Herman Goring's hat and other items

[N.C. Wyeth]

It appears that Göring's capture cap has a separately applied eagle. I would think Göring would have had multiples of the M-43 design like he had many other hats and uniforms at his various homes.

Bob Hritz

When Göring was "captured" (he really surrendered), he had an entire caravan of personal items with him - including many of his uniforms. His first night in captivity was spent at Fischhorn castle (before he was transfrerred to Kitzbuhel the next day), under the watchful eye of both his own personal Luftwaffe guards, and his American captors.

Curiously, Göring's guards were permitted to bear weapons throughout the night, as Göring feared a murder attempt by Fegelein's SS troopers that were billetted in the same castle . . . Göring's caravan caught up to him the next day, prior to his transfer to Kitzbuhel . . . and his American captors at that time were very permissive - even allowing him to make uniform changes at will - which would explain the multiple types of uniforms seen in the photos during his time of surrender.

For more reading, here are a few links to tales of Göring's surrender/capture:

http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=158039
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http://www.kwanah.com/36division/ps/ps0277.htm
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http://kenalford.blogspot.com/
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And a few of photos from my visit to Fischhorn castle a couple of years ago . . . I was on a "treasure" search . . . and came up empty-handed!

[Mark C. Yerger]

Rather amazing, an industry, to create the immense number of different things with his coat of arms or RM rank. And belonging to so many organizations, honorary member, etc his closet must have overflowed with various uniforms.

I heard his wedding sword recently exchanged hands in the past year or so for a million.

[Bob Lyons]

Fantastic thread ! Another great reason to visit New Zealand !

Bob