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08-17-2016 04:27 PM
# ADS
Circuit advertisement
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It is indeed a Finnish volunteer tab, I know this type and the black and white one.
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Issued to members of the Finnish SS Btl attached to Wiking ?
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
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Really, I was a bit concerned with the left "furry paw".
Best, Jan
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Paul D
Issued to members of the Finnish SS Btl attached to Wiking ?
1941 is the only year the German soldier could have accuired this in Helsinki, I don´t know/understand how readily available these would have been available to German soldiers at that time period??
Best, Jan
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Thank You guys, WW2 is full of mysteries. Maybe the Finnish seller of the album wanted to make it more desirable to a German soldier and added the Finnish SS related insigna to it.
Thanks again for Your help guys!!!
Best, Jan
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Could be a SS shield or Could also be a lion badge taken off the 1920s Army arm band, its a trick thats being done at the moment , buy a Finnish army 1920s arm band remove the lion badge and sell it as a SS shield for more money, when this lion badge has been added to the cover I wouldn't like to say , Did you get it off German ebay as there was one that looked like it for sell on there a month or so ago ?
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Its a hard one to know where the Lion came from but yes still a nice album and well done on getting it .
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