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More spoons and other stuff today although the weather was far from perfect. This years excavation season will start on May 4th 2024.

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Just accuired this nice Feldpost cover for my DAK collection.

I realize how easy these are to fake but have at least some confidence that this one is the real deal because of its good...

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Just accuired this nice Feldpost letter sent from Kommandant der Seeverteidigung v. Bergen with a 1940 s' “Viktoria” vignette celebrating the German conquest of Norway.

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Here´s an example of a white chalk "camo" painted helmet to compare with. I was fortunate to accuire the helmet a couple of years ago.

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Jan

And a few more maker marked spoon handles and other items...

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Another personified one with a makers mark.

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Jan

Another question that I hope somebody knows the answer to.

Soviet twisted and broken aluminum spoons are quite common finds in the survey area. According to local people these were so called...

These badges could be worn in many different ways :)

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Jan

I helped you out with the pictures.

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Jan

Winter War military mail from Taisto Armas Mäki (2 December 1910 – 1 May 1979) born in Rekola in the municipality of Vantaa and serving in Infantry Regiment 11 (JR 11).

"The Carelian Isthmus...

Winter war military mail from private Nils Gustav Hoffmann to his fiancee Hilda Airio in Helsinki (13.12.1939).

"On the frontline 13.12.1939

My heartfelt greetings to all of you in the...

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I´m sorting and researching the hundreds of letters and postcards in my Winter War (139-1940) collection. While doing that I thought why not at the same time post them here for you to...

I thought about that too. Sadly the "Edelweiss" doesnt grow in Finland as the plant prefers rocky limestone soil at about 1,800–3,400 metres altitude neither of which we have in Finland.

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Thank you so much Gentlemen, it indeed is a Gebirgsjäger style corsage holder also called a "flower holder brooch". Here´s a picture of a similar one with Eichenlaub (oak leave) ornaments and...

Petsamo, situated in the far end of the "Eismeerstrasse" was part of Finland from 1920-1944 but ceded over to the Soviet Union in accordance with the Armistice Agreement of September 19, 1944....

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I have accuired these items for my Eismeerfront reference collection.

I am very curious about the "field made" type of small artefact. Could it be a lighter or some other type of...

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Just here to share my newest "salty and well worn" item. This time a uniform coat to a second lieutenant in an antitank unit. The coat was issued in 1944.

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Jan

"Sterbebild" to Josef Höller who died of his wounds after a partisan attack in Northern Finland on the 11th of July 1944.

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Thank You so much Will ! You know how much I appreciate your input.

Happy New Year!

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Accuired this Sterbebild and photo of another of the fallen German airmen whose name is inscribed on the grave marker.

Feuerwerker Leopold Deutschmann (born 26.09.1915 in Datteln) was shot down...

Thanks "lonewolf" , I will share the letters and other documents when I have them in hand.

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Jan

Thank you Santi.

I´m thankful for the fact that the story and documentation stayed with the cap.

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Jan

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Just here to show my recent purchase a Wehrmacht Infanterie Visor Cap to Obergefreiter Karl Wenzel who was Killed in Action on May 23, 1940 in Bois de Sommauthe near Sedan in France.
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Thank you very much for the information cool militaria

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Jan

Thanks a lot for this cool militaria Do you happen to know the name of the paper and year of issue?

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Jan