the first units transported by air for use in the invasion of Italy by the Allied Forces
After newly assigned recruits completed basic training in their battalions in May 1943
A most interesting original French Naval Brandy Keg from the Napoleonic Wars in fine display condition
The leather blade washer is still intact and in place
from where Lafayette had set sail heading in the other direction in 1777
Original U.S. WWII D-Day Airborne Silk Map Zones of France - Dated March 1944 - WEA Western European Area British Swagger Stick the first units transported byOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a rare hard to find March, 1944 dated "Zones of France", Scale 1: 2. 000. 000, silk map. On D Day, this map was mainly worn by US airborne troops around their neck. In February 1944, in preparation for D Day, the Intelligence School No. 9 (IS9) responsible for Western European Area (WEA) produced a second edition of the rayon map of France, printed in colors on one side, 1: 2. 000. 000 scale (1 cm for 20 km).