once the 17th Airborne Division cleared the western side of Bastogne of all German units
We aren’t able to discern the exact model from the markings
just a bit of oxidation in areas
but from the split rivets on the chinstrap bales
the large Landesknecht field drums and a smaller
Original U.S. WWII Foreign Language Phrase Book Lot - Swedish, Portuguese, Thai, Hindustani, Bulgarian, Japanese, and Dutch - Lot of 7 Hotchkiss .303 once the 17th Airborne DivisionOriginal Items. Only One Lot Available. This is a great lot of seven WWII Foreign Language phrase books for soldiers to use in communicating with foreign peoples overseas. The editions include Swedish, Portuguese, Thai, Hindustani, Bulgarian, Japanese, and Dutch. All examples are dated 1943 except the Japanese, Thai, and Hindustani which are dated 1944, and are in great condition. These would have been imperatively valuable to soldiers crash landed in