Lieutenant Poilu
MILITARY ANTIQUE SPECIALIST
We sell militaria items from Europe to America. We offer items from WW1, WW2, the Napoleonic era, European monarchies and the Franco-Prussian, Vietnam, Indochina, and Algeria wars.
Order your German M35 or M40 helmet, your French Lebel bayonet, your US M1 or British MK II helmet, your American trench knife, and many more items.
CREDIT CARD PAYMENT ACCEPTED
and we accept PayPal and wire transfer payments too
SPECIAL LAYAWAY PAYMENT PLAN
In 3 installments at no extra cost. In this case, the items are held and shipped only after the final installment.
AUTHENTICITY GUARANTEED
We do not sell replicas. We commit to refunding our customers if the items are not authentic.
WE SPEAK ENGLISH, SPANISH AND FRENCH
DISCOVER OUR
new military items
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Knight’s Cross of the Legion of Honour, French Second Empire (1852-1870)
- Available, contact us
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French Decoration of the Lily, Second Restoration Era
- Available, contact us
Celebrate the 80th anniversary of Operation Overlord
Battle of Normandy
The Battle of Normandy, also known as D-Day or Operation Overlord, began on June 6, 1944. Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy on the northern coast of France. After intense fighting, the Allied forces managed to establish a beachhead, which allowed for the progressive liberation of France.
offer of the week
German items
WHO IS
Lieutenant Poilu
Lieutenant Poilu, originally called Normandia Militaria, was created in 2016 by Pierre Brière in Posadas, Misiones (Argentina) where he was living at the time. He now lives between France and Argentina.
Passionate about History and more specifically the wars of the 20th century (Ww1, Ww2, Indochina), Pierre had a grandfather who fought in World War II. After being captured in June 1940, his grandfather was a prisoner of war in a Stalag in Germany from where he escaped in 1942. Captured again, he was deported/resistant in a concentration camp in Poland and managed to escape in 1944. Pierre vividly recalls the talks he had with his grandfather whom he saw as his hero. These talks and anecdotes about his great-grandfathers who fought in World War I and about other family members who were in the war in Indochina and Algeria, made Pierre passionate about war History and military antiques.
In 2023, in order to make the business grow and be able to offer more military antiques, Pierre’s best friend, Antoine, joined Lieutenant Poilu. He was also passionate about History and had a grandfather who fought in the Second World War, including in the Lorient pocket as a FFI fighter. Having returned from Ecuador to France, Antoine entered the world of military antiques and took charge of the development of the website. Together, Antoine and Pierre are dedicated to finding the best historical items in the European continent to offer you.