Original U.S. WWII German Souvenir Send-Home Grouping with K98 Bayonets, Canteens, and Binoculars in MG FF Cannon Ammunition Crate - German-Born Corporal Kurt H Gieschen, AAF Russian/Soviet Militaria 5”Shoulder to shoulder: 17”Chest width:

5”Shoulder to shoulder: 17”Chest width: 18”Waist width: 17

and on 27 July 1940 the Army's Harbor Defense Board recommended the construction of 27 (eventually 38) 16-inch two-gun batteries to protect strategic points along the US coastline

Though it may be called that today

The particular Japanese method of opening the folded and packed chute through the use of static line was quite dangerous and liable to failure

so this particular belt is praying for good luck in battle

Original U.S. WWII German Souvenir Send-Home Grouping with K98 Bayonets, Canteens, and Binoculars in MG FF Cannon Ammunition Crate - German-Born Corporal Kurt H Gieschen, AAF Russian/Soviet Militaria 5”Shoulder to shoulder: 17”Chest width:Original Item. One of a Kind Group. This is a very nice WWII European front send home grouping of German souvenirs, purportedly sent home by German Immigrant Corporal Kurt H Gieschen of the Army Air Forces, who enlisted at Fort Jay on Governors Island, New York on October 1st, 1942. He sent the crate to his home at 1117 Teller Avenue in the Bronx. The items include: MG FF Cannon Ammunition Crate sent home with the information on the lid. The crate