LA GLAICE
MUSEUM (1)
(DECEMBER 44 HISTORICAL MUSEUM)
La Glaice Musee has undergone a dramatic display change recently
King Tiger Tank
still maintains its vigil outside the museum
Thick
Skinned Tiger shrugged off small caliber hits
Larger
stuff left a pimple
Even
Heavy
weapons were no match
Duck
and Tiger duck given by grand-daughter in many photos to show he
remembered her in his travels
StG 44
abbreviation for the Sturmgewehr 44, is a German assault rifle
German
observer with binoculars
Panzerfaust
("tank fist") was a single shot, German anti-tank weapon
Corps
Man holds a plasma bottle as he prepares to care for a wounded man
Aid Station rations, tobacco and chewing gum
Aid Station supplies
Enduring Brands most of these, if not all, can be purchased today
Yuk! breakfast K-rations included canned gelatinous mass labeled as chopped ham and eggs.
Disliked by most it was usually offered to trade and normally turned
down. Interestingly, this was packed by Beechnut Foods
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