Can one of the smart SS guys explain this one??

[TP Alexander]

Take a look at this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=purlnb6wb08

At 1:36 is an SS NCO. He has officer's litzen around his rank tab and an officer's chin cord. I don't see anything to indicate Officer Candidate, but that is neither here nor there. I tried to do a photo grab but didn't know how.
I guess I should make it clear as to what I don't understand. Why does an NCO have litzen and officer cord?


Just before that, you see a Sturmbannfuhrer wearing an M43. It looks like the M43 has a metal visor cap eagle on it too!!
Tim

[C. Betz]

Confusion

The individual is a Standartenjuker on field duty. Ian Hulley clued me in about this rank configuration sometime ago.

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...FICER+CANDIDAT . See post 9.

Charles Betz

[TP Alexander]

Charles,
Thanx much. Saw that video and had to back it up and run it a half dozen times to make sure that my eyes weren't being tricked!
Tim

[Winkelman]

Screenshots for keeping .. ;

[Winkelman]

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[John Pic]

Note the colored piping on the Untersturmfuhrers Crusher cap.

[TP Alexander]

Thank you for the help everyone. I must have seen this particular video 10 times and just never paid close enough attention before!
It also looks like an officer quality sleeve eagle, from what I can tell, on the Standartenjunker's sleeve.
Tim





klr-Agreed 100%. Never could understand why they didn't just give these guys battlefield promotions to Untersturmfuhrer, the same way the US Army promoted Sgt.s to 2nd Lt. butterbars when they needed them!

[klr]

Looks like he has a round officers buckle.

[Ian Hulley]

It also looks like an officer quality sleeve eagle, from what I can tell, on the Standartenjunker's sleeve.
Tim

I believe it's an embroidered RZM pattern sleeve eagle, not bright enough for bullion.

Ian

[Martin Stiles]

The individual is a Standartenjuker on field duty. Ian Hulley clued me in about this rank configuration sometime ago.

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...FICER+CANDIDAT . See post 9.

Charles Betz

Ahem, Standartenoberjunker

[Robert H]

I am happy to own such a tab set.

[C. Betz]

Collar Tab

Good eye Martin. I made my statement before the better pictures were posted.

Charles Betz

[Ian Hulley]

I know it was a rag tag assortment of units surrendering but were these particular ones ever identified ?

Ian

[Felix]

I would be happy owning any of those soldiers insignias, caps or tunics...

Very nice Very Very late war pics... Quite interesting...

Cheers
//Felix

[N.C. Wyeth]

Always geat to see thse clips - again and again!

Note the colored piping on the Untersturmfuhrers Crusher cap.

Yeah, JP - admittedly, I'm not a "crusher" guy . . . but how many fella's here wouldn't go crazy to see something like this in-person?

[ I like the leather too! ]