The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
Here are a couple of well known 'non conformists' - Dietrich and Meyer, both wearing a Heer eagle on their caps.....
Looking for LDO marked EK2s and items relating to U-406.....
Panzer Meyers famous Crusher
Old Sepp did seem to be another one who just wore what he wanted !!
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
Estland Cufftitle worn by a member of the Estonian SS , these were altered westland cuff titles !!
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
Great thread Paul!
I will add two photos of my father to this one.
For those of you who do not see it, notice the cap insignia, and postion of the totenkopf on the collar tabs.
Ralph.
Searching for anything relating to, Anton Boos, 934 Stamm. Kp. Pz. Erz. Abt. 7, 3 Kompanie, Panzer-Regiment 2, 16th Panzer-Division (My father)
These were found online, not mine. But very interesting. Panzer Skulls on regular StuG wrap litzen.
RALPH- The pic of your Dad is still my favorite Panzer Portrait out there! Never get tired of looking at that one w/ the skull.
If not approriated feel free to remove!
As they are members of ϟϟ-Fallschirmjager.Btl. 600 they must be entitled to wear Fallschirmjager helmets, but nevertheless a not so often seen combination to my humble opinion!
Usually seen in Luftwaffe FSJ Smocks Kris so quite unusual !
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
Nice pic Kris...thanks for sharing.
Greg
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