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One Year Volunteer (OYV)

One Year Volunteer (OYV)

One Year Volunteer (OYV)  Joseph P Robinson June 24 2009 I have been tardy in rewriting this article. The original one was a bit confusing and I have learned more. We are only talking about 2 or 3% of the population. The vast bulk of citizenship did not have the...
Landsturm

Landsturm

Landsturm George Wylie and Joe Robinson 20 March 2009 There are lots and lots of confusing pictures about Landsturm.  This is easily traced to the fact that most people do not understand the Landsturm and that there was no real standardization.  With the exception of...
Landwehr Crosses the Basics

Landwehr Crosses the Basics

Landwehr Crosses the Basics Joseph P Robinson 2 December 2004 In response to a series of questions I thought I would jot these thoughts down. Janet was Air Guard and so we try to do mostly reserve helmets but fail. Step 1 is to understand that the proper title is...

Kammerstempel – non Infantry

Kammerstempel – non Infantry Joseph P. Robinson.—I have endeavored to give credit to the owners of photographs who have given me permission to publish them. Without question I have made mistakes, omitted proper credit,or just plain missed someone. I...
Kammerstempel – Infantry

Kammerstempel – Infantry

Kammerstempel – Infantry Joseph P. Robinson.–much of the data in this listing was provided by Hartwig Busche. His manuscript on infantry is unparalleled. I have endeavored to give credit to the owners of photographs who have given me permission to publish...
Meldereiter

Meldereiter

Meldereiter Joseph Robinson This article has its genesis in a helmet that came into the possession of Randy Trawnik. It came out of the estate sale in Arkansas and was sold on eBay. Glenn Jewison and Marshall Daut both shared information as we tried to determine what...