Original German WWII DRK Red Cross EM/NCO Hewer with Frog by Bauer dated 1941 - Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Russian Headgear arrived on the Western Front

arrived on the Western Front in the European Theater of Operations (ETO) at Cherbourg

Henderson fitted out and commanded the new carrier Princeton (CV-23) which was commissioned at Philadelphia Navy Yard in Camden

Submarine detection devices and the sharp altering of the course every few minutes made the vessel safe from submarine attack

with only a few dents and slight splitting of the sharkskin

Original German WWII DRK Red Cross EM/NCO Hewer with Frog by Bauer dated 1941 - Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Russian Headgear arrived on the Western FrontOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of the German Red Cross (DRK) Enlisted Man Non Commissioned Officer Hewer, complete with scabbard and 1941 dated leather frog. The hewer has a blunt tip, and edge, as it was intended for combat medics, who would make more use of the Sawback blade, which could be used to cut wood for splints. The heavy blade could be used for chopping, similar to the U. S. Hospital corps "bolo" knives of