Original German WWII Late War Deutscher Volkssturm Wehrmacht Armband Hotchkiss MG Finley enlisted in the Marines

Finley enlisted in the Marines exactly 65 years ago

- WWII USAAF Leather flight helmet type A-11 made by the BRADLEY - GOODRICH

All in all a really neat bring back set collected from German just after the fall of the Third Reich and sent home as spoils of war

A Pace stick or “Sergeant’s stick” is a larger version of a swagger stick usually carried by warrant officers and non-commissioned officer drill instructors

The M26 series (M26/M61/M57) was replaced by the M33 series grenade (M33/M67) at the end of the Vietnam War

Original German WWII Late War Deutscher Volkssturm Wehrmacht Armband Hotchkiss MG Finley enlisted in the MarinesOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice rare example of a late German WWII Deutscher Volkssturm Wehrmacht (German people's storm defense force) armband. This was basically a last ditch civic militia utilized in the end days of WWII, when German defeat was inevitable. It is constructed simply, a red cotton armband with DEUTSCHER VOLKSSTURM WEHRMACHT dyed onto the exterior. This is surrounded by two Reichsadler (German State Eagle)