Deluxe Kreta Cufftitle

[tgn]

Are these common? Does anyone know what the markings on the back are? Note this one is tunic removed.

Tom

[tgn]

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[Uncle Kurt]

Hallo,
is a nice Original Band!

[Antonio Scapini]

Hi Tom, this variation is not common as the others Kreta CTs and it is indeed a nice piece.
About the numbers they are IMO an unknown addition, they look not stamped but hand made, so I tend to believe they are not the mm stamp. I know only one stamp found on this variation.

[jacquesf]

Very nice, first time I have seen this version. J

[afrikasandman]

Great looking example! Matt

[peterm]

Agree with the others!

Kind regards, Peter

[Bob Hritz]

Tom,

That is one fantastic looking cuff title. Makes me want to burn my mint standard example.

Bob Hritz

[tgn]

But wait, there is more to this. This cufftitle came with this Luftwaffe Oberstlt. Spanish Cross in Silver winner. The Spanish Cross is 900 marked. The Luftwaffe officer was promoted from Oberst to Oberstlt. Typical frugal German fashion, he simply had another gull added to his Oberst rank tabs to become Oberstlt. ones.

I have always wanted to find out the identity of this Lufttwaffe officer. He took part in the Spanish Civil War and the Kreta campaign for sure, but I don't know anything more. He probably ended the war as an Oberstlt.

The person I got the group from said he thougt his name was Schultz or something like that. If he was not a KC or German Cross winner, it is difficult to identify him.

Any ideas?

Tom

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[Stepdale]

That is a beautiful set!
Dale

[tgn]

Dale,
thanks for your correction on the rank changes. Of course you are correct, he went from Major to Oberstlt., not Oberst to Oberstlt.. Just not thinking when I wrote that.

Since my fried was pretty sure about the recipient being named Schultz or Schulz, I took a chance and checked Die Luftwaffen-Rangliste 1945. There was only one Oberstlt. named Schulz in 1945 (see p.81):

Oberstlt. Walter Schulz (Major 01.07.41 (19)
geboren: 18.11.06
Kdr. III./Fsch.Jäg.Ers. u. Ausb. Rgt. 1

This makes sense, since he was not an RK or DKiG winner. His attachment to Fallschirm Jäger Rgt. 1 might explain the Kreta cufftitle. Now I just need to do some more research to see if he took part in the Spanish Civil War to get the Spanish Cross in Silver with Swords.

[Stepdale]

Too bad the Legion Condor title is missing, but an outstanding group nonetheless. Good luck on your research.

[jacquesf]

Super little group. J

[Francisco V.]

He most surelly is Hans Schulz, Oberleutnant Staffelkapitän of 1.K/88 while in the Legion Condor.
There were others Schulzes in LC but were NCO's.

Nice set, congrats