Unit Marking Help

[Perry Floyd]

The overpaint still has a grey/blue Luftwaffe color to it but it's not beyond a possibility.

[Chris Stewart]

Very cute helmet - looks tiny, like a 60?

[Perry Floyd]

64

[Chris Stewart]

Hmmm....maybe I should stick to units instead of lids

Is the decal painted over, or just in bad condition?

[Perry Floyd]

Both decals are painted over and peeking out.

[Perry Floyd]

Here we go, a friend was able to find it..




Wi.T.Fl.Rgt.31

which means:

Wirtschaftstruppenteil of Flieger-Ausbildungs-Regiment 31

Administrative Supply Section of Flight Training Regiment 31. This unit was formed on 1 April 1939 in Heiligenbeil in Luftgau I (Air District I). In 1941 it moved to Hilversum in Holland and was renamed as Flieger-Regiment 31(Flight Regiment 31).

[Chris Stewart]

I guess I was pretty close then. Good to hear you got a positive identifcation!

Here we go, a friend was able to find it..




Wi.T.Fl.Rgt.31

which means:

Wirtschaftstruppenteil of Flieger-Ausbildungs-Regiment 31

Administrative Supply Section of Flight Training Regiment 31. This unit was formed on 1 April 1939 in Heiligenbeil in Luftgau I (Air District I). In 1941 it moved to Hilversum in Holland and was renamed as Flieger-Regiment 31(Flight Regiment 31).

[Perry Floyd]

Yes it was, I appreciate that