# Paratrooper\.be: WW2 US Paratrooper militaira

> Paratrooper\.be is all about US paratroopers in the ETO in WWII\. I write about equipment, uniforms, insignia and other collectibles\. It's been my hobby since I was a boy and I'm obsessed with knowing everything about airborne troops and operations in World War 2\.

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## Pages
- [About](https://www.paratrooper.be/about/)
- [Contact](https://www.paratrooper.be/contact/)
- [Privacy and cookies](https://www.paratrooper.be/about/privacy/)
- [Articles](https://www.paratrooper.be/articles/)
- [Jump wings](https://www.paratrooper.be/articles/jump-wings/)
- [TL\-122 Flashlights](https://www.paratrooper.be/articles/tl-122-flashlights/)
- [Gas detection brassards](https://www.paratrooper.be/articles/gas-detection-brassards/)
- [Luminous disks](https://www.paratrooper.be/articles/luminous-disks/)
- [Paratrooper wrist compasses](https://www.paratrooper.be/articles/paratrooper-wrist-compasses/)
- [Denix M1 Garand review](https://www.paratrooper.be/reviews/reproductions/denix-m1-garand-review/)
- [Whistles](https://www.paratrooper.be/articles/whistles/)
- [John M\. Beatty's Purple Heart](https://www.paratrooper.be/articles/jack-beattys-purple-heart/)
- [GI in Brussels](https://www.paratrooper.be/articles/gi-in-brussels/)
- [Escape compasses](https://www.paratrooper.be/articles/escape-compasses/)
- [Invasion arm flags](https://www.paratrooper.be/articles/invasion-arm-flags/)
- [ACM M1918 BAR review](https://www.paratrooper.be/reviews/reproductions/acm-m1918-bar-review/)
- [King Arms Thompson M1A1 review](https://www.paratrooper.be/reviews/reproductions/king-arms-thompson-m1a1-review/)
- [Advertisements with paratroopers](https://www.paratrooper.be/articles/advertisements-with-paratroopers/)
- [Paratrooper sweetheart pillow covers](https://www.paratrooper.be/articles/paratrooper-sweetheart-pillow-covers/)
- [Magazine covers with paratroopers](https://www.paratrooper.be/articles/magazine-covers-with-paratroopers/)
- [Bangalore torpedo project](https://www.paratrooper.be/reviews/reproductions/bangalore-torpedo-project/)
- [Working EE\-8 field phones for re\-enactment](https://www.paratrooper.be/articles/working-ee-8-field-phones-for-re-enactment/)
- [3rd Zouave badge for the 509th PIB](https://www.paratrooper.be/articles/3rd-zouave-badge-for-the-509th-pib/)
- [The George\-Henri Club for GIs in Brussels](https://www.paratrooper.be/articles/the-george-henri-club-for-gis-in-brussels/)
- [Review of the modified T\-5 parachute for Market Garden](https://www.paratrooper.be/articles/review-of-the-modified-t-5-parachute-for-market-garden/)
- [Making plexiglass sweetheart grips for your Colt M1911A1](https://www.paratrooper.be/articles/making-plexiglass-sweetheart-grips-for-your-colt-m1911a1/)
- [Tips for collectors](https://www.paratrooper.be/articles/tips-for-collectors/)
- [Fourrageres awarded to US paratroopers](https://www.paratrooper.be/articles/fourrageres-awarded-to-us-paratroopers/)
- [Soldier's Medal paratroopers hall of fame](https://www.paratrooper.be/articles/soldiers-medal-paratroopers-hall-of-fame/)

## Posts
- [Carentan \- part 4](https://www.paratrooper.be/2026/06/carentan-part-4/)
- [More books on The Bulge](https://www.paratrooper.be/2026/06/more-books-on-the-bulge/)
- [WWII movies this summer](https://www.paratrooper.be/2026/06/wwii-movies-this-summer/)
- [Book review: Snow and Steel](https://www.paratrooper.be/2026/02/book-review-snow-and-steel/)
- [Photos Ranger memorial in Maiori, Italy](https://www.paratrooper.be/2026/01/photos-rangers-memorial-in-maiori-italy/)

## Media
- [Begraafplaats\_Margraten,\_Bestanddeelnr\_900\-9980](https://www.paratrooper.be/wp-content/uploads/Begraafplaats_Margraten_Bestanddeelnr_900-9980.jpg)
- [40479\_1521003240\_0484\-01311](https://www.paratrooper.be/wp-content/uploads/40479_1521003240_0484-01311-scaled.jpg): Reburial record
- [17th\-Airborne\-Memorial\-Ft\-Benning](https://www.paratrooper.be/wp-content/uploads/17th-Airborne-Memorial-Ft-Benning-1.jpg)
- [17th\-Airborne\-Memorial\-Ft\-Benning](https://www.paratrooper.be/wp-content/uploads/17th-Airborne-Memorial-Ft-Benning.jpg)
- [17th\-airborne\-operation\-varsity\-memorial](https://www.paratrooper.be/wp-content/uploads/17th-airborne-operation-varsity-memorial.jpg)

## Categories
- [Collectibles](https://www.paratrooper.be/category/collectibles/)
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- [Reproductions](https://www.paratrooper.be/category/reproductions/)
- [Paper items](https://www.paratrooper.be/category/paper-items/)

## Tags
- [book review](https://www.paratrooper.be/tag/book-review/)
- [TL\-122](https://www.paratrooper.be/tag/tl-122/)
- [Battle of the Bulge](https://www.paratrooper.be/tag/battle-of-the-bulge/)
- [82nd Airborne](https://www.paratrooper.be/tag/82nd-airborne/)
- [501st PIR](https://www.paratrooper.be/tag/501st-pir/)

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