WW2 Photo FFI - Liberation Collaborator Shaved Head
Two photographs depicting the liberation of a French city. One photo shows a girl being paraded on a car with a shaved head. The other photograph of crowds cheering a American troops on what looks like a self propelled gun mounted on a Whites armoured half track.
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WW2 French Water Canteen - Patriotically Painted
A wonderful unique artefact being a standard French Army canteen (Gourd) having been patriotically painted, with the tricolour & French fighting cock astride a broken Swastika on the back. There is the remnants of a typed paper label to the front, which roughly translated is toasting the hero's and freedom of France. I would presume this would have been painted during or just after the liberati... read more
250.00 GBP
WW2 - Arial Bombing Targets - French propaganda photographs - Libya.
Two arial photographs of RAF bombing raids on Libya. The back is stamped in French, roughly translated as "Photographic section RAF staff propaganda service" One photograph is dated 29-12-42 Mourzouch which is Fezzan - Libya. I am unable to make out the annotations of the second photo but presume the same area.
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50.00 GBP
WW2 Voir Magazine No 22
French magazine including photographs and articles related to French Forces of the Interior (FFI). Condition as would be expected for age, some great photographs that I have not seen before.
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20.00 GBP
French Liberation - Free Paris Libere Photographs
This is an original souvenir pack of 20 individual (6x9 cm) photographs depicting the liberation of Paris. Including photos of De Gaulle, General Bradley & Koenig, American military parade, German prisoners etc. read more
WW2 French Magazine - Cadran 1944 - No 4
Early copy (No4) of the French magazine for liberated Europe featuring famous photograph stills of French resistance petrol bombing a German lorry in Paris. Main feature 'Winston Churchill on the Italian Front". Condition as would be expected for age, some great photographs that I have not seen before.
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20.00 GBP
French Postcard - Liberation de Bapaume 1944
Carte Postale - Liberation de BAPAUME 1st September 1944 - Captured German soldier being paraded for the civilian population by Free French / French Resistance Fighters . read more
15.00 GBP
WW2 German Wound Badge Certificate - Black
German award certificate for the wound badge in black. This particular certificate was awarded to Erich Witkowski, Unteroffizier - Stab / Kdr.d.Div, - Nachschubtrupen 126. Dated 18 Feb 1943. read more
WW2 German Wound Badge Black
German wound badge in black. This is a standard hollow back back painted black. This award was awarded to troops who received their first injury. read more