Identifiying shoulder board

[Peter93]

Hi, i have this photo of two brothers, one in the Waffen-ss and the other in the Heer.

The heer one has a gothic letter and a number on the shoulder board. I think the letter is the "B" and the number 33. They have a colour different from white, but the waffenfarbe on the feldmutze is clearly in white colour. Someboy has any explanation of this?





Any info will be appreciated, thanks.

[Simon O.]

The cap was borrowed for the photo perhaps. B 33 would fit as there was a Beobachtungs abteilung 33.

[Peter93]

The cap was borrowed for the photo perhaps. B 33 would fit as there was a Beobachtungs abteilung 33.

Thanks!

I think a borrowed cap is a good possibility, because the waffenfarbe of the litzen are not white.

[Gran Sasso]

The borrowed cap theory always pops up when any other explanation could not be found - but that would mean the soldier walked around without headgear, or with a helmet. Both not very possible.

[jmcm]

The borrowed cap theory always pops up when any other explanation could not be found - but that would mean the soldier walked around without headgear, or with a helmet. Both not very possible.

I agree !

[OSS]

However the straps have red Waffenfarbe and the cap white. Sometimes you see soldiers wearing caps from other military services in studio shots. Somewhere I have two studio shots of two different LW soldiers, both wearing the same distinctive M-43 cap (so evidently one of them showed up with no cap).

[Peter93]

However the straps have red Waffenfarbe and the cap white. Sometimes you see soldiers wearing caps from other military services in studio shots. Somewhere I have two studio shots of two different LW soldiers, both wearing the same distinctive M-43 cap (so evidently one of them showed up with no cap).

I think that this could be the best explanation.

Thanks to all.