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Last French Commando Gauthier dies at age 100 PARIS (AP) – Leon Gautier, the last surviving member of an elite French unit that joined U.S. and other Allied forces in the 1944 D-Day invasion to wrest Normandy from Nazi control, has died. He was 100. The death was announced by Romain Bail, the mayor of Ouistreham, an English Channel coastal community where Allies landed on June 6, 1944, and where Gautier lived out his last years. Details were not released. A special tribute ceremony is expected. Gautier was a nationally known figure and met with President Emmanuel Macron as part of commemorations for the 79th anniversary of D-Day last month. He and his comrades in the Kieffer Commando unit were among the first waves of Allied troops to storm the…

After his appointment to Supreme Allied Commander in North Africa in February 1943 and the ensuing successful campaign in Sicily, followed by the landings in Italy, it was only right and proper that General Dwight Eisenhower should be elevated to higher authority. This came in December 1943 when he was appointed Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe. His tact and diplomacy combined with his organizational skills made him the perfect choice, especially when dealing with figures from the British King George VI down to commanders in the field. In Britain his Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), known as Camp Griffess, was established in the grounds of Bushy Park in Middlesex. As more American troops poured into Britain and the date for the invasion of France…

When Adolf Hitler and the “Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei” (NSDAP – Nazi Party) came to power in 1933, one of their main concepts was that of “Lebensraum”, the acquisition of additional lands in order to expand the Germanic “Aryan” race across Europe. To carry out this plan, Hitler would eventually order nearly 14 million men into military service to combat the Soviets, British, French, American and other Allies who were determined to fight the onslaught of Fascist troops. Equipping such a large German military force was a daunting task for those in charge of the “Wehrmacht” (armed forces) supply channels and the German arms manufacturers who supplied them. Though the invading Nazi land forces were fairly well armed at the beginning of the European war in 1939, when the conflict escalated…

GIVE YOUR HMMWV A BRAKE Early model HMMWVs often have problems with the parking bake cable being chafed or crushed by the lower control arm. While a new bracket has been developed, HMMWV owners should check their parking brake cables for damage or wear. The official military quickfix is to wrap the cables with rubber tape until the new style brackets can be installed. HISSING HMMWV Q: I have a 1997 HMMWV with CTIS. The front tires are always low after sitting for a day or so. I have sometimes noticed a faint hissing sound like air coming from around the front hubs. I don’t know much about the CTIS system and it seems like it might be a complicated job to repair or rebuild it. A: There’s a saying…

MILITARY COLLECTOR SHOWS Jul 20-22 OH, North Canton. 2023 ASMIC Military Show & Convention. MAPS Air Museum - 2260 International Parkway. July 20 1-6pm setup day table holders only, July 21 8-8:30am table holders only, 8:30am-5pm table holders & members, noon-5pm. Jul 22 8-8:30am table holders, 8:30am-5pm. Dennis Adams 317-513-1155, hardstripe1@comcast.net Jul 22-23 WI, Menominee Falls. Roaring 20’s Jazz Lawn Party (WWI military section). Old Falls Village Park - N96W15791 County Line Rd. 262-844-6039 for Nancy Greifenhagen, nancygphoto@wi.rr.com, Richard Burgess 414-531-7237 Aug 2 IN, Newburgh. Evansville Military Collectors Club 1st Wednesday Swap & Sale. American Legion - 711 State Street. 812-483-3064 or 270-827-8394 Aug 3-6 FL, Orlando. 64th Annual Convention of The Orders and Medals Society of America. Room reservations: 407-852-9000, 800-228-9290, Skip Pfeiffer 407-644-0085, Skip.pfeiffer@yahoo.com Aug 4-6 MT, Missoula.…

About a decade ago, my wife was regularly hiting estate sales in the hunt for treasure. One morning she called me to say she found a cannon and part of a gun carriage. We pulled the trigger, and I was excited to have bought a cannon! We soon found out the cannon was a replica – and it didn’t go with the carriage frame. The wheels were likely from an old wagon. The carriage was already in bad shape and after consulting with a few individuals, I learned there wasn’t much value. “Enjoy it while it lasts,” I was told bluntly. Seeing that we couldn’t really sell it, I opted for a garden display. What military collector wouldn’t want an old artillery piece in the backyard? After some research, we…

Although our collecting interests land in many areas – from knives, to vehicles, to patches, to things that go bang – in the end, most collectors also enjoy books. If, like me, you own a WWII Jeep, you almost certainly own several books in the All American Wonder series, as well as The Complete WW2 Military Jeep Manual. You may also have issues of Army Motors, or technical manuals like The Motor Vehicle TM10-510 and Motor Transport Inspections TM10-545. A jeep owner could easily fill three feet of bookshelf with books related to jeeps. If you collect WWII German documents, you probably have copies of Forman’s Guide to Third Reich German Documents… and Their Values (in several volumes), as well as Paper’s Please, by Ray & Josephine Cowdery, and several…