Breast eagles vs chest eagles...

[Bob Lyons]

These guys tore up the uniform regs when they applied their breast eagles...


Photos are from an FJ group lot, and were taken in Italy.


Bob

[Nachrichten]

These guys tore up the uniform regs when they applied their breast eagles...


Photos are from an FJ group lot, and were taken in Italy.


Bob

Same guy in all three photographs (as far as I can tell).

Wonder why he did it? A non-conformist? A 'Forrest Gump'?

Proof, again, that regulations are as much honored in the breach as in the observance.

N

[Bob Lyons]

Yes it is the same man. He was with the 15th Kompanie of the Sturm Regiment...

[Uncle Kurt]

These men are not in Italy.
tropical jacket is a prey of Crete.
The jacket is not commonwealth jacket
English or New Zealand.
The photos have been taken for me in southern Germany
Summer 1941

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=967993

[Gustav 43]

Agree with Uncle Kurt,most probably commonwealth jackets used by the german paratroopers after Creta,I have many photos of that tunics worn by paratroopers

[Bob Lyons]

That makes sense, thanks guys....


Bob

[Gustav 43]

Here some more photos of that captured tunics worn by fallschirmjaegers

[Gustav 43]

another

[Ironcrown]

Ah ah ah, very funny pics! Think about a similar tunic surfacing the collector's market... Many would say it's an old and very bad repro. Others would unsew the eagle to restitch it in the correct way

[Bob Lyons]

Great photos Gustav, these soldiers at least knew where to place their eagles at least....


Best wishes


Bob

[Gustav 43]

Great photos Gustav, these soldiers at least knew where to place their eagles at least....


Best wishes


Bob