The Luger shown above, both in Normandy and in a modern-day photo has
what may be an interesting provenance behind it. The pistol is
a 1915 model, not one that would be expected to be found on the battlefield
in 1944.
Although it is purely supposition on our part, it may be that a German
who fought (and survived) in World War I presented this weapon to his
son who was going off to serve in the next "Great War".
If this were to have been the case, it appears that the son did not
share his father's fortune as he must have been a casualty.
(Photos courtesy Reuben
Weiner
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