Newly arrived LW photos Pilot & LWFD

[PaulW]

Wonderful pictures Bill (and hope you're keeping well at this difficult time).

Lots of pictures of fliegerblusen being worn without collar tabs, I always assumed this was because Luftwaffe personnel transferred into Field Divisions with various Waffenfarbe and it created uniformity whilst they waited for their green tabs?

Lots of the shorter peaked 'Bergmütze' style caps too, presumably with single button fronts.

Regards, Paul

[W Petz]

May 20 - 01

[W Petz]

Death card LWFD 1.jpg Death card LWFD 2.jpg

[Luft 76]

Lots of pictures of fliegerblusen being worn without collar tabs, I always assumed this was because Luftwaffe personnel transferred into Field Divisions with various Waffenfarbe and it created uniformity whilst they waited for their green tabs?

Regards, Paul

It is also my opinion. Only fews units received their news tabs and shoulders straps. So many soldiers have kept their old Waffenfarbe or nothing.

[Todd Gylsen]

Found him in the database:


Surname: Edmeier
Forename: Xaver
Rank: Obergefreiter
Date of birth: 29.04.1918
Place of birth: Euschertsfurth
Date of death/becoming missing: 02.10.1943
Place of death/becoming missing: Babanowa

Xaver Edmeier is buried in the military cemetery in Korpowo.
Endgrablage: Block 19 Reihe 41 Grab 1994

[panzer1432]

Always amazing to see the day to day life of the frontline soldier.