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Jacques:
The RKT with 3 TDBs, cast on his leg, and crutch was Oberfeldwebel Hans Röger. (who ended the war with 4 TDBs). Röger was a Panzergrenadier....not a Panzermann. The black wrap was confiscated from a depot near Königsburg. Röger actually had two such wraps. One factory completed wrap and the other was made by the unit tailor from a bolt of black cloth that Hans Röger also "liberated" from the same depot.
Röger brought back enough factory-made wraps and black material to issue (or make examples) to many members of the headquarters platoon of Pz.Füsilier.Regt. GD, including his battalion commander, Major von Basse. A rare picture exists of von Basse wearing his black wrap.CSP
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Almost forgot:
Here a Leutnant in a tropical uniform (I think.?..or something adapted anyway) in color.
Photo from Greece, he is visiting Acropolis.
Pink waffenfarbe, also the soutache I believe.
The eagle on his cap is a little different..?.or..?.
The photo is from a Dias/slide that I had digitalized. It is heavily cropped.
Best regards,
Hans Kristian
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