Original U.S. WWII Rare Red Ball Express Sleeve Patch - Theater-Made Schwarzlose MG After the war Erlangen retained

After the war Erlangen retained its status as a garrison town

the Germans decided to use their mortars to fix the section of paratroopers and they simultaneously initiated a maneuver bypass with the infantry

The side of the cylinder is marked with CROWN / E L / 6 9

It showed how Merrill's Marauders took the landing strip south of Myitkyina

though it is in somewhat delicate condition

Original U.S. WWII Rare Red Ball Express Sleeve Patch - Theater-Made Schwarzlose MG After the war Erlangen retainedOriginal Item. Only One Available. The Red Ball Express was an American truck convoy system that supplied Allied forces moving through Europe after breaking out from the D Day beaches in Normandy in the summer of 1944. To expedite cargo shipments to the front, trucks emblazoned with red balls followed a similarly marked route that was closed to civilian traffic. The trucks also had priority on regular roads. Conceived in an urgent 36 hour meeting, the