

Rare genuine WWII US Army theater-made goggles, cut in some M5 assault gas mask, of the type issued to paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions and first-wave amphibious units on D-Day -- 2nd and 5th Ranger Battalions, 1st, 4th and 29th Infantry Divisions.
Quite good, worn condition.
In this famous picture, published on the front cover of Air Force magazine, August 1944 issue, Corporal Robert John Noody, Company F, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, wears identical goggles around his neck prior to taking off on the eve of D-Day.
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Rare genuine WWII US Army theater-made goggles, cut in some M5 assault gas mask, of the type issued to paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions and first-wave amphibious units on D-Day -- 2nd and 5th Ranger Battalions, 1st, 4th and 29th Infantry Divisions.
Quite good, worn condition.
In this famous picture, published on the front cover of Air Force magazine, August 1944 issue, Corporal Robert John Noody, Company F, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, wears identical goggles around his neck prior to taking off on the eve of D-Day.
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These items do not glorify or promote any of the political, ideological or racial opinions related to the global conflicts that bathed the 20th century in blood.
Besides, we remind you that Article R.645-1 of the French Penal Code establishes fines applicable to fifth class contraventions (except in the specific cases of a filming, show or exhibition which refer to historical events) for any individual who wears a uniform, insignia or symbol reminiscent of those worn by members of the various organizations declared criminal in application of Article 9 of the Charter of the International Military Tribunal annexed to the London Agreement of August 8, 1945 – SS, SD, Gestapo, Nazi leaders (the Führer, the Reichsleitung, the Gauleiters and their main collaborators, the Ortsgruppenleiter, the Zellenleiter and the Blockleiter), or reminiscent of those worn by any person found guilty, by a French or International Jurisdiction, of one or several crimes against humanity established by Articles 211-1 to 212-3 or mentioned in Law No. 64-1326 of December 26, 1964.
The Code provides additional penalties, including the confiscation of the items used or intended for committing the offence.