Somehow, in our search for some staples, me and my wife stumbled upon her grandfather's box of old stuff. We knew he served in WWII and it looks like he brought back some Nazi memorabilia and some U.S. army patches. There was also some old German money (1908-1924) back during the hyperinflation period (couple millionen marks here and there) that we've determine isn't worth a whole lot but we're interested in the patches. Does anybody that collects WWII memorabilia have an idea of what these could be worth? I'll take some pictures of it if needed. We know for the US there are some 103rd infantry, 4th Army, 5th infantry, and some private rank patches. There's also a ruptured duck patch but we figured it's not worth much. As far as the German stuff, there's a few armbands and a SA patch. I tried to get an idea of value but I couldn't find any good websites, outside of auction sites, that listed some realistic prices. Any help is appreciated.
Post some pics that may help.
Post some pics, I'll help if I can.
Cactus patch is the 103 Infantry Division
And the clover is for the 4th army
The red yellow and blue is for the Infantry Replacement Training Center
And the clover is for the 4th army
The red yellow and blue is for the Infantry Replacement Training Center
The top two bands are SA sports armbands. The red one is a regular party band. The blue I'm not sure. The black one is the SA symbol. I'm thinking the kp might be for krippo (the criminal police) auxiliaries. The band with the writing is for civilians assisting the German Army. "German army home guard"
The red diamond is the 5th Infantry Division patch.
The Khaki diamond is a "Ruptured Duck" WWII Honorably Discharged service insignia. The Cactus SSI is now used by the 103d Sustainment Co. which is, interestingly enough, at Fort Des Moines, IA. The 103d ID was located in Des Moines as a USAR unit in 1947.
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