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RBZ portable receiver. RBZ waterproof receiver, originally i…
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Lot no. 3149
Estimate: €300 - €400
Sale date : 12/06/2025 at 2:00 PM
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RBZ portable receiver. RBZ waterproof receiver, originally intended for the US Navy and amphibious units, manufactured by Emerson Radio in New York and bearing the contract number NXSS15891. The unit comes with a waterproof canvas carrying case marked CVH10203, a torn side strap and a cut on the canvas. In the bag are two waterproof bakelite cases, type CEX10171, one with a chip, with their cable and plug. OD3 canvas cap holding the headphones, with a missing battery and internal separation on one side. This item comes from Petite Raon in the Vosges where the Loyton operation was conducted by the 2nd SAS from mid-August to early October 1944 with the aim of opening the small passes ahead of the US Patton 3rd Army. 100 SAS, SOE and Jedburgh paratroopers, 6 jeeps, 1000 GMA maquisards and 1RCV took part. The seller's grandfather, an FFI Eaux et Forets then GMA Vosges, took part in this operation, which was the second largest SAS operation in occupied France, after SAMWEST in June 1944 in Brittany. He was caught by the Germans at the end of September and deported to Dachau, where he died in April 1945. On the death of his grandmother, the vendor recovered objects hidden or abandoned in the family farm and neighbouring houses, all linked to the maquis in the valley. It was only much later that he learned the details of Operation LOYTON. RBZ portable receiver. Waterproof RBZ receiver originally for the US Navy and amphibious units made by Emerson Radio New York under contract NXSS15891. Set consists of its waterproofed canvas carrying bag marked CVH10203 with one side strap torn and a cut in the fabric. Inside are two waterproof bakelite cases type CEX10171 one with a chip with their cable and plug. OD3 cloth bonnet holding the headphones, battery missing and an internal divider unstitched on one face. This piece comes from Petite Raon in the Vosges where Operation Loyton by 2nd SAS took place from mid August to early October 1944 with the objective of opening small passes ahead of the US Third Army Patton. One hundred SAS SOE Jedburgh six jeeps one thousand GMA maquisards and 1 RCV took part. The seller's grandfather FFI Eaux et Forêts then GMA Vosges took part in this operation which was the second largest SAS operation in occupied France after SAMWEST in June 1944 in Brittany. He was captured by the Germans in late September and deported to Dachau where he died in April 1945. On his grandmother's death the seller recovered hidden or left items in the family farm and neighboring houses all linked to the valley Maquis and only later learned details of Operation Loyton.
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