German helmet

Aluminium ID disc or Erkennungsmarke marked Stammkp. Pz. Ers. Abt. 7. which indicates Stamm Kompanie Panzer Ersatz Abteilung 7.

Typical wartime “Knijpkat” torch. These flashlights where made utilizing forced labour from Konzentrationslager Herzogenbusch. Unlike most of the wartime used flashlights the “knijpkat” doesn’t have a battery but uses a small internal dynamo. The mechanism is in working condition but sometimes it falters a bit which is not disruptive. The “knijpkat” is in further mint condition and would look perfect in a display!

US navy N1 field shoes Boondockers. The shoes are nicely marked A. Freedman & Sons Inc. NXSX 56436. NXSX 56436 indicates production in April 1944. The shoes are size 8 1/2 (European size 41). Rare US navy N1 Boondockers in near mint condition!

A nice set of US wire cutters in good mint condition marked J.S.& S.Co. 1942.

Mint unissued first pattern US tanker winter trousers with the paper label marked MacLaren Sportswear Ltd. Inc. Dated Mar. 6, 1942. The Trousers are a size medium and would be impossible to upgrade.

Mint US M1936 pistol belt

Textbook US rubberized musette bag marked THE LANGDON TENT & AWNING CO Manufactured in 1942.

Deathcard to Wilhelm Steiner, killed in action 28.11.1944 in Houten, Holland.

Deathcard to Simon Berndlstetter, KIA 26.3.45 in Vorden. He is buried in the grave of 11 soldiers of which most died at the crash of a Junkers Ju 88  after a air battle.

Deathcard to Unteroffizier Matthias Mangold, KIA 14.4.1945. He is buried in Ysselsteyn.

Original deathcard to Harmanus Willibrordus Timmer, married to Annie W. Witte ( a typical name in Den Burg, Texel ) was killed in action during the infamous Georgian uprising of the island Texel. The Georgian ‘volunteers’ stationed a coastal battery on the Island, north of the Netherlands defending the North Sea.

Shortly after midnight on the night of 5–6 April 1945, the Georgians rose up and gained control of nearly the entire island. Approximately two hundred German soldiers were killed in the initial uprising, in their quarters or while standing guard, walking the roads of the island in groups or individually that night and the following day. Members of the Dutch resistance participated and assisted the Georgians. However, the rebellion hinged on an expected Allied landing which did not occur. Furthermore, the Georgians failed to secure the naval batteries on the southern and northern coasts of the island; the crews of these artillery installations were the only Germans still alive on the island.

A counterattack was ordered and the intact artillery batteries on the island began firing at sites where rebels were suspected to be. Approximately 2,000 riflemen of the 163rd Marine-Schützenregiment  were deployed from the Dutch mainland. Over the next five weeks they re-took the island; fighting was particularly heavy in the northern part of the island at Eierland and around the lighthouse. The German troops then combed the length of the island for any remaining Georgian soldiers, while the Dutch inhabitants sought to hide them. The German commander of the 882nd battalion, Major Klaus Breitner, stated long after the war that the uprising was “treachery, nothing else;” the captured mutineers were ordered to dig their own graves, remove their German uniforms, and be executed.

During the rebellion, 565 Georgians, at least 812 Germans, and 120 residents of Texel were killed. The destruction was enormous; dozens of farms went up in flames, with damage later estimated at ten million guilders (US$3.77 million). The bloodshed lasted beyond the German capitulation in the Netherlands and Denmark on 5 May 1945 and even beyond Germany’s general surrender on 8 May 1945. The fighting continued until Canadian troops arrived 20 May 1945 to enforce the German surrender, and disarmed the remaining German troops.

Rare original first world war German M17 Mimikri camouflage helmet in good, as found condition. The helmet retains up to 85% of its original wartime applied camouflage paint. The shell is a nice large size 66. The helmet is without liner but regardless a textbook example that would be hard to upgrade.

Textbook late war M42 no decal helmet marked CKL66 indicating production by Eisenhuttenwerke Thale. The helmet retains its factory installed liner. The helmet has a interesting CKL marking with the ‘K’ upside down.

Rare small M42 helmet marked ET60 indicating production by Eisenhuttenwerke Thale. The helmet is a rare size 60 example which are nearly as rare as the size 70 helmets. The helmet retains most of its factory finish and decal and would be hard to upgrade.

Textbook single decal Heer M40 helmet marked ET64 indicating production by Eisenhuttenwerke Thale. The helmet retains its factory installed liner and period installed, partially damaged chinstrap. The helmet retains up to 95% of its factory paint and decal. Excellent and textbook helmet that would be hard to upgrade.

Large Soldbuch grouping to Stabsgefreiter Richard Reis, serving in various Luftwaffe Sanitäter and Flak units from 1943 onwards. He was transferred to Flak Regiment 172 and later to Luftwaffe Sanitäts Staffel Berlin. He was transferred early July 1944 to 2. Kompanie Sanitäts-Ausbildungs Abteilung der Luftwaffe. 4.10.44 he was transferred to Fallschirm Pionier Abteilung 6, which served under the 6. Fallschirmdivison which at that point was reorganized. On 19 November 1944 the division moved to the front, north of the Waal, south east of Arnhem at Elst, Valburg, Zetten and Opheusden. On 20 December they moved to the Waal-Bogen at Hasselt. On the 8th of February 1945 the British offensive in the Reichswald started and the 6.th Fallschirmdivision took part in heavy fightings over Kalkar, Moyland, Marienbau, Xanten, Wesel, Emmerich and Praest. In march 1945 the division was pushed back to the rail line Doetinchem, Treborg, Varsseveld and Aalten. Early April 1945 the division moved through Zutphen, Hengelo, Holten and Hellendoorn. Between 17 and 19 April 1945 the division fought off multiple armoured attacks at Zutphen, Voorst, Bussloo and Deventer. 20 April 1945 the division moved to new defensive lines west of Apeldoorn between Hoenderloo, Apeldoorn, and Vaassen. Early May 1945 they extended to Amersfoort, Nijkerk and Putten. This is where they go into British captivity.

The grouping consists of the Soldbuch, a number of portraits and photographs, his EKM and various personal and POW documents. The grouping is a good base for further research. The Soldbuch is in strong worn condition and there are some pages missing. I have scanned all present filled pages. A excellent grouping with tons of potential further research!