Original German WWII U.S. 89th Division Captured Cutoff German Banner with Capture Paperwork - 40 x 42” Featured Item The tool is two-ended

The tool is two-ended

indicating that this is a size 53 liner for a size 60 shell

The inner label dates it to 1937 and the manufacturer Siemens

The Medal "For the Defence of Sevastopol" was a World War II campaign medal of the Soviet Union established on December 22

so it was probably his mother Mary [who died in Peterborough in 1945] who tucked the certificate behind the picture to keep it safe

Original German WWII U.S. 89th Division Captured Cutoff German Banner with Capture Paperwork - 40 x 42” Featured Item The tool is two-endedOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a very worn cutoff swas from a large German banner, captured by Sergeant Raynold L. Kinseth Jr., Headquarters Battery, 563rd Field Artillery Battalion, 89th Infantry Division. The cuts are very uneven and frayed, but the entire piece measures roughly 40 x 42, with the central swas having a 36 diameter. The flag is heavily worn with one side showing staining and the other side showing a great many holes. Kinseth