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Lot Gendarme GMA VosgesFFI. Comprising a regulation brown le…
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Lot Gendarme GMA VosgesFFI. Comprising a regulation brown le…
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Lot no. 3151
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Lot Gendarme GMA VosgesFFI. Comprising a regulation brown leather gendarme satchel lined with unbleached canvas, damaged closure strap containing a 1939 manual from the 19th Gendarmerie Legion concerning the celebration of the flag cross and the centenary of the African Gendarmerie. A blank FFI mission order. A Le Gendarme N716 newspaper dated January-February 1938. A gendarme kepi in black cloth and blue plate, grenade embroidered in gold cannetille, gold false chinstrap, silver gendarmerie buttons. Leather visor and piping, leather headband damaged, maker's markings indicating the year 1942 and a 1944 acceptance stamp. A second gendarme's satchel in tan leather, buckle damaged. An aluminium gendarmerie whistle. A cardboard suitcase with a label under the lid attributing it to General Baudelaire and his wife. These items come from the Moussey area 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 up 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 captured by the Germans at the end of September and deported to Dachau, where he died in April 1945. When his grandmother died, the vendor recovered items hidden or abandoned on the family farm and in neighbouring houses, all linked to the maquis in the valley. It was only much later that he learned the details of Operation LOYTON. Gendarme set GMA Vosges FFI. Includes a regulation gendarme leather bag in brown leather lined with natural canvas with damaged closing strap containing a 1939 manual of the 19th gendarmerie legion for the flag cross celebration and the centenary of the African gendarmerie. One blank FFI mission order. One issue of Le gendarme number 716 dated January February 1938. One gendarme kepi in black cloth with blue top, grenade in gold bullion, gilt false chinstrap, silver gendarmerie buttons. Leather visor and trim, leather sweatband damaged, maker mark showing year 1942 and a 1944 acceptance stamp. A second gendarme bag in fawn leather with damaged buckles. An aluminium national gendarmerie whistle. A cardboard suitcase with a label under the lid assigning it to General Baudelaire and his wife. These pieces come from the Moussey area 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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