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the battalion was reorganized as an airborne and airmobile unit and immediately deployed to the Republic of Vietnam as the 1st Battalion (Airborne)
Operation FortitudeOperation Fortitude was the code name for a World War II military deception employed by the Allied nations as part of an overall deception strategy (code named Bodyguard) during the build-up to the 1944 Normandy landings
He was assigned to the 99th Patrol Bomb Squadron in the Pacific Theatre of Operations (PTO)
This example is marked as being made by J
showing some checking and "melting in the black leather finish due to age
Original German WWII 11th Panzer Division Commander Generalleutnant Wend von Wietersheim Uniform Set - Formerly Part of the A.A.F. Tank Museum Breda M-37 the battalion was reorganized asOriginal Items: One of a kind set. Wend von Wietersheim (18 April 1900 19 September 1975) was a German Generalleutnant in the Heer Army during World War II, who commanded Schtzen Panzer Grenadier Regiment 113 and later the 11. Panzer division during his WWII service. Originally an Major at the beginning of the war, he eventually rose to the rank of Generalleutnant (Major General) when commander of the 11th Panzer Division. He was a recipient of the