Jacques

This one is in english or in german, both are available. It's a very good source of information about the LW in Spain, with many pics of soldiers, airplanes, units, names...

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Hi Sal, I'm not specialist but the badge looks good. meanwhile, the mini looks odd and the eagle seems to have been mixed with a Pelican . Wait for more opinions . jacques

Robin, I never handed such a beret. I think that they were locally bought, because it is not a german civilian hat, more french or spanish period tradition. watching the pics, the guys with the SS skull seems to wear the Army Panzer beret. I have another pic of a beret which seems to have a swastica sewn inside; seems a bit odd to me.

Illustration of the beret with skull and spanish rank insignias (stern)

Illustration of the black beret with only a skull. To be noted the variety of the skulls used.

other illustration of the wearing of the black beret with both skull and swastica.

When they arrived to Spain, the Army volunteers of the Panzertruppe worn civilian clothes during the very first days. the black beret was adopted early and will represent the distinct element of this troop. first of all without the badges. Many pics shown members wearing the beret in the very first days, without skull. Later around october-november, the germans worn the "Leibhusaren" skull. In the main cases the skull is worn with a swastica. At the beginning, some germans used to worn the skull with the rank insignia, like the spanish comrade of the armored troop they were training. Thus, is common to see pics showing this black beret worn without skull, with only a skull, with both skull and swastica all along the period. The skull was of the "Leibhusaren" type, but collar panzerwrap small skulls can be observed, and even scarcely SS type skull.

Checking my files, I found this pic. If I remember well ,I picked it up on Edward's site several years ago when his site (panzertruppe ??) was running. This is the typical beret worn by all the members of the Panzer unit in Spain. I don't know about the originality of this one, it is just to illustrate the thread. I never owned nor saw one, and it seem quite easy to make.

There are also the local weekly newspapers If you own some dealing with the return of the LC in Germany, contact me

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I prefer these blue boxes

Another magazine and a book

Few period magazines

MEHNERT Another bad blurry pic but the one I know of this guy. Still wait for yours

Post your Period LC related books here are the four first jacques

Hello, Post your Legion Condor references books. "Los Hombres de von Thoma" deals with all the units on the IMKER Drohne. It is written in Spanish language. Many unpublished pics but small. good written information.

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Colored pic

For those who areinterested by this topic, an excellent thread was written by Scott Pritchett on WAF: http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/campaign_a...panish_cuff.htm I just summarize some information. the cufftitle was instituted by an order dated 21 June 1939 to recognize the Army participation to the Spanish civil war. The selected units to carry this tradition cufftitle were the Panzer-Lehr-Rgt, Nachrichten-Lehr-Rgt, the Versuchs-Abt. As you can see on the pics, the cufftitle has a special red background called "Kapprot" or Madder red as said by Scott, with a metallic gold thread machine woven inscription in old calygraphy. the cufftitle is bordered top and bottom by the same gold thread. The cufftilte is done to measure 32mm wid for 45 lengh. Bibliography: Scott Prichett article: WAF Die ?rmelb?nder der LC: Info Magazine german Cufftitle:Gordon Williamson Here are some pics to illustrate the cufftitle carry. Don't hesitate to post yours

Yes Rick, It was a traditional badge in memory of the Army branches who fought in Spain. The pictured guy was not in Spain. I can write something about the cuff title but it'll be a copy of Scott Prichett WAF article. jacques

Beautiful cap ! I don't collect anymore caps or uniforms but I'm still interested to see beautiful items, especially Panzer. I own an officer M38 felgrau with pink soutache; it was named too with postnummer. I hope that your thread will be followed by other . jacques

Another pic from the same guy, early , during his wedding.

Ah ! I have forgotten the spanish cross with diamonds (It's because I'll never own one ) Only one kind of text