This weapon was a multiple rocket launcher, which was generally mounted on a truck chassis and is still in service, in more advance form, with the troops of many of the world's armies.

In its massed concentration, Stalin Organs or the "Katyusha" was supposed to provide destructive artillery fire in large scale attacks, in order to make large-scale breakthrough operation possible.

This took place in the course of World War II: at Stalingrad in November of 1942, Orel in July of 1943, where the 11th Guard Army fired 400 salvos at their breakthrough point, in Operation Bagratian in the central sector on June 22, 1944, on the Oder on April 16, 1945.

In the storming of Berlin, the 1st White Russion Front had 1000 "Katyusha", which could fire 18,000 rockets in one salvo, at their disposal. They were lovingly called "Maria Ivanova" by the Russian soldiers.

Development

One of the first Stalin Organs build on ZIS-6 chassis on 1938

In 1919, means were made available for the "Gas-Dynamic Laboratory" (GDL) to investigate the revolutionary theories of the Engineer Nikolai Ivanovich Tikhomirov, who sought to developed a missile that was simultaneously missile and launcher.

On March 3, 1928, the first rocket launch with smokeless powdered was carried out. The projectile flew some 1300 meters. The most urgent problem was the stabilizing the projectile, whose targeting accuracy was very inprecise and showed much scattering.

In April 1939, the designers from the Rocket Institute of Moscow, Popov and Galkovski, developed two self-propelled rocket launchers.

The model modified by Popov fired over the cab toward the front of the chassis and had sixteen launchers. Thus the BM-13 (Boyovaya Maszina = War Machine) "Eresa" launcher was created.

photo credit: Academic dictionaries and encyclopedias

To be sure, not all the rockets could be launched at the same time at first. The rockets, which were fired mechanically from the cab at intervals of half a second, first had to be primed for launching. As of 1943, all the rockets were launched with one ignition process.

In September 1939 the "Eresa" was released for combat testing. The rocket were ignited electircally by special pyro-cartridges. Both single and salvo fire were possible. The ignition could be controlled from the truck cab as well as outside the vehicle. Six launchers, in this order was produced.

The State Defense Committee was very impressed by a demontration of the rocket weapon, and decided in the spring of 1941 to begin mass production. At the same time of the German attack on the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941, seven firing facilites and 3000 projectiles were located in Moscow.

On the same day, series production of the BM-13 salvo launcher begin in th "Kompressor" works in Moscow. Production could be maintainded only until October 1941, though, after which this armament factory was relocated to Chelyabinsk in the Ural mountains, where production resumed in February of 1942.

Written by: Michael Froedrowitz (Stalin Organs)

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That the tomb of the ruthless German leader, Adolf Hitler, was in the General Cemetery (TPU= Tempat Pemakaman Umum) Ngagel, Surabaya, academics highlighted. Historians who contacted Surya did not dare make sure when asked whether the tomb of Dr. Poch at TPU Ngagel as Hitler's grave.

However, there is the possibility that the so-called Dr. Poch it was Adolf Hitler, and thus on the tomb Ngagel TPU can also be a grave of Hitler, who in history have been slaughtered over 2 million people in Europe.

"We have to first track if ever there was the Nazis who fled to Indonesia after Nazi lost in World War II," said Dr. Adam Asvi Warman, a historian who is also senior researcher at Indonesia Institute of Sciences (LIPI) when contacted Surya, Tuesday ( 23 / 2).

Asvi, who received a doctorate of history from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en S. Sociales, Paris, France in 1990, said the writing on the media that links with Hitler figure Poch is a form of popular history. That is an interesting historical story to follow.

He also heard a story about a doctor about dr Indonesia Poch associated with Hitler. "History is not a popular scientific history. For, if the history of science, it was not enough just to record the testimony of a person. Must be equipped with the evidence, "explained Asvi.

As reported Surya, Tuesday (23 / 2), from the testimony of Dr. Sosrohusodo in writing, a man named Dr. Poch had known in Sumbawa Besar in 1960, as Hitler believed in his old age.

The evidence submitted Sosrohusodo, is that doctors are not able to walk normally. He was always dragging his left leg when berjalan. Then, said Sosrohusodo, German doctors left hand was always shaking. He also had a mustache, a vertical like Charlie Chaplin, and his head bald.

This condition is believed to be similar to the picture Hilter in his old age, found in a number of biographies of the Fuhrer (Hitler's popular title, which means leader)

Then, recent developments show, archaeologist who is also a bone specialist from the U.S., Nick doubts Belllantoni hollow skull miilter saved the Russians in Moscow are owned by Hitler.

Nick's Doubt, which was published in September, based on research on the skull through the DNA method. Bellatoni
then revealed the results of these studies in the History Channel documentary entitled Hitler's Escape (Escape Hitler), was quoted by British newspaper the Daily Telegraph.

So far, the world many believe that the original Hitler's skull kept in a museum in Moscow. Hitler committed suicide called the underground hiding place (bunker) in Berlin, Germany, with his wife Eva Braun. Was done after the Germans defeated everywhere, from the Allies and the Soviet Union (now Russia, red) in World War II, which ended in 1945.

Nick's research results reviving conspiracy theory that Hitler was not dead in the year 1945. Found in ashes of Soviet soldiers in the bunker in Berlin is actually not the ashes of Hitler, but its twin.

Hitler allegedly fled to South America and the new die in old age. There is also mention of Hitler died in Brazil, Argentina, India, and even Indonesia.

Lecturer of International Relations University of Airlangga, Basis Susilo, unsure of the last meeting when the tomb of Hitler in TPU) Ngagel. However, he did not reject or deny the allegations that there was.

"Because in politics, the possibility might happen," said Dean of Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Airlangga this.

According to him, after the defeat of Nazi Germany, many of Hitler's men ran out of the country. He mentioned a number of countries in Latin America to escape the location of Hitler's men.

But where Hitler at that time? The base is also still in doubt. His knowledge was also related to this minimum.

So far, said base, the information which emerges indicate if Hitler had been cremated after he was found dead. But he sanctions if the German people know the culture of cremation.

Meanwhile, the findings that the skull should be deepened in the analysis of physical anthropology. For this reason, the base, then guesses if Hitler ran and came to Sumbawa Besar, renaming, and died in Surabaya.

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There are many replica guns available; most of this type of gun is used in today’s movies.

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However this replica gun is not made to kill someone as there is no such facility to load any kind of bullet, but yes it can be used in place of real gun to make scared someone.

The replica gun are prepared with unlike features and themes, on the other hand it also made in different intellect for which the user want to use it.

There are many replica guns which are made with the inspiration of the modern guns that are normally seen today with the cops. There are many gun which can be prepared in home with the help of some materials which also known as toy gun.

It can be prepared is such a manner that they seems like the original gun and they worth more then that.

This replica guns is used most of the action movies where guns are involved in the movie. These guns are made in such a realistic way that they looks like the real one, they are actually astonishing.

Nowadays there are also many old fashion replica guns which are not used but hence they are used in the old movies. They are just useless things fro today generation who likes to collect the modern techniques replica guns, this old fashion gun are only use fro those who possess the hobby to collect old things of back era, especially the special guns which were used by famous law enforcers and infamous outlaws.

These old fashion replica guns were used by many western movies and now they are just the antique piece to be kept in museums. There is also one more model of replica gun that is simple air gun which is also use for hunting normal birds, ducks etc.

Last but not the least there are many blank firing gun which are used in many movies and many fans of these movie want to have that type of blank gun for their own. However this type of replica gun does not exit in real life but they are people are trying to make such type of replica gun which is used by their fans in movies, for just to display this gun in their homes.

It is very harmful to carry replica gun outside your homes as already mention that it is banned, and many people were shoot by the local police in the charge of carrying guns.

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The old German doctor led the biggest hospital on the island at the time (DEHKHB62EXW8).

The article got so many people’s attention, even cynical and condemnation. The interesting story from the article itself is not about the work of Dr. Poch in the hospital but, it was the final conclusion of the article that made everyone who read it interested.

Doctor Sosro blatantly claimed that the old German doctor whom he met and spoken to was Adolf Hitler the former dictator of Germany that started World War II.

He mentioned evidences such as; the German doctor couldn’t walk normally anymore, he always dragged his left leg when he walks. His left hand always shake, he has a moustache like Charlie Chaplin and a bald head.

That condition was similar to Hitler at his old age, as it found in all books which tell on Hitler’s autobiography (especially during the last days of his life), or the confession of Sturmbannführer Heinz Linge former aide of Hitler. There are many other evidences mentioned by Dr. Sosro to support his thought.

Dr. Sosro’s faith which he built since 1960 remain strong and unchanged even to this day. He even more certain after he obtained other evidences that supports his finding. “The more people against me, the more I will even work harder to find other evidences”. Said the doctor who was born in Gundih, Central Java in 1929 when he was met at his house in Bandung.

If his suspicion is true, Dr. Poch and his wife were then Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun. When Dr. Sosro spoke to Dr. Poch in 1960 he was 71 years old, as history recorded that Hitler was born in 20 April 1889.

Doctor Poch also very mysterious, he didn’t have any Doctor Licence certificate at all and looks like he didn’t understand any medical matters, said Dr. Sosro who graduated from medical faculty of University of Indonesia which was assigned in Sumbawa Besar Island when he worked at the hospital ship “Hope”.

When he was first assigned to the Sumbawa Besar Island and met with the old German doctor and his wife, his suspicion was purely accidental. However his suspicion then grew into beliefs that Dr. Poch and his wife were Hitler and his wife Eva Braun.

Dr. Sosro kept some keynotes which mostly helpful to him. His attention on literatures about Hitler grew bigger and every time he sees Hitler’s picture he’s getting more convinced that Dr. Poch is Hitler. This was happened in the 1960; he had since long left Sumbawa Besar Island for 20 years.

One day one of his nephews brought him a 1980 15th edition of Zaman magazine. In that magazine, there was an article written by Heinz Linge, a former aide of Hitler with the title “Real Life Story From the Last Days of a Dictator”, which was translated to Indonesian language by Try Budi Satria.

On page 59 Linge told the story about the suicide of Hitler and Eva Braun, which their body were then cremated. In that article Linge also said about Hitler’s physical condition at the time; “some people in Germany knew that the Fuhrer dragged his left feet when he walks; his eyesight is began to blurred, his hair didn’t grow anymore then, as the war raged on and Germany is getting defeated, Hitler suffer from neural stiffs”.

As he read the article Dr. Sosro realised that those physical symptoms were similar to what he saw and found with the old German doctor. He became more convinced after he read Hitler’s biography book. “They are all similar”, said the father of four children.

In the article Heinz Linge also said that Hitler’s left hand began to suffer from tremors at the time of battle of Stalingrad (1942 -1943) which brought disaster to the German army, and Hitler faced difficulties to cure the tremors. At the end of the article Linge wrote that, “I’m glad that Hitler’s grave and body was never found”.

Dr. Sosro then remember some conversations between him and Dr. Poch which he beliefs was Hitler when he visited his house. When the old doctor asked about Hitler’s government he praised it. He also said there’s nothing happened in Auschwitz; the famous concentration camp where Jewish people were killed.

Dr. Sosro said, “when I asked about Hitler’s death, he said that he didn’t know because at the time the whole city of Berlin was in chaos, and everyone tried to escape and save themselves. “

Between the conversations, Dr. Poch complained about the tremors in his left hand. Dr. Sosro then checked his ulnaris nerves. There’s nothing happened, same thing when he checked his throat. He made conclusion that Dr. Poch only suffer Parkinson since he’s already very old.

What made Dr. Sosro surprised was when he confirmed his prediction that Dr. Poch suffer from psychological trauma. When asked when was this symptom appeared, Dr. Poch asked his wife in German language. In which she replied, “It happened when the German army was defeated in the battle near Moscow. When Goebbels told you about that you were hitting the tables repeatedly”.

What she means about Goebbels was Joseph Goebbels the minister of propaganda of Germany which was known loyal and closed to Hitler. His wife also called him several times with “Dolf”, which possibly the short name of Adolf.

After received many ridicules because of his articles, his will to solve this case was getting bolder. He confessed he received information from Sumbawa Besar Island that Dr. Poch had died in Surabaya. Some years before he died his wife left him and returned to Germany. Dr. Poch was then remarried with Mrs. S, a Sundanese woman from Bandung West Java, an employee of a a local government office in Sumbawa Besar Island.

To find the address of Mrs. S which already returned to Bandung is not easy to do, said Dr. Sosro. However finally there was someone who was willing to give him her address. She lives in the area of Babakan Ciamis. In the beginning Mrs. S was not willing to open about these matters.

However, after kept slowly persuaded, she was then willing to speak about her deceased husband. She gave to Dr. Sosro all written documents belong to her husband including their wedding photos, driving license which has Dr. Poch fingerprints on it. From Mrs S it was known that Dr. Poch died on 15 January 1970 at 19.30 pm in Karang Menjangan Hospital Surabaya because of heart attack. He was buried the next day in Ngagel village. He was 81 years old when he died.

In one of the written documents there is one worn out pocket notebook that support his faith all these times. Inside the notebook there are hundred of foreign names that live in various countries around the world, there were also hand writings which difficult to read. In other part of the notebook there were steno hand writings, all of it in Germans. Although there is no name that show posses this notebook, it is believed belong to Mrs. S deceased husband Dr. Poch.

At the cover of the notebook there were 2 codes; J.R. KepaD no.35637 and 35638, each number marked with biological symbols of male and female. “Therefore it’s a big possibility that this notebook belong to the two person, which I believe was Hitler and Eva Braun”, said Dr. Sosro.

Countries, address and hundred of names were written in the notebook; some of these countries are Argentine, Italy, Pakistan, South Africa, and Tibet. In one of the page there were writings if translated means:

Fugitive Organisation. Mr Oppenheim replaces Mrs Kruger. 79 A/1. Travel costs to South America (Argentine).

In the notebook there was also one name that often mentioned in the history of former Nazi fugitives, which is Prof. Dr. Draganowitch, also written Draganovic. Under Draganovic name there was written Delegation Argentina da Imigration Europa – Genua Val Albaro 38. Separately under that, there was written Vatican. In another page it mentioned Draganovic, Croatia, Roma via Tomacelli 132.

Intisari magazine on October 1983 edition mentioned about the address of Val Albaro in an article about Klaus Barbie or Klaus Altman former member of Gestapo, Nazi secret police. The article also mentioned that Draganovic had close relation with the Vatican Rome. He helped Klaus Barbie escape from Germany to Argentina. On 1983, Klaus Barbie was extradited from Bolivia to France, the country that sentenced him to death in 1947.

“There are still many addresses in this book that I haven’t managed to understand its relevance with the Nazi movement. I must be really careful about this because it involves many countries. I must still work very hard to find all these connections. I’m sure the names in this notebook are Nazi fugitives”; said Dr. Sosro.

He admitted that he had difficulties in translating the steno handwriting to normal language or handwriting. When he asked assistance to the German steno book publisher he received answer that the steno handwriting in the notebook was an old German that hadn’t been used for more than sixty years, therefore it’s very difficult to translate. However, the publisher promised him to find him an expert Gabelsberger steno translator. Later on there was a reply from Germany to his letter along with the steno translation to regular German language. Dr. Sosro then translated it to Indonesian language. The title of the writings in the note more or less was brief information on individual manhunt by allies and local authority in 1946 Salzburg, Austria.

In the notebook it was mentioned, “We, me and my wife in Salzburg, 1945”. It didn’t said specifically who is “we”. In the notebook it also mentioned the couple was hunted by CIC (United States intelligence service). Basically it was a story about a married couple chased & hunted by security authorities.

There are many abbreviations written in capital letters which shows chronological escape route of this couple, which are B, S, G, J, B, S, R. “These abbreviations is Hitler’s habit when he make notes, just exactly as I had read in other literatures”, said Dr. Sosro. These escape routes are interpreted by Dr. Sosro as; B (Berlin), S (Salzburg), G (Graz), J (Jugoslavia), B (Belgrade), S (Sarajevo), R (Rome).

Dr. Sosro explained that Rome is the last European city in the escape routes. After that, they escaped from the continent to a remote place which was Sumbawa Besar Island, Indonesia. He cited one of the steno writings in the notebook: “On the first day of December we have to leave R to receive a passport letter, and we succeeded to leave Europe”. Dr. Sosro said, “This is same with the data found in the Dr. Poch’s passport which mentioned that the passport with number 2624/51 was given in Rome. The notebook also has hundred of addresses, with Draganovic’s name connected to Rome.

About Berlin and Salzburg he explained by citing from Zaman magazine 14th May 1984 edition. It is said, history recorded that in 1945 an aircraft that carries Hitler’s secret papers was crashed in eastern Germany. “This is also showed their escape routes”, he said again.

Then what about Mrs S which was mentioned by Dr. Sosro as the second wife of Dr. Poch? She told Dr. Sosro that one day she saw her husband shaved his moustache like Hitler’s moustache. When she asked about it, her husband said to her that he is Hitler and said, “Don’t tell anyone”.

After reading and listening to Dr. Sosro’s explanation, there were slight connections between one another. However there are still many questions that need to be asked to him.

Dr. Sosro even already made some kind of dissertation book that tell all of his opinions about Hitler equipped with some photos that he got from Mrs. S. This book also tells his personal experience after he graduated from medical faculty at University of Indonesia until he was assigned in Bima, Kupang and Sumbawa Besar. He had proposed his work to many publishers but still hasn’t received any reply. “I have no intention in doing these all these works; I just want to show that Hitler died in Indonesia”, he said firmly.

Dr. Sosro is not the only person who has theory about Hitler’s escape from Germany to another country; there were also some people in this world who had told this to mass media. There is a change for this theory to exist, because when Hitler and Eva Braun died in 1945, there was no corpse that can be use as evidence.

It is the job for experts in this area to uncover everything including the legality of documents possessed by Dr. Sosrohusodo, Mrs S and the tomb in Ngagel which mentioned as the grave of Dr. Poch. Perhaps forensic experts could provide explanation by performs DNA research to the bones. It is all return to goodwill of all sides.

Reff:

• Harian “Pikiran Rakyat” edisi 24 Februari 1994
• Majalah “Zaman” edisi No.15 tahun 1980
• Majalah “Zaman” edisi 14 Mei tahun 1984
• Majalah “Intisari” edisi bulan Oktober tahun 1983

Source:  irwan.net

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I have a Luger pistol given from my father’s collection. Before, I didn’t pay attention to this pistol;

I was more interested with my other gun collection such as Colt 1911 or Berretta M-92 which in my opinion has better appearance.

However, ever since I have friends from military & historical reenactor community, the more I heard stories about how sturdy and accurate the Luger is. It made me put more attention and love to this pistol.

After cleaned and test fire this pistol in the nearby shooting range, I’m interested to find a holster for this Luger. I’ve seen how my reenactor friends wear their World War 2 German army uniform along with this holster to house their air soft gun Luger which looks really nice. Of course I was thinking the uniform and my Luger would look good together.

After I browsed from one websites to another, I only found various information or history about Luger P-08 pistol and not the holster, which I really want it so much.

Even if there is one for sale, the holster would be an authentic WW2 Luger holster which of course would cost very expensive for me.

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Wow, I didn’t remember there is e-bay. Of course I can easily find it in e-bay.

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Wehrmacht silver panzer assault badge itself was first introduced in 20 December 1939, which awarded to tank crews who successfully fulfilled their mission during the invasion of Poland few months before.

Panzer badge was designed by Ernst Peekhaus from Berlin; the production of this badge was ordered by Wehrmacht commander Colonel General Walther von Brauchitsch.

Another class of this medal which was made from bronze was introduced on June 6 1940, which added as an award for the crew of other armoured vehicles (assault gun, halftrack, etc).

The shape of panzer badge itself is oval surrounded by the oak leaves circle, 5 leaves on the left side and 4 leaves on the right side. At the bottom of the badge the oak leaves was tied.

A tank comes out from the oak leaves circle facing forward from left side to the right side of the oak leaves, an area under the tank look like grass on a soil, the left track of the tank cover the right side of the oak leaves and at the top of the badge there is an eagle with its wings folded down, and its legs held a Nazi swastika.

Requirements criteria of this award are:

• Take part in three assaults using armoured vehicle in three different days.
• Wounded during an armoured assault using armoured vehicles.
• Received an award for bravery in armoured assault.

Silver panzer badge is awarded to the tank commander, gunner or radio operator; while bronze panzer badge is awarded to panzer grenadier regiments, assault gun crew, armoured reconnaissance vehicle unit and medical personnel that participated in combat with armoured vehicles. The panzer badge award must be approved by the commander of the tank division.

As the war continues, it was realised that one panzer badge is no longer enough as there are more and more tank crew veterans that involved in various battles which involved tanks and armoured vehicles. On June 1943, four classes of panzer badge with number 25, 50, 75 and 100 which symbolise the number of participated battles by the recipients was introduced.

The shape of this panzer badge is same with the pre – June 1943 badge. This new badge has a small box with the class number inside the box. The box itself is located at the bottom of the oak leaves circle. The size of the panzer badge number 25 and 50 are slightly larger than the old badge, while the badge number 75 and 50 are also slightly larger than the panzer badge number 25 and 50.

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Its classic flowing lines make it one of the most appealing looking auto pistols in terms of appearance. It is the pistol that introduced the 9mm Parabellum (9mm luger) cartridge, a cartridge that became one of the most popular handgun rounds ever made.

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As a military sidearm, it saw service in both world wars and was adopted by the armies of a number of European nations. Not surprisingly, collectors keenly seek Luger pistol and some models are extremely valuable.

LUGER CREATOR

Their company, Ludwig Lowe und Companie originally specialized in the manufacture of machine tools and sewing machines.

After gaining a government contract in 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War, the company began to manufacture rifle sight assemblies. Lowe und Companie's skill and precision at this venture soon led to further government contracts, both domestic and foreign. It was not long before sewing machines were traded for weapons as the successful company began making firearms full time.

In 1886, Ludwig died and Isidor began a joint venture with Waffenfabrik Mauser, AG to produce rifles for Turkey. As time passed, the activities of these two companies intertwined together around the successful manufacture of firearms.

Lowe acquired controlling interest in Waffenfabrik Mauser as well as Deutsche Metallpatronenfabrik Lorenz, a German ammunition factory.

The resulting company purchases and corporate shuffling led to the creation of the Deutsche Waffenund Munitionsfabriken (DWM). Georg Luger and Hugo Borchardt were friends and colleagues at the Lowe firm and both had a serious interest and no small measure of success

with self-loading firearm designs and patents as well as ammunition.

Hugo Borchardt, a German born, naturalized U.S. citizen, worked at several small companies before working for the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. of New Haven, Connecticut.

His first patent was given while with Winchester for a machine to cut lubrication grooves into bullets. He also designed the 1878 Sharps rifle which was named after him. In 1890, after employment at various companies in the U.S. and Europe, Borchardt joined the Lowe firm and later designed a large toggle-action semi-automatic pistol that bears his name.

Georg Luger, an Austrian, became involved with firearms as a result of his involvement with Ferdinand von Mannlicher. Luger experimented with rifle designs for bolt action and self-loaders for twenty years before joining Lowe in 1891.

Luger used Borchardt's pistol (luger pistol) as a basis for his now famous pistol. His final design was a pistol that was smaller and lighter than the big cumbersome Borchardt.

As a result the new pistol had much more potential as a military sidearm than the Borchardt.

Characteristic

• Principle of operation: Recoil-operated.
• Caliber: 9 mm (.354 inch).
• Ammunition: 9-mm Parabellum (German, British, Italian, or U.S. manufacture).
• Capacity of magazine: 8 rounds.
• Sights:
  Front: Inverted V blade.
  Rear: Open V notch, nonadjustable.
• Length of barrel: 4.25 inches.
• Weight (empty): 1 pound 14 ounces.
• Range:
  Effective: 25 yards.
  Maximum: 1,150 yards.
• Muzzle velocity: 1,040 feet per second.

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The handle offers a stainless steel hilt and guard with a gold plated finished and featuring the infamous Nazi emblem on one side of the guard and inlaid in the handle. This piece includes a coordinating hard scabbard.

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The Iron Cross is indisputably the most historically rich and notorious German award. Its long tradition dates back to 1813, when King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia first instituted the order during the War of Liberation against Napoleon.

The cross went on to be suspended from the uniforms of admirable German soldiers in the 1870 Franco-Prussian War, and again in 1914 for World War I. Through the sacrifice of the men who earned it, its humble but striking design became synonymous with old world German courage and triumph.

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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. The thin hat was soon replaced by a new and better helmet, the M1, based originally on a German design which entered mass production and became standard issue from june 9, 1941.

It was worn over a compressed fibre helmet, slightly smaller in size, which acted as a lining or could be used on its own behind the front lines.

In 1941, the only field service dress in existence was a short dark-olive waterproof jacket. Faced with a huge army which would have to gight on many fronts and in conditions that needed special clothing, the Ordnance Corps hastened to fill the gaps that appeared in the range of uniforms available.

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