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Here is your chance to own a beautiful late war German paratrooper’s K98 tan ammunition bandolier. The 0/0510/0052 RBNr and 1944 date are ink stamped as can bee seen in the photos. The snaps have rusted some from age but are functional and there are only minor areas of discoloration. This would look fantastic on a mannequin display and a is a remarkable example of an original piece of FJ combat gear. In the 1930s Hermann Göring, after having observed Soviet airborne infantry maneuvers, became committed to the creation of Germany’s airborne infantry. By 1935, Göring created the first dedicated airborne regiment. The unit was incorporated into the newly formed Luftwaffe later that year and training commenced. Göring also ordered that a group of volunteers be drawn for parachute training. Germany’s parachute branch was officially inaugurated in 1936 with a call for recruits for a parachute training school. The school was open to Luftwaffe personnel, who were required to successfully complete six jumps in order to receive the Luftwaffe parachutist’s badge. During World War II, the Luftwaffe raised a variety of Fallschirmjäger units. Fallschirmjäger participated in the occupation of Norway and Denmark and in the battles of Belgium, the Netherlands and France in 1940. They also took part in the Balkans Campaign, Battle of Crete, the Italian Campaign, and on both the Eastern Front and later the Western Front would follow. They came to be known as the “green devils” by the Allied forces they fought against. The word Fallschirmjäger is from the German Fallschirm, “parachute”, and Jäger, literally ‘hunter,’ which in this context, refers to light infantry.Free shipping ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD & I don’t charge PayPal fees like some of the other guys!
