by Bertrand Froger | 25 Mar 2017
Year/time: World War II (1944)
Shared by: Tommy P. Lanfredi
In detail: Battlefield relic of the Operation Overlord in Normandy in 1944, this part of a M1926 USN lifebelt was found on Omaha Beach in the sand during a walk in the Ruquet sector in 2017. It’s a very nice relic and witness of what happened on the coasts of Normandy.
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by Bertrand Froger | 21 Mar 2017
Nationality: USA – US Army
In detail: The “Motion sickness preventive” are tablets distributed to the troops who were about to be landed or to be dropped in Normandy as part of Operation Overlord. They are packed in six units in a black or white “Motion Sickness Pills” paper and stored in a small cardboard box. These pills were meant to allow soldiers to combat the undesirable effects of seasickness or air sickness. However, many GI’s will report that if they were sick during the ride, it was surely because of these pills.
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by Bertrand Froger | 21 Mar 2017
Nationality: USA – US Army
Year/time: World War II (1943)
In detail: This typewriter-like machine is actually a US Army Converter M209 encryptor. This is a mechanical coding apparatus designed for the encryption and decryption of secret messages. It had to be destroyed before being captured, which explains the scarcity of this type of equipment. Stowed in a canvas cover, it can be worn as a shoulder or belt, as seen on some known shots of paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division ready to jump in Normandy. This model B, there is also a version A to the different coding system, is new. Encrypted messages could then be attached to the paw of a traveling pigeon.
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by Bertrand Froger | 21 Mar 2017
Nationality: USA – Germany
Year/time: World War II (1944-1946)
In detail: This “dog tag” is special. Itwas beaten in the name of a German soldier, following his capture as a prisoner of war in Normandy. For example, the name and the surname of the soldier Karl Gagstaedter, his prisoner number and PWLE 112, correspond to Prisoner of War Labor Enclosure No. 112, in other words the German Prisoners of War labor camp in La Glacerie in Northern Cotentin. This dog tag was found in 2015 on an annex of the main camp, located in Valognes.
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by Bertrand Froger | 21 Mar 2017
Nationality: USA – US Army
Year/time: World War II (1939-1945)
In detail: This fleece canvas protector is a catcher’s chestpiece, a key post during a Baseball game. This sport is popular and very popular in the ranks of the US Army. Soldiers like to have fun and have fun between brothers in arms. This Rawlings brand (a sporting equipment brand still in existence today) has the particularity of being a regulatory model of the army, recognizable by the inscription “Special Services US ARMY” stamped. This is a rare version commissioned by the US Army’s entertainment service.
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