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Yes, just like the with the army counter part - once they qualified to wear the officer's style head gear, belt and other accouterment the strap was no longer worn on the NCO board.

Oberf?hnrich Ernst Germer

Yes Chip, never seen it either - just that the crests came with the Leutnant boards. Could it be some Kriegerbund item?

Anyone seen these kind of crests worn before?

reproduction selling at ebay for the price of an original http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt...A:IT&ih=003 fake http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_02_2009/post-1062-1233506404.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_02_2009/post-1062-1233506427.jpg

Yes and the silver piping has been added as well

I really like these little unassuming medal bars. :jumping:

Here you go: F?hnrich der Luftwaffe

"Im alten Stahlhelmgeist vorw?rts in eine bessere deutsche Zukunft! Freiherr Alfred von Landsberg, Landesf?hrer " Alfred Friedrich Baron von Landsberg-Velen, born on 20 December 1872 at Roeulx. Son of Ignaz Baron von Landsberg-Velen and Bertha Prinzessin von Cro?. He married Johanna Baronin von Ketteler on 7 January 1904. He died on 10 November 1954 at age 81. His father Ignatz was Ehrenbailly des Malteserordens. http://www.thepeerage.com/p9728.htm#i97275

Great portrait!

The group belongs to "K?nigin Elisabeth" Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr.3 (note the Garde Litzen on the collars) Hardy

Can you enlarge this section of the photo?

Oberf?hnrich

Offiziersanw?rter ranks Wehrmacht Fahnenjunker = usually Unteroffizier shoulder boards with Doppel-Tresse F?hnrich = Feldwebel shoulder boards with Doppel-Tresse Oberf?hnrich = Oberfeldwebel shoulder boards with Doppel-Tresse and NCO collar tabs and after exam Oberf?hnriche were allowed to wear the officers collar tabs with Oberfeldwebel shoulder boards. Oberf?hnrich Panzergrenadier 1943

Reiterabzeichen (bronze) mini Steinhauer und L?ck version

You right Sascha, I used "all" rather loosely, sorry. Regards, Hardy

Happy B day Robin - you got the least hair but the most chin

probably

Hallo Sascha, my source is a Tagebuch of a Gefreiter from the above Regiment, according to his account the Grossherzog visited the Regiment in 1917 and had the BVM in silver handed out to the whole Bataillon.

most likely from a NCO of the 8. W?rttembergisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr.126 "Gro?herzog Friedrich von Baden". In 1917 all troops of this Regiment were awarded the "badische silberne Verdienstmedaille" by it's namesake the Grossherzog von Baden. Hardy

Thanks Joe, I think so too Hardy

Can anyone identify the piece of equipment the 25 aircraft kills are painted on?

Very nice - and correct! :cheers: