Included in the batch of Wachregiment slides that I have posted in another thread, I found a lone slide from the 1960s of a Fahneneid in Buchenwald (that's where I think that monument is).
This was the benighted period when the grey belt was worn on parade too. Notice that one of soldiers holding the flag and swearing (partially hidden) wears Fllieger Kragenspiegel.
The piping of the uniforms is obviously not white but I cannot think that these would be Luftverteidigung soldiers as I presume they would have worn the plain collar tunics (and the officers the open collar ones).
So my best guess is that these are Grenzer with a Grenzflieger thrown in for good measure.
Notice that the sling for the flag is black and not black. This is understandable as before professional NCOs obtaining the privilege of wearing officer-quality uniforms, the Unteroffizier carrying the flag would have worn a black belt. Perhaps they had not got round to replacing the flag-slings yet.
My own is brown
This was the benighted period when the grey belt was worn on parade too. Notice that one of soldiers holding the flag and swearing (partially hidden) wears Fllieger Kragenspiegel.
The piping of the uniforms is obviously not white but I cannot think that these would be Luftverteidigung soldiers as I presume they would have worn the plain collar tunics (and the officers the open collar ones).
So my best guess is that these are Grenzer with a Grenzflieger thrown in for good measure.
Notice that the sling for the flag is black and not black. This is understandable as before professional NCOs obtaining the privilege of wearing officer-quality uniforms, the Unteroffizier carrying the flag would have worn a black belt. Perhaps they had not got round to replacing the flag-slings yet.
My own is brown
Where did you find this?
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