Wehrmacht

Mint original third pattern US first aid kit that was installed in all combat, cargo, transport, training planes, and gliders at the factory as well as in the E-8, E-11 and E-12 Emergency Sustenance Kits. The kit comes with the partial contents but -as always- is missing the morphine syrettes. These kits can also be seen worn on the belts of glider- and paratroopers.

Very nice and rare BAGS WATERPROOF DOUBLE TEXT GENERAL PURPOSE TYPE 1 .

The Bag is a rectangular shaped item made from a double layer of waterproof medium weight olive drab # 3 (khaki) sateen cloth. It features a throat made from a single layer of waterproof sateen, so designed that when drawn shut with the cord provided for this purpose, it is completely waterproof. There is an additional closing strap with square buckle that wraps around the entire bag when filled. Development took place in 1944 and although the authors have never seen any photographs illustrating the item, it can be assumed that such piece of equipment may have been used during Operation “Neptune” along with the series of other Waterproof Bags, Special Purpose (used to protect equipment against rain, spray, and immersion during amphibious operations).
General dimensions are 20“ x 16” x 16” and Quartermaster Corps Stock No. is 24-B-1258.

As the item was produced by the Quartermaster Corps, neither an official Medical Department Item Number nor a contents list exists. However, The Quartermaster Supply Catalog QM 3-4, 1945, describes it as an ALL-PURPOSE Bag, used for carrying miscellaneous equipment such as wool blankets, surgical equipment, dressings etc.

Scarce Lightbrown Luftwaffe 37M pistol holster marked AKAH.

Beautiful brown pre war equipment belt in unissued condition. The belt is in perfect condition and was never altered!

Textbook brown leather issue double claw or Zweidornkoppel in very good condition. The belt is in beautiful brown leather with functional buckle and loop. The belt is nicely marked and sized 90-105 which is a perfect mannequin size.

Huge(!) pre war equipment belt marked Schmidt, Berlin 1938. The belt is a size 130 cm which is the larges size I’ve ever seen!

Nice original late war MG34 and MG42 tool case or Werkzeugkasten. The case is nicely marked sxb 1945. These boxes where issued within every unit for the maintenance on the machineguns. The case still retains up to 90% of its original finish. Very nice 1945 dated ammunition cases for the MG42!

A very nice M31 canteen in near mint condition. All the parts are marked MKL 41 indicating production by Max Kamper, Lüdenscheid. A rare to find maker, especially in this complete and near mint condition!

Textbook tabbed aluminum Heer belt buckle maker marked L.u.F for Linden und Funke in Iserlohn which is one of the rarest Heer belt buckle manufacturers!

Textbook tabbed aluminum Heer belt buckle maker marked and dated Berg & Nolte A.G. 1937.

Textbook tabbed aluminum Heer belt buckle maker marked and dated Schmöle & Comp Menden 1937.

Textbook Gasplane or gas protection that could be worn in the event of a gas attack. Rare accessory thats a basic component of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS equipment.

Beautiful tabbed steel Heer belt buckle maker marked and dated Berg & Nolte 1942.

Late war Heer/Waffen-SS rucksack made from captured British webbing parts. The rucksack was made in the infamous ghetto of Litzmannstadt. Nicely named inside Wirtschaftsamt Litzmannstadt.

Textbook German helmet chinstrap maker marked Wilhelm Eilers Bielefeld 1941 in good used condition!

Original German helmet chinstrap marked ftb44 in good used condition, hard to find spare!

Textbook Steel tabbed Luftwaffe belt buckle maker marked and dated Hermann Aurich 1940. The buckle retains most of its original factory paint!

Textbook tabbed aluminum Polizei belt buckle marked ST& L indicating production by Steinhauer & Lück. The buckle comes with the added leather cloth protector on the back.

Heavily used Soldbuch by Wachtmeister Wilhelm Hentrich, born on 23.5.1918 in Heldra / Dtsl. Hentrich has served in the Heer throughout the war with the exception of a few hospital admissions. This Soldbuch was issued at the beginning of the war. This Soldbuch  has been carried by him for the entire duration of the war. Very interesting detail is pages 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the original Soldbuch were so worn out that for these pages there is an “Ersatzausfertigung” created on 20.4.1945.

Normally a completely new Soldbuch was issued (Zweit or Ersatzausfertigung) but this one was given on a very late date during the war, only the first four pages were replaced. These pages are fairly concise, especially when it comes to which units he served during the war. There, however many notes / Eintragungen in the soldbuch which are stamped with “Schwere Artillerie-Ersatz und Ausbildungs-Abteilung 309 ”, and the Zahlmeisterei notes on page 18 (and also EKM data on page 1) we can see that he served in it during the outbreak of the war Artillerie-Regiment 45 and that somewhere in early 1940, probably before May 1940 he was transferred to the Artillerie-Regiment 152. This is a perfect match as many notes in the Soldbuch are stamped “Schwere Artillerie-Ersatz und Ausbildungs-Abteilung 309”, which provided troops for both Artillery Regiments when they were stationed at the Westwall in the early days of the war and took part in the campaign through France in May 1940.

In 1941 A.R. 152 participated in Operation Barbarossa and  the invasion of Russia. Already in the first month Hentrich was wounded by shrapnel and was hospitalized until October of that year. For his injury he was rewarded with the Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz. In August and September of 1942, he was admitted to hospital again but due to damage, the reason is unclear for some reason. His unit fought in 1942 and 1943 on the eastern front in the Orel and Newel areas. The exact date when Hentrich will be transferred to the Artillerie-Regiment 198 is unclear, but I suspect late 1944.

As a soldier now on the front line, he is submitted to the IV Batterie of the Artillerie-Regiment 198, which is part of the 98 Infanterie-Division. This division was fighting in Italy in the Rimini area and was heavily involved in the fighting in August and September 1944. At the end of 1944 the division then withdraws to the Apennin position and fight back to the Senio River. During this fighting, Hentrich is awarded the KVK II Class on 30.1.1945. In April of 1945 Hentrich was promoted to Wachtmeister, his unit then retreats across the Po river in the direction of the pre-Alps, where the division eventually capitulates.

A nice original factory bundle of 10 large bandages dated 1938 as carried inside the bandage pocket and inside the Verbandkasten.