Was curious if any sort of badges or rank insignia were ever worn visibly on the gebirgsjager windjacket or anorak.
If so, which?
Thanks
If so, which?
Thanks
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Yes
Hello
Welcome to the forum !
The answer is Yes ,insignas were worn on some anoraks and parkas ,mainly the cammo rank insignas ,or as they called them "Dienstgradabzeichen an bekleidungsstucken ohne schulterklappen " ( schulterstucken). These were the only insignas autorized on uniforms which did not have provisions for shoulder boards. These insignas were adopted in August 1942 ( #742 on the 22nd of August 42)
Before that ,I believe that ,from original pictures ,some GBJ worn the Eldeweiss.
Hope this will answer your question.
Best Regards
Pierre-Yves
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GJ windjacke
The GJ windjacke has provisions for shoulderboards. The previous poster's answer regarding use of camo sleeve rank insignia has to do with parkas
(anoraks in UK English) only!
Question: could the double breasted "windjacke" wind breaker mountaineering jacket have been worn with a gebirgsjager edelweiss?Comment
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The windjacke was definitely worn with shoulderstraps on occasion.Collecting German award documents, other paperwork and photos relating to Norway and Finland.Comment
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Answer: Yep, but it's rarely seen in pictures.Originally posted by NickGComment
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Hello
Generaloberst Dielt ,worn the double breasted " windjacke" with such a sleeve insignia and no shoulder boards ( a little modified due to his rank). So yes they were worn on both ,but rarely on the Windjacke ,as seen on period photos. For the parkas ( or anorak) only the sleeve rank insignias were authorized.
Best Regards
Pierre-YvesComment
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