DEDICATION TO MY DEAR FRIEND
CHARLIE WOOLLEY
FORWARD
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Even More Adventures Along the Highway of Collecting
Even in Aruba...The M-16 German Helmet from Charlie's Bar
My Adventure Going Through Customs in Berlin In 1994
Flying in Germany...On and Above the Ground
My Trip to The Führerbunker
My First Encounter with The Berlin Bear
My Wife and Daughter's First Trip to The MAX Show
Oh, We're Heading into Allentown
Toll Booth Incident
The Blizzard of The Century
Motels Along the Way
Milford, Connecticut
Delaware
The Motel 2½ In Tennessee
CHAPTER TWELVE
...Other Special Uniforms
SS
(Schutzstaffel) UNIFORMS
This SS Uniform Won 2
nd Place at the County Fair!
Would You Believe This Was Part of a Dowry?
My Wife Needs A Minivan...SS-VT Deutschland
Uniform Grouping
Uniform from The Surgeon Who Treated Hitler After The
Assassination Attempt on July 20th, 1944
You'll Never Know What You Can Find in A Pile Of Rags
Rags...W-SS Tunic for
Michael Gaissmar
I Couldn't Believe My Eyes...M-44 W-SS Camo Uniform
W-SS Female Tunic
There Are Still Treasures Out There...Brigadeführer Erwin
Schulz Grouping
Being at the Wrong Place at the Wrong
Time...Hauptsturmführer Josef Strobl
A True Patriot...Obersturmführer Gerhard Lotze
Liebstandarte NCO Tunic from My New-Found Friend In
Belgium
The Father and Son Team Alfred Arnold Sr. And Jr.
LUFTWAFFE UNIFORMS
It Pays to Advertise...Part One...Luftwaffe Tropical
Uniform
You Couldn't Get A Better Pedigree...Luftwaffe Paratrooper
Smock and Gloves Brought Home By Major Dick Winters
Luftwaffe General's Tunic And Visor Cap
HEER...(ARMY) UNIFORMS
It Pays To Advertise ...Part Two...Army Panzer Wrapper
Uniform
I Was Waiting By The Phone...Panzer Wrapper From
Grossdeutschland
Army General's White Summer Uniform
God Is With Us...The Trappings Of Father Bernhard Schmidt
KRIEGSMARINE...(NAVY) UNIFORMS
The U-Boat Officer Living In The Neighborhood
UNIFORMS AND INSIGNIA FROM OTHER BRANCHES OF THE GERMAN SERVICE AND AXIS POWERS
Being At The Wrong Place At The Wrong Time...The Policeman
At Remagen
Being At The Wrong Place At The Right Time...The Diplomat
At The Wolf's Liar On July 20th, 1944
Everything From Soup To Nuts...Gau Level Political Uniform
Ensemble
Hitler Youth Leader's Uniform
BDM Uniform....League Of German Maidens
Third Reich Judges
Dr. Hans Schade
Judge Volkmar Burmeister
The Italian Paratrooper Right From Sicily
CHAPTER THIRTEEN...
EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE KITCHEN SINK...PART I...God Bless Those GIs and Romantic Collectors
The Challenges Of Getting Your Booty Home
The Massive Dachau Haul..The Colonel Currier Story
Tech Sgt. Ray Davies Saw Dachau First Hand
Ring My Bell...The Conning Tower Bell From the U-62
U-156...The Laconia Incident
The Sinking Of The U-490 By The USS Inch...A Sailor Remembers!
The Saga Of The Never Before Told Story Of The U-505 Submarine Commander's Pistol
The Missing Link
The USS Hambleton DD-455 Gets Its Prey
Uniform
Insignia Directly From Obergruppenführer Berger
The Horst Edler Story...He Served Under A Different Flag
The Baby's Cradle...A Gift From Parachute Regiment 3
A
Baby's Pram...From A Norwegian
Lebensborn
Thank Goodness For EBAY's Phobia...The Nürnberg Signatures
Another Cool Nürnberg Souvenir...A Piece Of The Swastika
Allgemeine SS Visor Cap ..More Than Meets The Eye
The Rarest Waffen SS Visor Cap I've Ever Owned Belonged To The Chief Medical Officer At Auschwitz
A Last Act Of War....Double Barrel Flare Pistol From The U-853
The U-Boat Commander's Cufflinks
A Very Special Baton From The Battleship Bismarck
Merry Christmas...SS Honor Dagger
Field Marshall von Weichs Walking Stick
What Are The Chances?....Adolf Hitler Signs
You Have To Ask! The Beach Battalion Helmets
Remember Rule Number One, You Have To Ask! The German Army Honor Sword
Finding The Secret Compartment Held The Key
Rebuilding The Berghof And The Kelsteinhaus
The Sargent Henry Hill Story
One Big Paperweight From Hitler's Berghof
More Chunks Of The Fireplace From The "Adlerhorst"
Tile And
Toilet Seat From The Berghof
Hitler's Toilet Handle!
It's All In the Timing And The Rank...Tieback From The
Berghof
The Key To The Führer's Guest House
Still Other Treasures From The Berghof....The Walter Gardner
Story
Relics Discovered In The Reichs Chancellery
Helen Estock Takes A Few Chunks For Posterity
Gifts For Hitler Found In The Reichs Chancellery
Mosaic From The Reichs Chancellery
Max Fine Barters With The Russians For Souvenirs From The
Reichs Chancellory
China From The Reichs Chancellery
I Was A Sailor On Board The USS Prinz Eugen... AKA IX-300
The Prinz Eugen Of The Pacific
My Version Of "Pawn Stars"
Hello Josef...Is That You?
German POW Artwork
Paintings Done At Fort Devens
Carving And Belt Buckle From Ft. Knox
POW. Canteen
Cigarette Case From Stalag XIII-D
Cigarette Case From Egyptian POW Camp 1945-1948
Italian Submarine
Bismarck Ship Model Built By Survivors
Iron Crosses Made By German POWs
CHAPTER FOURTEEN..."One Picture is Worth a Thousand Words"...Part 3
MISCELLANEOUS
SOUVENIRS
UNIFORMS
EPILOGUE
ERRATA FROM VOLUME II
