Luftwaffe "G L" troops revisited

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Luftwaffe "G L" revisited.
Luftwaffe "General Luftzeugmeister" technical officials.

First a repeat of some period images (posted before by me and fellow WAF members),
illustrating the wide variety of uniforms and insignia worn!

Uniform evolution of these aviation technical specialists:
- black dyed French uniforms with "Roman "G L" cyphers
- black dyed Luftaffe fliegerblusen with GL insignia
- regular LW fliegerblusen

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Note "G" (viewers left) and "L" (viewers right) cyphers here on the shoulderstraps
with rank pips! "G L" troops never wore tresse...

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They operated in the tropics as well.
Note cap and tunic lacking LW eagle and placement of
"G" + "L" collar cyphers on collar!
The "G L" cogwheel device here worn on left breast...

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Left; converted black dyed French uniform as originally worn and
right; a standard LW pattern fliegerblouse, both with appropriate
"G L" insignia

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several variations in badging....

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Shoulderstraps with rank pips and " G L" cyphers!!!

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BLACK dyed fliegerblusen with Blue-gray luftwaffe shoulderstraps!

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Black dyed French uniforms. black dyed Fliegerblouses and standard blue gray
fliegerblouses!
Blue gray shoulderstraps on black dyed fliegerblouse uniforms!
Note "GL" cogwheel devices!

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Here you can tell the clear difference between black dyed and standard LW
fliegerblouses eventhough its a b/w image! Big contrast!

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Now lets bring these pictures alive! IN COLOR!!

This is a reconstruction of what such a "G L" uniform would have looked like in WW2.
A black dyed war time fliegerbluse with pants, badged as a Luftwaffe Luftzeugmeister aeronautical technician!
Everything shown is original in these images but restored...but hey...
Ask the question: how often have you seen one of these in real life? (untouched or restored...never?)

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Close up! The "G L" cyphers are pretty much unobtainable...

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"g l"

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The pants, not dyed...made in black!

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[BryanD]

Good thread. Very useful information.