Lets see your Wehrmacht Musikmeister / Musicians Insignia

[Diane]

Here is a pair of shoulder boards for a Luftwaffe Musikmeister, circa 1938





Note the "Civil" style Lyre which was often used by the Luftwaffe.

[PaulR]

Here is my favorite LW piece of Musikmeister insignia...

[PaulR]

Insignia.

[sander vw]

Here is my favorite LW piece of Musikmeister insignia...

hmmm soo sweet Paul, one day that tunic will be mine .

[PaulR]

It would be interesting to see it go back home...

But not anytime soon

[PaulR]

How is this LW baby? 4th Flak!

[PaulR]

Here is an early piece... pre Apr38 for an Obermusikmeister. This is one beautiful board.

[Richard P]

Diane,

Didn't the Heer use the same boards? For instance, your board would be for a Heer cavalry officer? Just checking because I am not absolutely positive.

Richard

[PaulR]

You are correct Richard! In this case, it is a Musikmeister assigned to a Flight unit. Music leaders wore the waffenfarbe of the unit they were assigned to.

[Richard P]

Thanks Paul!

[Richard P]

Diane or Paul,

Was there a different style of lyre for Luft vs Heer? I see a different style as in Paul's post #7 and the 2 Luft boards depicted. I have seen other Heer boards with that same style in metal and embroidered as # 7 also. Thanks,

Richard

[PaulR]

I think that there were two types... Political(flat bottom harp) and Wehrmacht(rounded bottom harp). From what I have seen, they were commonly intermixed.

[TJ Suter]

Paul is correct. Here is a 'political' style lyre on an Army Panzer board.

[TJ Suter]

Paul, if that Luftwaffe tunic ever needs a new home, let me know.

I know that Sander asked first, but I think I can take him....

[Richard P]

No one has posted any EM embroidered insignia yet so I will post my one and only...so far. I scrunched the shoulder up some for the photo, that's why the shoulder board button looks like it's in the wrong place.

Richard