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"url": "https://www.paratrooper.be/2019/01/reproduction-us-escape-compass-on-ebay/", "published_at": "2019-01-07T22:27:02+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde4-7d1d-7112-a388-c4c788309311", "title": "TL-122 -A USALite new in box", "url": "https://www.paratrooper.be/2019/01/tl-122-a-usalite-new-in-box/", "published_at": "2019-01-03T07:00:01+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde4-7d1d-7112-a388-c4c78891c564", "title": "French 3rd Zouave badge worn by 509th PIR", "url": "https://www.paratrooper.be/2019/01/french-3rd-zouave-badge-worn-by-509th-pir/", "published_at": "2019-01-02T13:29:30+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde4-7d1d-7112-a388-c4c78911e65f", "title": "US Rangers memorial in Maiori, Italy", "url": "https://www.paratrooper.be/2018/12/us-rangers-memorial-in-maiori-italy/", "published_at": "2018-12-31T13:28:08+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde4-7d1d-7112-a388-c4c7898a8531", "title": "Jump wings with 6 combat stars!", "url": "https://www.paratrooper.be/2018/10/jump-wings-with-6-combat-stars/", "published_at": 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2026

Carentan – part 4original ↗
20 Jun 2026
More books on The Bulgeoriginal ↗
14 Jun 2026
WWII movies this summeroriginal ↗
11 Jun 2026
Book review: Snow and Steeloriginal ↗
14 Feb 2026
Photos Ranger memorial in Maiori, Italyoriginal ↗
20 Jan 2026

2025

My grandfather and Howard, the black GIoriginal ↗
31 Dec 2025
Rare color film of 17th Airborne glider troops preparing for Operation Varsityoriginal ↗
19 Aug 2025
The Georges-Henri Club in Brussels – 80 years agooriginal ↗
6 Jul 2025
On the trail of the 106th Infantry Division at Saint-Vithoriginal ↗
25 May 2025
Book review: Battle of the Bulge, Vol. 1original ↗
18 Jan 2025
Book review: SEUL by Michel Reinsoriginal ↗
12 Jan 2025
Another paratrooper sweetheart pillow coveroriginal ↗
5 Jan 2025

2024

80th Anniversary Battle of the Bulgeoriginal ↗
16 Dec 2024
New Visitor Center at Margraten American Cemeteryoriginal ↗
6 Nov 2024
Gift of 9th Army items to ‘Through Their Eyes’ exhibitionoriginal ↗
5 Nov 2024
Book review: Another River, Another Townoriginal ↗
4 Nov 2024
Book review: Surrounded by Heroesoriginal ↗
5 Sept 2024
T-5 Modified Market Garden parachute revieworiginal ↗
2 Sept 2024
Book review: Jump into the Valley of the Shadoworiginal ↗
5 Aug 2024
Book review: Put Us Down In Helloriginal ↗
2 Aug 2024
Visiting The Bridge at Remagenoriginal ↗
14 Jul 2024
Airborne summer reading listoriginal ↗
28 Jun 2024
Alamo in the Ardennesoriginal ↗
18 Jun 2024
Gas detection brassards – new markingsoriginal ↗
10 Mar 2024
Soldier’s Medal for paratroopers – looking for storiesoriginal ↗
22 Feb 2024
Updates on John Urbankoriginal ↗
10 Feb 2024

2023

Canadian made gas detection brassardoriginal ↗
20 Nov 2023
Fourrageres awarded to US paratroopersoriginal ↗
17 Aug 2023
Market Garden with The Battlefield Exploreroriginal ↗
18 Jun 2023
The BUPS: Which beacon was this really?original ↗
19 May 2023
Paratrooper related clippings from the ‘Fort Benning Bayonet’original ↗
28 Jan 2023

2022

Airborne 44, volume 10 – Wild Menoriginal ↗
14 Dec 2022
Canadian luminous disk with leather pouchoriginal ↗
30 Oct 2022
Fort Bragg paratroops souvenir pillow coveroriginal ↗
23 Oct 2022
Superior Magneto wrist compass dating back to 1943?original ↗
16 Oct 2022
TL-122-B and -C white residue?original ↗
15 Jan 2022

2021

Ed Shames dies at age 99original ↗
5 Dec 2021
Origin of the parachute training football helmetoriginal ↗
18 Nov 2021
New magazines with paratroopers on coveroriginal ↗
11 Nov 2021
A case full of TL-122 flashlights!original ↗
30 Oct 2021
Radioactivity of luminous disksoriginal ↗
25 Sept 2021
AB-BL marked Belgian TL-122-Doriginal ↗
12 Sept 2021
TL-122 flashlights new variationsoriginal ↗
25 Aug 2021
Escape compasses in disguiseoriginal ↗
23 Aug 2021
Types of identification scarf (marker panel)original ↗
26 Jun 2021
Griswold bags – new photosoriginal ↗
12 Jun 2021
Airborne 44, volume 9 – Black Boysoriginal ↗
31 May 2021
How to make plexiglass sweetheart grips for your Coltoriginal ↗
14 May 2021
BC-611 Handie Talkie reproductions from WPGoriginal ↗
20 Mar 2021
Unmarked zinc-aluminum TL-122 flashlightoriginal ↗
15 Feb 2021
German made TL-122 type flashlightoriginal ↗
11 Jan 2021

2020

Update: US Army 1943 pink whistleoriginal ↗
29 Dec 2020
Gold jump wingsoriginal ↗
12 Dec 2020
Update: US Army issue transparent wistleoriginal ↗
21 Nov 2020
Unmarked smooth bodied TL-type flashlightoriginal ↗
6 Nov 2020
Italian theater made jump wing?original ↗
5 Nov 2020
GITS and Bright Star TL-122-B flashlightsoriginal ↗
4 Nov 2020
Date at inside of Taylor wrist compassoriginal ↗
3 Nov 2020
Parachute Battalion filmoriginal ↗
21 Oct 2020
Infantry Journal November-December 1940original ↗
18 Oct 2020
3rd Zouave badges history and makersoriginal ↗
27 Sept 2020
Jack Beatty, 513th PIR service record?original ↗
23 Sept 2020
Screw-back jump wingsoriginal ↗
14 Sept 2020
Another unidentified escape compassoriginal ↗
13 Sept 2020
John Urbank of 3rd platoon, G Company, 501st PIRoriginal ↗
12 Sept 2020
The long arms of General Maxwell D. Taylororiginal ↗
28 May 2020
Early USA-LITE anglehead flashlightoriginal ↗
7 Apr 2020
The Interesting Story of Parachutesoriginal ↗
20 Mar 2020
1942 booklet about development and use of parachutesoriginal ↗
15 Mar 2020
Visit of Manhay and Diekirch museumsoriginal ↗
11 Mar 2020
Luftwaffe intelligence report on allied airborne troopsoriginal ↗
23 Feb 2020
Looking for Yank magazine, July 2 1944original ↗
28 Jan 2020

2019

3-44 dated Superior Magneto wrist compassoriginal ↗
29 Oct 2019
Early type parachutist first aid kit with zipperoriginal ↗
23 Sept 2019
Jumpin’ Jim Gavin in vintage Man’s Magazineoriginal ↗
23 Aug 2019
American Airborne Ads book by Ken Peckoriginal ↗
25 Jul 2019
WWII ad with paratroopers Joyce Aviationoriginal ↗
17 Jul 2019
Airborne 8original ↗
30 Jun 2019
New 1942 ad with paratrooperoriginal ↗
24 Apr 2019
Replica escape map pouch and accessoriesoriginal ↗
25 Feb 2019
PFC Robert L Green 503rd PIRoriginal ↗
19 Feb 2019
New militaria items for saleoriginal ↗
2 Feb 2019
Reproduction US escape compass on eBayoriginal ↗
7 Jan 2019
TL-122 -A USALite new in boxoriginal ↗
3 Jan 2019
French 3rd Zouave badge worn by 509th PIRoriginal ↗
2 Jan 2019

2018

US Rangers memorial in Maiori, Italyoriginal ↗
31 Dec 2018
Jump wings with 6 combat stars!original ↗
2 Oct 2018
Asian hallmarked jump wingsoriginal ↗
1 Oct 2018
Transitional type TL-122 flashlightoriginal ↗
13 Jun 2018
Jump wings with skulloriginal ↗
12 Jun 2018
Allbright TL-122 flashlight in original boxoriginal ↗
11 Jun 2018
Vesticant detector paint used on WW2 vehiclesoriginal ↗
10 Jun 2018
Margraten American Cemetery with photos of GIsoriginal ↗
10 May 2018
My daily WW2 collectible item on Facebookoriginal ↗
10 May 2018
Airborne 7 new albumoriginal ↗
2 Apr 2018
Gas detection brassard with unusual markingoriginal ↗
7 Feb 2018
France asks Unesco to list Normandy landing beaches as World Heritage siteoriginal ↗
3 Feb 2018

2017

Paratrooper sweetheart pillow coversoriginal ↗
30 Dec 2017
Canadian made luminous disk from Heavy Water Waroriginal ↗
20 Dec 2017
List of US jump wing and glider badge makersoriginal ↗
17 Dec 2017
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