift f I received this beautiful book as a belated gift for my birthday and I recommend it to everyone. 300 pages with background and the stories of 200 individual soldiers buried at the Margraten American cemetery. Get yours on https://www.degezichtenvanmargraten.nl/boek/book-the-faces-of-margraten/ English version is planned too. #wwiihistory #bandofbrothers #militariacollector #uswwii #ww2collections #freedomisntfree
Post-war souvenir cigarette case with a map of the Post-war souvenir cigarette case with a map of the allied zones of occupation of Germany. #militariacollector #ww2collector #wwiihistory
US WWII crate for anti-tank mines (empty) arrived US WWII crate for anti-tank mines (empty) arrived today. Will look great on display! #wwiicollector #ww2militaria #militariacollector #willysmb #dday76
I recently found this modified Thompson spare maga I recently found this modified Thompson spare magazine bag to hang an a belt rather than over the shoulder. The markings are quite faded but it looks like GF MFG CO., Inc 1943. #paratrooper #wwiicollector #ww2militaria #dday76 #militariacollector #101stairborne #82ndairborne
Today is the 76th anniversary of D-Day. Here’s a Today is the 76th anniversary of D-Day. Here’s a variety of crickets as used by paratroopers to recognize each other in the early morning darkness. #dday76 #paratrooper #101stairborne #bandofbrothers #82ndairborne #freedomisntfree #wwiihistory #militariacollector #ww2collector #airborne
76 years ago today, paratroopers and glider infant 76 years ago today, paratroopers and glider infantry prepared to land in Normandy. This here is a load adjuster for a CG-4A Waco glider. A kind of slide ruler that the pilot and crew used to properly distribute the weight of men and equipment, sometimes even jeeps or canons. #dday76 #wwiihistory #ww2militaria #ww2collections #paratrooper #gliderpilot #101stairborne #82ndairborne
.30 Cal ammo box with white stamp ‘Ballasted for .30 Cal ammo box with white stamp ‘Ballasted for dropping’. Does anyone know what this was for and if it’s a wartime marking? #ww2collections #ww2militaria #wwiicollector #airborne #paratrooper #dday76
Officer’s private purchase grooming kit. I don’t know who it once belonged to, just the foil stamp initials. It was too good-looking not to buy. That was at Wings & Wheels 2018. Sadly, no W&W this summer. #militariacollector #ww2collections #wwiihistory #dday75 #militarycollector #usarmyww2
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