I've looked and looked over every inch of the inner part of the shell, and I cannot find any other markings except the 821...which is one of the...
I also realize that it is missing two of the split pins or rivets that hold the liner in. I plan on buying some original or reproduction ones to...
My great-uncle gave me this German helmet back in the early 1990's when I was a teenager. He was a veteran of World War II, but this was not a...
FOUND IT. It was a series called "World At War" by G.C. Skipper. It came out in the early 80's and was geared towards grades 4-6. Thanks for...
This is probably a long shot, but it doesn't hurt to ask. When I was in elementary and middle school in the late 80's/early 90's, I remember...
This is the photo in question, also taken by Rosenthal. All of the second flag raisers are there and know which ones they are. I can't find ID's...
Does anyone know a place online that indentifies the Marines in Rosenthal's "gung ho" image taken shortly after the second flag raising on Iwo...
From readings I've made in 8th Air Force biographies and such, usually the pilot and crews would nickname the aircraft. A lot of time the crews...
Socks and underwear.
[IMG] Mosin Nagant 91/30 - 1934 Tula This is my first military surplus rifle, and I love it! I am new to collecting milsurp firearms. I am...
A salute for General Eisenhower! He kept a coalition together that no one else would have been able to do.
This will become one of those things that will never be answered to anyones satisfaction. It could be Hitler. It could be some bloke that just...
My wife's grandfather was one of the sub-humans (as far as the Nazis were concerned) who served in the Wehrmacht. He was Serbian. He told his...
Ditto here!
I don't have much advice to offer, but I just wanted to say good for you for wanting the learn German. I took French in school and I hardly...
It took about six months. Sent in the paperwork and just waited. Then one day there they are in the mail. Oh, yeah, I forgot this too. They...
During the war, only the ribbons were issued for the campaign medals, i.e. the Pacific Campaign, American Campaign, etc. The actual medals...
Awesome story. Thanks for finding it fellas.
I don't know if this has been posted on this board or not, but here is a clip of Audie Murphy on the television show "What's My Line?" on July 3,...
Here is a list of the most wanted Nazi war criminals that I found after a search on the Simon Wiesenthal Center's website. The list is from April...
