Post Your Favorite Wartime Visor Hat Photo!

[hs132]

Luft officers peaked cap, beret style. Bill Bourque

[kennyd]

Bit of a dumb question, sorry, but why did Hitler always buck the trend with his caps ? He didn't seem to like the high front designs. Was it ever recorded as to why he choose the style of cap he wore ?

[gary9]

Thsi one was on ebay but unfortunately I lost it to Ernst, a very nice and only picture that I have seen with a police bullion officers peaked cap eagle on a cap other that wasserschutzpolizei

[Ernst-H]

Thsi one was on ebay but unfortunately I lost it to Ernst, a very nice and only picture that I have seen with a police bullion officers peaked cap eagle on a cap other that wasserschutzpolizei

Thanks Gary for the credit. Indeed this photograph resides in my collection. I think it is one of the finest Police headgear shot in existance. I am sorry Gary for winning it from you but I had to have this one.

The exciting bit about this photograph is that it shows a Bullion cap eagle in the same size as the standard metal capeagles. Wasserschutzpolizei officers cap eagles (which were in gold-bullion by regulation) are much larger. Of course every bit exciting is the fact that it is worn on a non-wasserschutzpol cap. We will never know why this guy wore this eagle but it is a fine illustration that regulations were not allways followed.

[stonemint]

Gary and Ernst--I can see why you both wanted that pic so much--it is a first for me, and I don't think I have ever seen a bullion polizei for sale or in a collection (aside from WSP), let alone on a visor--you really do learn something new everyday on this forum.

kennyd, regarding your question, I believe it was due to AH trying to appear as a "man of the people"--his uniforms were always quite spartan, and he only displayed his EK, wound-badge, and Gold party badge--he never used collar tabs, shoulder straps, etc--all of his headgear is pretty much tellerform--anyway, somebody had to stand in contrast to Goring!

[stonemint]

The super-rare RKK Propaganda Visor--if anyone has one, plse e-mail me a pic:

[stonemint]

"Girls Gone Postal!:

[stonemint]

As the resident civil visor geek, I can't get enough of these--here is a DRK Doctor who so loves his schirmmutze he won't even take it off during surgery!:

[Mike H]

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Not my "favorite" but an interesting photo, nonetheless. The original photo in my collection.

Mike

[Albert]

I don't have a favourite "visor" photo, but this one impressed me most:

[kennyd]

As the resident civil visor geek, I can't get enough of these--here is a DRK Doctor who so loves his schirmmutze he won't even take it off during surgery!:

That's amazing.

[fknorr]

I got near a scanner for some of mine...

First up, Railway

[fknorr]

2nd is Postal and the hands down winner for the most unattractive female in the Third Reich

[fknorr]

Luft #1

[fknorr]

Luft #2