Tag Archives: Les Islettes

News and Events–Over There: 33rd Militaria Show, Les Islettes, Sunday 21 August, 2016

March 19, 2016 by Randy
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  The 33rd annual militaria show will be held at Les Islettes on Sunday, 21 August, 2016.  Location is the Salle de la SIBA and the entrance price is 2 Euros.  The show is open from 0800 to 1700 hours.   This is a major militaria show in Europe; and it attracts exhibitors and attendees from many countries.  It is well worth a visit, if readers happen to be touring the Meuse-Argonne in late August.  Be warned that parking can be a bit tight.   The webmaster Continue reading →

News and Events–Over There: 32nd Militaria Show, Les Islettes, Sunday, 23 August

July 13, 2015 by Randy
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The 32nd annual Militaria show will be held at Les Islettes on Sunday, 23 August.  Location is the Salle de la SIBA and the entrance price is 2 Euros.  The show is open from 0800 to 1700 hours. This is a major militaria show in Europe; and it attracts exhibitors and attendees from many, many countries.  So, if readers happen to be in the area on that day, it is well worth a visit.  Parking can be a bit tight. The webmaster had the opportunity to attend Continue reading →

Then and Now Gallery: Field Hospital at Les Islettes

September 14, 2014 by Randy
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Caption:  28th Division Field Hospital at Les Islettes Location:  On the rue Jules Bancelin, which is the D603 and the main road through town. Source of Then Photo:  Pennsylvania in the World War:  An Illustrated History of the Twenty-Eighth Division, Volume II, page 780. Source of Now Photo:  Graham Gaulke Note:  The building on the left is the building in which the exposition “Glass in the War” was located.  From the photo, it is not clear whether the hospital was in that building or whether Continue reading →

News & Events: The Annual Bourse Militaria at Les Islettes

August 30, 2014 by Randy
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The author heard about this militaria show a few years ago, but he was first able to attend it this year.  It really is a remarkable show, with militaria from a wide range of time periods.  Attendance was easily several hundred people, from many countries in Europe.  Sellers and buyers came from France, Germany, the Netherlands and who knows where else. The author’s favorite purchase:  A porcellan plate “In Grosser Zeit.  Weltkrieg 1914-15.”  The author’s greatest regret:  Not purchasing a map showing the front lines Continue reading →