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This is a totally rare German JG 26 schlageter [fighter squadron] vehicle pennant which is dated 1942 and with maker stamp as well all partly clear to see
The pennant still has its eagle and JG26 marking on each side again mostly clear to see, the pennant is very dirty and discoloured and with some damage from being buried at some point and later recovered but overall it is in very solid condition and has been carefully cleaned. The pennant still retains some original colours and is still perfect for display or any collection not braking up or falling apart and is 21 inches long by 11 inches wide at the wide point.
The pennant was found on a flea market in Flensburg there location of there final base in 1945.The time spent by Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG 26) "Schlageter" at Flensburg Airfield lasted just five chaotic days, from May 3 to May 8, 1945. Despite the brief timeframe, their presence marked a significant and dramatic chapter in the final dissolution of the Luftwaffe
By May 1945, JG 26 was a fragment of its former self. Pushed out of airfield after airfield by the rapid British advance across northwest Germany, the wing's remaining Focke-Wulf Fw 190D "Dora" fighters landed at Flensburg. The airfield was packed with hundreds of retreating German aircraft, personnel, and members of the newly formed Flensburg Government. Fuel was so desperately scarce that routine operations were impossible, and many aircraft had to be towed into hiding places around the airfield perimeter using horses or manual labor to save petrol
Even on the day of their arrival, May 3, 1945, the war was not entirely over for some pilots. Elements of the wing flew their very last combat missions of World War II from Flensburg. Elite pilots, including highly decorated aces, engaged in final, hopeless dogfights against Royal Air Force (RAF) Hawker Tempests scouring northern Germany.
This is a near complete but empty and inert totally rare Japanese late war, emergency production rifle grenade which has been crudely made with basic steel case with a screw in base.
The case is missing its wood or bakelite-style plug with hole for the fuse at one end. And its small plug at the other. The grenade has none of its original black paintwork or original colouring. The steel case is pitted but solid, with no rust-through holes, and has been carefully cleaned. In nice relic condition but has corroded slightly but it is sturdy, not friable, and ideal for display or any militaria collection. The rifle grenade was recovered in the 1980's and has been in a private collection ever since it was originally found in an old Japanese defensive position on the island of Guam from the 1944 battle in the Pacific. It comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with many pictures and map.
The Battle of Guam (21 July – 10 August 1944) was the successful American amphibious campaign to recapture the island of Guam from the Empire of Japan. Guam had been a prewar US territory since 1898 but was captured by the Japanese in December 1941. The 21-day battle was a key pillar of Operation Forager during the wider Pacific campaign of World War II.
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AMERICAN M1 STEEL HELMET RECOVERED ALONG THE AREA OF THE LONGVILLY ROAD NEAR BASTOGNE IN THE ARDENNES FOREST FROM THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE IN THE WINTER OF 1944-45
The helmet has been recovered from the woods in the area of the battle on the Longvilly road near Bastogne in the Ardennes Forest from the scene of the battle of the bulge in the winter of 1944-1945 a very nice and rare relic from this famous battle and Hitler's last big offensive of the war.
The battle on the Longvilly road took place on the 19th December 1944 when an American force under Colonel Cherry came under attack by German Panzer Lehr Division along the road between Longvilly and Bastogne the Americans lost around 200 vehicles in the battle.
GERMAN KRIEGSMARINE M40 STEEL HELMET, RECOVERED FROM THE MASSIVE COASTAL ARTILLERY INSTALLATION BATTERY GROSSER KURFURST AT CAP-GRIS-NEZ, FRANCE.
Batterie Großer Kurfürst was a heavily fortified World War II German coastal artillery battery constructed between 1940 and 1941 at Cap Gris-Nez in northern France. As a vital part of the Atlantic Wall, it utilized four 28 cm naval guns to target Allied shipping and shell England’s southern coast around Dover. The site engaged in intense cross-channel duels for years until the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division along with specialised vehicles from the 79th Armoured Division captured it on 29 September 1944 after a massive bombing raid by the RAF, leaving behind ruins that remain visible today.
Found over 20 years ago, the helmet appears to have been lacquered at some point. Super shadow of the decal still visible.
German M42 helmet with large amount of original paint remaining that was recovered from the Mius River just outside of Taganrog, Southern Russia.
Between 29 and 31 August 1943, German combat engineers systematically destroyed the vital bridges and river crossings around Taganrog to cover a desperate, final retreat. The breakthrough of the Soviet Southern Front had trapped the German XXIX Army Corps (including the 111th, 17th, and 336th Infantry Divisions) against the Sea of Azov, cutting off their main escape routes. To save the trapped troops, the 13th Panzer Division launched a furious counterattack to clear a narrow bottleneck corridor just west of the city near the Mius River estuary. As the remaining 9,000 German soldiers narrowly slipped through this gap during the night of 30 August, engineers immediately blew up the primary road bridges and improvised crossings behind them. This scorched-earth action successfully delayed pursuing Soviet Armor, allowing the remnants of the German 6th Army to fall back toward the Kalmius River as Soviet forces completely liberated Taganrog on 31 August.
Helmet in stable condition and has been cleaned ready for display.
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This is a totally rare find from the battlefield a armour piercing projectile 8.8cm, KwK36, L/56 double driving band which was fired by German Tiger 1 tank which is complete but its ballistic cap has squashed properly from being dumped in the lake. The projectile is in nice condition with no base plug or markings on the bottom but is still has some original black paintwork remains it still has its pair of steel colour driving bands in place and complete the outer case is only lightly pitted with no holes but does have a little bit of damage and pitting but nothing to bad The projectile is completely empty and inert it has been well cleaned and overall perfect condition for display and very rare one for any collection. The projectile was recovered from a lake East of Bastogne in the Ardennes Forest from the Battle of the Bulge in the winter of 1944-45. The projectile comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with many pictures and map also drawings.
The projectile was recovered from a lake which was used as a dump site for battlefield clearance the area where the lake is, was attacked by the German 26th Volksgrenadier Division and elements of the Panzer Lehr Division they had the only Panzer 4 tanks in the area.