Grandfather's personal items

Here are some of my grandfather's personal items from WWII



banner is 6 ft long



Hitler torn off a banner (note the blood stains)



close up of German pins/medals

 

Close up front



rear



pendant front



pendant rear

 

officer's pistol, French I think, but he took it from a German



Box he kept, one of my dad's siblings wrote on it!

 

Sorry for the multiple post, but I didn't want to crowd them together.

My dad said he is sure he and his brothers and sisters lost many items, German Crosses, etc., growing up. He talks about how dumb that was now, lol.

 

Thanks Slipdigit.

Yes, I am working on the shadow box. These still belong to my dad, so I want to do it for him.

Haven't found the papers yet, still going through boxes of papers, but I hope to locate them. I hope the requests I have put in help with the information.

 

great stuf, however post 1, picture 4 , left medal has wrong ribbon.

cheers

Herr

 

Thanks Herr. I haven't done any research on the German items yet, that will help.

 

Thanks for sharing W8lifter.

Jeff, Can you clarify what you meant by working hard for the Ruptured Duck? I don't know what it is and what it signifies. Thanks!

 

Thanks, Jeff.

I caught part of 30 Seconds Over Tokyo today and it was at the part where they first call Lt. Ted W. Lawson's plane a "Ruptured Duck." Found this as well on Wikpedia The Ruptured Duck (B-25 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) which also has part of your explanation in addition to information on the plane.

 

great pictures and some nice items too. Thank you for posting sharing these with us.

 

Great items! Thanks for sharing! Hope you are able to put together the pieces with the paperwork you still need to go thru! I would love to read of his experiences, if you have any stories to share!

 

Wow, he came back with a load of great loot.

 

I don't know how I missed this great thread but-wow, those are some nice items your G/Father brought back.

 

Very nice items. Does anybody know what pistol that is?

 

Thanks for the comments. Sorry I have been away for such a long time.

 

WOW! That is an awesome collection thanks for posting it!

 

That "pendant" is the centerpiece of a rosary. You might already know this. It looks like it is still attached to the chain. If it is whole I would love to see a picture of the whole thing.

Also i found your pistol I think. Here is a link to the picture and also the site, it is 3/4s of the way down the page.

Says: The French firm Manufacture D’Armes Des Pyrenees had a Ruby type pistol in production as the Unique 17. Germany kept it in production & procured about 30,000 of them.

Now your handgun is a bit more elegant looking than the one pictured. Could have been an officer's or a private purchased handgun. Also, do you know the story behind it? Where he captured the weapon? I myself have a Mauser HSC that I got from a vet. He took it off a German officer during the battle of the bulge. Has the original holster and ammo. Generally these pistols were police issued or parade grade pieces but when supplies ran short they were issued to the front lines.

I would love to hear the history on your pieces if you know them.

Heres your links:

Google Image Result for http://www.carbinesforcollectors.com/48_1

http://www.carbinesforcollectors.com/48_1

 

true, i never saw this thread before - great stuff and thanks for sharing!