On 25Apr1944, the Luftwaffe Special Troop Services was formed due to manpower shortages in the Luftwaffe. This branch was to be a compilation of...
Hi Skipper, I do not think that these guys had anything to do with the KM. They were in charge of developing navigational instruments for air...
This group of men was established in 1939. They were disbanded in late 1941 and men who physically met the requirements for active duty in the...
The top ribbon is indeed for the US Disaster Relief Command's Pioneer Award. The blue and white ribbon IS for the the Korean War Campaign Medal.
This badge never existed. Sorry. This seems to be a poor quality casting with a Post War Souval catch.
What type of army tunic do you have(M43, waffenroch, etc?) You are right... any marked tunic does have a story. I love such items. Heck, a...
Thanks Mr Evans. I appreciate the feedback. Although Flak tunics are among the most common and under appreciated branches in the Luftwaffe, this...
More history on the unit, from Lexikom: http://www.lexikon-d...rtillerieLW.htm This unit was a predecessor to a HG Flak unit!!! Forgive some of...
Helmut Maier, 2. I. Fl.Rgt.49 belonged to the second Battery of the first Battalion of the Flak-Regiment 49 - in the summer of 1942 near...
Although these men wore uniforms, they were considered to be completely a civilian organization. They were responsible for being the fire...
Oh, I do have more. Thank you for the kind comments. I love this stuff. Someone has to! LOL
Here are some related insignia. Some shoulder boards(I am missing three colors). Notice that there are three layers. The nebenfarbe(specialty...
Here are a few LW Admin items I have. 1. Judicial 2. Air Traffic Control 3. Signals Specialist
Due to manpower shortages in the Luftwaffe Officer Corps, in Novemeber of 1944, the Luftwaffe authorized certain specialties within the Luftwaffe...
Here are some wine red tabs, which are also associated for the Judicial Official. It is unknown to me if these were used for a period of time, to...
Here are some T&S insignia for a couple sets of non published NCO level Justice officials. These sets come complete with the packet, tag, and...
Here is a tunic for a Reichskriegsgerichtsoberinspektor (Hauptmann). This tunic is heavily worn with a few field repairs. For this reason, I...
Medical HG tabs(upper right).
Here is what I have for Luftwaffe Medical uniforms: 1. Medical Tuchrock, issued from a Flak unit(per inner depot stampings). 2. Hermann...
Thanks Skipper! I love these pieces. It is a shame that so many were stripped down to may FJ tunics back in the 60s... I would love to see...
