Bob Lyons

Good Morning John All singular pieces sadly, the Ehrenpokal is to a pilot from KG 26, Uffz Ernst Quaas, awarded 23/1/43, some photos of it as well as a couple of photos of him.... -Bob Pilots badge is a C.E. Juncker example...... Clasp is also a Juncker..... I can throw in a cased Berg & Nolte PB too.... The officer M43 cap is the same one that is photographed in Jack Angolia's Luftwaffe series (Volume 1) published by Roger Bender..

Thanks Brad, it is an Erel cap......

Just 'playing about with the camera' a few weeks back, thought I would post up some of the photos for some "show & tell" -Bob

A lovely cap too Brad, hard to find with this piping. Here is a bit of info on the soldier that once owned my example.... -Bob

Thanks Brad. Regards Bob

Here are a couple of Luftwaffe Medical piped OR/NCO visor caps, blue top and white top versions to add to this thread....

Very impressive array of wonderful items.... How about one from the Luftwaffe....

Very nice, although officers weren't authorised to wear the Marksman's lanyard.....

Lovely pick ups Brad. I especially like the NCO tab, here is the cap to go with it.....

And Fl. U.V. means Flieger Unterkunft Verwaltung, or Flight Barracks Administration. Bob

I am with you Jock, I think it is cut from a vehicle pennant, and the eagles from these pennants always have their heads facing to the front of the pennant, so one side will have the eagle looking the other way from the one on the opposite side of the pennant. Hope that makes sense ! Cheers Bob

Looks like both contacts that John passed on are not going to reply, so at the moment, I guess I am dead in the water for any further info on him. Best wishes Bob

Great group Jock, and a gold wound badge doco, Wow ! Bob

Thanks Bernhard, I have actually just finished reading a book about von der Heydte's exploits in the Ardennes, a very interesting read, and thanks for the info, really appreciated. Thanks too John, you are a wealth of knowldege, and also greatly appreciated. Best wishes Bob (I will let you know how I go).

Thanks guys, John I don't suppose you would have the contact details for the Veterans organization, or the Bundesarchiv Military Records department by chance ?? Thanks Bob

The IV Battalion of Luftlande Sturm-Regiment 1 was formed in the winter of 1940/41. The battalions never saw action together, except at Crete. The Kommandeur of IV./St.Rgt 1 was Hauptmann Walther Gericke, and the OC 15 Kompanie was Oberleutnant Dobke, killed in action attacking Maleme airstrip on the 20th of May 1941. Bob

The group came with several very nice photos of the soldier too.... Bob

Hi all, I thought I would show a recent document group, to a Fallschirmjaeger from the Luftlande Sturm-Regiment 1, 15 Kompanie. The soldier obviously survived Crete, and went on to serve in Russia and by the looks of one of his wound documents, he also did time in Normandy w ith the 6th FJD. If anyone has any further info on the man, I would love to hear it. Many thanks, Bob