A very nice pair of recovered
World War Two
'German Occupation of Jersey'
related personal items in the shape of a small
Decontamination Stick
together with a
Decontamination Bottle
as issued to Wehrmacht troops
garrisoning the British Channel Islands
between 1940 and 1945.
Both manufactured in brown bakelite,
and carried in the bread-bag or inner tunic-bandage pocket,
the stick measures approx 3" x 1" x.5"
whilst the bottle is approx. 3.75" x 2.5".
There is a clear date stamping of
1941
and manufacturer's logo gbj on the stick,
whilst the bottle has on the base a similar manufacturer's code
ggh and 1942
Acquired from a small batch recovered
from the war-time German tunnels in The Channel Islands.
(Photos courtesy of The Tomahawk Films WW-II German Archive)
Thanks for looking..!