If anyone keeps an article newspaper clip from “Pikiran Rakyat” in 1983, there was an interesting article written by Doctor Sosrohusodo about his experience met with an old German doctor named Poch in Sumbawa Besar Island in 1960. The old German doctor led the biggest hospital on the island at the time. The article got [...]
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Luger P-08
If you love war movies, in one of “Band of Brothers” series you will find there was a German pistol which much sought after by the GI’s . This particular pistol is the German made “Luger model P-08” which is famous for its accuracy & high quality, which made it a high valued war souvenir [...]
German Dagger Markings
The German armed forces during WWII were very particular about the consistency and quality of the badges, medals, uniforms, daggers and many other items they employed. As the size of the armed forces grew so did the need for the items listed above. The need to centralize the control of quality was pressing. They need [...]
German Knight Cross (Ritterkreuz)
Ritterkreuz or Knight Cross is another stage of Eiserne Kreuz or Iron Cross which for hundred of years had been a main medal for courage and valour for German knights. Ritterkreuz was introduced by Hitler as the highest honour of German armed forces which was given to any soldier that showed extreme courage in battlefield [...]
First US WW2 Uniform
For the first months of the war, the First US WW2 Uniform was very similar to that worn by the American Expeditionary Corps in the First World War. Of course, the stand-up collar, a feature common to most uniforms of the period, was replaced by a soft open collar revealing shirt and tie, and puttes gave away to gaiters or stiff canvas leggings, but these minor changes hardly made the battledress more practical. They still wore a British-style helmet and, for a relatively brief period, the awkward boy-scout style hat.
