Original German WWII Headquarters Cardboard Eagle Signed by 14th Tank Battalion - Crossed Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen U.S. Helmets/Hats The interior label detailing the

The interior label detailing the contents is dated 1939

somehow arranged a long distance engagement

See "The Devil's Paintbrush" pages 178-180

Corps Headquarters and Corps troops were split between Epernay

History of the Francotte rifle:

Original German WWII Headquarters Cardboard Eagle Signed by 14th Tank Battalion - Crossed Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen U.S. Helmets/Hats The interior label detailing theOriginal Item: This is an indoor pressed cardboard headquarters eagle that measures 21 x 12. 5 and very closely resembles a metal train eagle. The interesting aspect of this eagle is that it was taken as a war trophy and signed on the back by 17 members of Company C, 14th Tank Battalion, 9th Armored Division. The 9th Armored Division landed in Normandy late in September 1944, and first went into line, 23 October 1944, on patrol duty in a quiet sector