Eighth army

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WW2 MINIATURE MEDALS Consists of: 39-45 Star, Atlantic Star, Africa Star with 8th Army Clasp, 39-45 War Medal, Africa Service Medal, Territorial Efficiency Medal. 1939-1945 Star (Star War 1939-1945) is one of 8 stars campaigns of World War II. This is a British military decoration awarded to soldiers of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations (most often foreign). Atlantic Star is a military campaign medal, instituted by the United Kingdom in May 1945 for award to subjects of the British Commonwealth for service in the Second World War, specifically those who took part in the Battle of the Atlantic, the longest continuous campaign of the war. Africa Star is a military campaign medal, instituted by the United Kingdom on 8 July 1943 for award to subjects of the British Commonwealth who served in the Second World War, specifically in North Africa between 10 June 1940 and 12 May 1943 inclusive. 8th Army Clasp was awarded for service with the Eighth Army between 23 October 1942 and 12 May 1943 inclusive. War Medal 1939–1945 is a campaign medal which was instituted by the United Kingdom on 16 August 1945, for award to subjects of the British Commonwealth who had served full-time in the Armed Forces or the Merchant Navy for at least 28 days between 3 September 1939 and 2 September 1945. Africa Service Medal is a South African campaign medal for service during the Second World War, which was awarded to members of the Union Defence Forces, the South African Police and the South African Railways Police. The medal was originally intended for service in Africa, but it was later extended to cover service anywhere in the world. Territorial Efficiency Medal is a medal of the United Kingdom awarded for long service in the Territorial Army. This award superseded the Territorial Force Efficiency Medal when the Territorial Force became the Territorial Army in 1921. Condition: as per photo's.  

WWII VERY RARE (Single Decal) Medic South African Desert Helmet, desert sand camouflaged dated with her original net and field dressing complete with very rare type liner and chin strap. This Helmet comes with her original Medic Bag! "Not the Water Bottle!!" ~ Only The Helmet & the Bag "these two came together as a set!" together in the same crate whom belonged to the same medic who these items once belonged to back in WWII. South Africa made, a genuine piece of Second World War history, it's an original dated South African helmet.
It's original owner fought in the British 8th Army as a medic in Africa against Germany, the Afrika Corps. Eighth Army had the South African 2nd Infantry Division making a total of 7 divisions.

Everything about this is 100% correct and finding a medic Helmet today has become almost virtually impossible let alone a Medic Helmet due to their scarcity and value in the collectors market, these pieces are those collectors usually keep and this helmet along with all it's contents are as issued together as a set and the first aid field dressing kit was added under the net by the soldier and left as it was and kept that way!! Even the chin strap is in working order and beautifully preserved, she came with the net and the first aid pouch!
the liner is stamped with "JAGER-RAND U (with WD arrows inside the "U") .

stamped size 7 1/8 The decal on this medic Medic helmet is brilliantly preserved and this helmet overall has been taken care of very well.  As with other Imperial contingents, South African troops on the Western Front in W.W.I wore the British Brodie or Mk.I helmet.In World War II, South Africa began production of its own helmets, based on the British Mk.II with a copy of the early Lining Mk.I.

The bodies were made by Transvaal Steel Pressing Syndicate, the linings by Jäger Rand. Nearly 1.5 million helmets were produced. Helmets were provided to the other contingents in North Africa and India. Many ended up in Greece after the War. Body: Unlike the Mk.I or other Commonwealth made Mk.IIs, South African made Mk IIs are almost circular in shape (1 foot/30cm in diameter The chin-strap lugs are square and attached by flat headed rivets Three holes were punched between the skull and the rear rim. It is thought these were to attach a curtain, but no evidence of this has been found. Chin-Strap: Most had the British Mk.II type chin-strap with the elastic Mk.III or IIIA type on later issues.
Lining: Like the British Lining Mk.I, with an oval felt top pad and round felt or rectangular foam buffers. I had another Helmet similar to this one many years ago that I sold for R to a collector in New Zealand, the two Medic helmets were the only two I have ever come across in my life, they are unobtainable today and highly collectable overseas. This one is in far better condition and complete. I am asking very little for this helmet cause I need to sell quick together with it's bag.

 The Illustrated London News (19 December 1942)- Battle of El-Agheila   Please Note: SPINE IS WORN IN PLACES AND ONE OR TWO PAGES ARE LOOSE.   This item is 76 years old, and thus is in GOOD CONDITION, due to its nature of being a disposal publication at the time of circulation. Content covered in the publication: GENERAL MONTGOMERY AS C-IN-C OF THE EIGHTH ARMY MONTGOMERY'S ASSAULT AGAINST AFRIKA KORPS GENERAL ERWIN ROMMEL AT BATTLE OF EL AGHEILA MILITARY CONTOUR MAP OF GERMAN DEFENSIVE POSITIONS AT EL-AGHEILA NEVER BEFORE SEEN PHOTOS OF RETREATING GERMAN FORCES AND THE DESTRUCTION OF BHENGAZI HARBOUR FIRST APPEARANCE OF THE GLENN-MARTIN MARS MILITARY TRANSPORT PLANE FEATURE ON THE JUNKERS JU-52 NAZI MILITARY PLANE MENTION OF H.M. SUBMARINE "TRUANT" WHICH HAD SUCCESSFULLY SUNK MORE THAN 20 AXIS VESSELS IMAGES OF COMBAT IN NEW GUINEA AGAINST THE JAPANESE AND THE TEBOURBA BATTLE ZONE IN TUNISIA EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS OF THE RUSSIAN FRONT- DEPICTING BOTH GERMAN AND SOVIET FORCES Featured Personalities: DEATH OF PRINCE EITEL FRIEDRICH- SON OF KAISER WILHELM II GENERAL ZEITZLER OF THE GERMAN GENERAL STAFF FIELD-MARSHALL JAN SMUTS   NB: NO FOREIGN BIDDERS NO PERSONAL COLLECTION OF ITEMS PAYMENT TO BE MADE WITHIN 48 HOURS COURIER IS BY POSTNET COUNTER-TO-COUNTER.

The Sidi Rezeg Battles 1941 deals with the famous'Crusader'offensive,the first operation of Eighth Army,in which 1st South African Division and the South African Air Force had their earliest experience of warfare in the Western Desert. Hardcover. English. Oxford University Press. 1957 1st ed. 505 pp with black & white illustrations, sketch maps and fold-out maps. Good condition in hardcover, no dw. Name on end papers. Book No:2001051