Favorite NCO / EM Visor Cap

[kirk]

my fav

his name was Unteroffizier Heinrich Schnuer, he was born 11.3.1923 in Jlsenburg and lost his live in the night of 24.4.1944 over the united kingdom near dorset.

On the night of 23/24 of April 1944 the Geschwader was on a bombing mission to Bristol, UK.
117 bombers from IX Fliegerkorps were to take part in this mission.
4 aircraft were lost from KG 2.
Schnuer was acting as observer in Ju 188 E1 "U5+GH", Werk Nr. 180414 with 1 Staffel, I Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 2.

Their plane was shot down by flak and was was seen to crash at 02:30 in Arne, Dorset, UK.

on that dramatic night he and his crew ( all around 21/22 years old crashed)

Crew were:

FF. Lt. Wolfgang Christoff
BO. Uffz. Heinrich Schnuer
BF Ogfr. Wolfgang Biegerl
BS Ogfr. Theo Joretzki
BS Fw. Horst Huffsky

He is buried along with his crew at the in the Wareham Cemetry UK.


Nachname: Schnuer
Vorname: Heinrich
Dienstgrad: Unteroffizier
Geburtsdatum: 11.03.1923
Geburtsort: Jlsenburg
Todes-/Vermisstendatum: 24.04.1944
Todes-/Vermisstenort: Salternwood/Arne bei Wareham

Heinrich Schnuer ruht auf der Kriegsgräberstätte in Wareham (Großbritannien) .
Endgrablage: Block B Reihe O Grab 35

i own his cap and inside the cap i found 2 newspapers from 1942 and 2 theater tickets,

These theater tickets made me realize he had these for over a year in his cap, so the young man must have had a good night and maybe he kept the tickets to remind him of a night with the boys or a girl who knows

Thanks so much for posting the picture of this great cap, and giving us the interisting information on this man.

[Wijtman01]

your welcome kirk :P its posted in the virtual museum, or in the indivdual grouping forum, i cant remember, do a search through my threads, its on the first page, with more shots, to bad the moths had a bite

[kirk]

your welcome kirk :P its posted in the virtual museum, or in the indivdual grouping forum, i cant remember, do a search through my threads, its on the first page, with more shots, to bad the moths had a bite

Your cap does have some moth tracking, but it has great character,and provenance!!!!!

[JackHun]

Here´s my well-worn LW visor cap from a small manufacturer.

Jack

[kirk]

Nice caps.Keep them coming.

[MASteel]

Here is my "first love", still one of my favourites

[MASteel]

...and here is the latest ... thanks for fellow forum member for it

Gotta love Peküro's high peaks!

Great to find these that are still other ranks and not changed to officers..

[MASteel]

couple more

[MadJack]

@MASteel
Hope you are fine!
Great cap!
Nice to see it by you.
I could hold it in my hand by our friend...

[kirk]

Nice caps guys!Thanks for showing them.

[JackHun]

Here´s actually my first cap - a Schellenberg. Interesting is the relatively dark yellow piping.

Jack

[JackHun]

For comparison to the high Peküro here´s a high Erel.

Jack

[JackHun]

Here´s a Clemens Wagner

Jack

[kirk]

Very nice caps!Keep them coming.

[MASteel]

@MASteel
Hope you are fine!
Great cap!
Nice to see it by you.
I could hold it in my hand by our friend...

Thanks, it's really is a great cap! Good that you didn't snatch it