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I only translate ,goldene beschlage is golden fittings

Jan Kube in his book Militaria , tells about the Centennial uniforms manufactured to conmemorate not only centenary of Battles but also regimental ones . including Bavaria .

Hello ,some writers mentioned Delle Chiaie and others as operating in Argentine during the so called Dirty War

Reinhard Heydrich carried the badge too .

Do you found the Webley in USA ? if so its not impossible that the owner belonged to a Canadian unit that fight in WW1 .almost certainly was a Officer , and most probably a volunteer .

Perhaps the man was a Heer artilleryman transferred to Marine Artillerie ,

My pleasure, Ivory is white, Ebony, is black .

My pleasure !

Hello Laurentius , the rank entails a rough equivalence to a Major in the Army and a upper level of Education with Universitary degree .

Laurentius . First Class Counselor ,I Klass Rat . is a option The piping and SBs backing were dark green

A Royal Yugoslav badge eagle must double headed be

Grey C your contribution solves the question Kind Regards

ErWeSa , Elfenbein is not ebony .It means Ivory . the fittings are the headpiece and the tip . it says also that the EK and the Luftwaffe emblem are made of platinum

Laurentius ,I refresh my knowledge a little and defnitively the man was a Militarbeamte .his Stichdegen fur militarbeambten says it clearly . and the golden shoulderboards,

If is possible a enlargement of the eagle will be very useful . The Germans used this type of cross for the Mutterkreuz .

Hello ,the badge shows what appears to be the Key simbolic of the Hanseatic City of Bremen Bremerschlussel if so it must be upwards . the triangular flag is in the White and Red of the Hanseatic Cities . I dont know what means the S W V on the lower part . Certainly is not a Imperial badge , The three Cities were three free Cities federated into the Empire but with a President of the Senate or a Mayor at the Head of the State and not a Prince or Duke

To me the man on the portrait is a Beamte not an Army Major , He carries a Stickdegen and not a 1889 preussische infanterie Offiziersdegen . The shoulderboards are clearly gold coloured and not the silver black of Prussian Officers . Probably he was a member of the German Military Government in Warsaw .

The man on the first photo wears surprisinly ankle boots and leggings with a well cut uniform . no rank badges , old model ammo pouches and 1898 Mauser . Interesting to search which was his position into the Regiment

Hello Canet ,welcome !

Magnificent collection ! Thanks for share ,

Very interesting !

My pleasure !

Interesting contributions to a not well known theme !

The man on the photo is a Leutnant of the Luftwaffe WW2 era , the collar patch bears the rank . silver cord piping for officers , two oak leaves for company officers and one wings for Leutnant . on the shoulders the company officers Shoulder boards in aluminium silver with no pip ,corresponding to a leutnant . I guess that your Grossvater served in Luftwaffe but not as a Flyer

Laurentius ,Its as you says , In my previous post I keep short and not explain these a bit more complicated that you have post Thanks !