I am going to be involved in a low-budget WWII film with Sci-Fi touches ("Castle Keep" is the closest movie I can think of) being made in north Georgia next week. It takes place at a Heer POW camp in Germany in late 1944.
The director has done an admirable job of researching uniforms and equipment and wants to make this film as accurate as possible given the limited budget.
I was cast at the last minute to play the part of a German Captain who was formerlly artillery, but due to wounds has been transferred to the POW camp as their interrogator.
The director was excited to learn that I was a German militaria collector and member of this forum and, so far we have spent more time discussing WWII and German militaria than the movie!
I want to ensure that my part (at least) is as accurate as possible so as not to bring shame and disgrace to myself or this fourm!
Unfortunately, I am not a Heer collector. Can someone post a pic of what a 1944 POW captain's uniform should look like (hopefully in color). Or just pics of a real cap, boards, insignia, etc. would be wonderful.
I have been told that I will have a flak badge, EK 1st class, Knight's Cross (I'm a badass!). I think, obviously, I should also have a wound badge. Anything else missing in this combo? Would I always be wearing the Knight's Cross?
I am assuming that he would have given up the red piping from artillery and be wearing standard yellow (or white?).
We might also need some reenactors who would like to be extras on Nov 20th(no pay, unfortunately -- but food provided). Anyone that has a working MP40 would be worshipped accordingly.
The director has done an admirable job of researching uniforms and equipment and wants to make this film as accurate as possible given the limited budget.
I was cast at the last minute to play the part of a German Captain who was formerlly artillery, but due to wounds has been transferred to the POW camp as their interrogator.
The director was excited to learn that I was a German militaria collector and member of this forum and, so far we have spent more time discussing WWII and German militaria than the movie!
I want to ensure that my part (at least) is as accurate as possible so as not to bring shame and disgrace to myself or this fourm!
Unfortunately, I am not a Heer collector. Can someone post a pic of what a 1944 POW captain's uniform should look like (hopefully in color). Or just pics of a real cap, boards, insignia, etc. would be wonderful.
I have been told that I will have a flak badge, EK 1st class, Knight's Cross (I'm a badass!). I think, obviously, I should also have a wound badge. Anything else missing in this combo? Would I always be wearing the Knight's Cross?
I am assuming that he would have given up the red piping from artillery and be wearing standard yellow (or white?).
We might also need some reenactors who would like to be extras on Nov 20th(no pay, unfortunately -- but food provided). Anyone that has a working MP40 would be worshipped accordingly.
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