Hi all,
Over the last year or so I’ve slowly been collecting Luftwaffe Ingenieurkorps (corps of engineers) items. Being an Air Force engineer myself, it seemed an apt branch for me to collect. Interestingly, this branch was considered an administrative branch of the Luftwaffe and appears to have been involved with aircraft and weapon system design and testing. The waffenfarbe for this branch was rose pink, with the standard gulls replaced with propellers. Interestingly, the propellers were exchanged for gulls post 1940 however the propeller insignia continued to be worn almost exclusively – consequently pink tabs with gulls are especially difficult to get hold of.
So far I’ve been collecting insignia; collar tabs and boards. The end aim of my collection is to have the insignia (collar tabs and shoulder boards) for each rank, as well as hopefully be able to put together a tunic display or two. I’m well away from my aim at this point (I have a long way left to go) but here’s my little collection so far:
Two sets of tabs and a set of boards for a Fliegeringenieur (Leutnant equivalent):
A set of tabs and boards for Fliegeroberingenieur (Oberleutnant equivalent):
A set of tabs for a Fliegerhauptingenier (Hauptmann equivalent), and a set of well worn boards for a Fliegerhauptingenier der reserve (i.e. reservist Hauptmann equivalent):
A set of tabs for a Fliegeroberstabeingenieur (Oberstleutnant equivalent):
A set of tabs for a Fliegeroberstingenieur (Oberst equivalent), as well as a single:
A set of tabs for a Fliegergeneralingenieur (Generalmajor equivalent), in a rare post 1940 pattern with gulls:
A set of tabs for a Fliegergeneralstabsingenieur (Generalleutnant equivalent). This was the highest rank in the corps and usually held by only one man at any given time:
And a General’s eagle for good measure:
Wartime members of the branch were designated “a.K” or “auf Kreigsdauer”. There were junior and senior members; 4 ranks all up as far as I can tell (equivalent of Lt through Major). Here are two sets of tabs for the junior ranks (Lt-Hauptmann), with a set of boards at the equivalent of Oblt (rank denoted by the yellow sliders):
Here’s the whole small group so far. What is interesting to note is the differences in the basic colour.
As you can see I still have quite a ways to go. If you have any ingenieurkorps items in your collections that you’d be willing to part with then please let me know! I find this branch somewhat hard to find so any help would be very much appreciated
Thanks for looking!
BC
Over the last year or so I’ve slowly been collecting Luftwaffe Ingenieurkorps (corps of engineers) items. Being an Air Force engineer myself, it seemed an apt branch for me to collect. Interestingly, this branch was considered an administrative branch of the Luftwaffe and appears to have been involved with aircraft and weapon system design and testing. The waffenfarbe for this branch was rose pink, with the standard gulls replaced with propellers. Interestingly, the propellers were exchanged for gulls post 1940 however the propeller insignia continued to be worn almost exclusively – consequently pink tabs with gulls are especially difficult to get hold of.
So far I’ve been collecting insignia; collar tabs and boards. The end aim of my collection is to have the insignia (collar tabs and shoulder boards) for each rank, as well as hopefully be able to put together a tunic display or two. I’m well away from my aim at this point (I have a long way left to go) but here’s my little collection so far:
Two sets of tabs and a set of boards for a Fliegeringenieur (Leutnant equivalent):
A set of tabs and boards for Fliegeroberingenieur (Oberleutnant equivalent):
A set of tabs for a Fliegerhauptingenier (Hauptmann equivalent), and a set of well worn boards for a Fliegerhauptingenier der reserve (i.e. reservist Hauptmann equivalent):
A set of tabs for a Fliegeroberstabeingenieur (Oberstleutnant equivalent):
A set of tabs for a Fliegeroberstingenieur (Oberst equivalent), as well as a single:
A set of tabs for a Fliegergeneralingenieur (Generalmajor equivalent), in a rare post 1940 pattern with gulls:
A set of tabs for a Fliegergeneralstabsingenieur (Generalleutnant equivalent). This was the highest rank in the corps and usually held by only one man at any given time:
And a General’s eagle for good measure:
Wartime members of the branch were designated “a.K” or “auf Kreigsdauer”. There were junior and senior members; 4 ranks all up as far as I can tell (equivalent of Lt through Major). Here are two sets of tabs for the junior ranks (Lt-Hauptmann), with a set of boards at the equivalent of Oblt (rank denoted by the yellow sliders):
Here’s the whole small group so far. What is interesting to note is the differences in the basic colour.
As you can see I still have quite a ways to go. If you have any ingenieurkorps items in your collections that you’d be willing to part with then please let me know! I find this branch somewhat hard to find so any help would be very much appreciated
Thanks for looking!
BC
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