AndresT

These are interesting images. August Rebane in Estonian, Soviet and German air force. And still wearing his Estonian Pilot badge. It was forbidded in Soviet time, so i think it was his personal image for himself.

I restore these German M-16 helmet. It was almost dead condition. Still edge was more or less well preserved. But i can't find any signs of maker marks. Where?

Maybe someone have correct actual industrial drawings or something like that? And what materials to use? Dimensions, diameters etc. Hope this is not state secret info... ?

Artur Sirk (L) in Kuperjanov battalion. ca 1923/4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artur_Sirk

Source: https://www.digar.ee/viewer/et/nlib-digar:386551/332332

Armored Train Regiment.

About Kuperjanov and Sakalas (on my avatar too) Partisan Battalion emblems.

Online book: Estonian Defence Forces 100 : Symbols of the units of Estonian Defence Forces 1918-2018 https://www.digar.ee/viewer/et/nlib-digar:386551/332331/

10. V was every year celebrated as Meeting of Cavallers of Cross of Liberty. 1934 was 15th anniversary of Cross of Liberty. Parade: Btw! Nice cup!

I'm not specialist, but i know they have made copies in Poland. This can be copy as well. It seems little bit weird to me... But as i mentioned earlier - i'm not the expert!

Memento Mori https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memento_mori Crosses, mostly Orthodox (i'm too orthodox) have too skull & bones in the bottom. It means Golgata or (symbolicat Adam) Skull Hill where Jesus was crucified.

Very nice! Here are (old!) Estonian Kuperjanov Batallion cuff with skull: And in collar: Kuperjanow's bust: Sport dress: Modern Kup. dog tag: First commander after restauration Bat. gen. Johannes Kert 1992: But here are British Submarine famoust "protest" skull-flag. PS! These hats are not mine. Found it from from other forum. It show nicely how skull similar to SS-skull is not SS-skull but... similar. There are many fools who still sees that behind any skull there must be ss and nazis. But hell no!

Yes German history is full of skulls....

All main Estonian Defence Forces medals: http://www.mil.ee/et/kaitsevagi/kaitsevae-symboolika/kaitsevae-teenetemargid

German Luftwaffe in Estonia Ämari air base. Air Policing. Nitice skull & bones (or wrenches) emblem.