Bob Lyons

That didn't come out as planned, but you get the picture. ..also X should read Xanthippe. Bob

WWII German Phonetic Alphabet Anton Berta/Bruno Caeser Dora Emil Friedrich/Fritz Gustav Heinrich Ida Josef Konrad/Kurfust Ludwig Martha Nordpol Otto Paula Quelle Richard Siegfried Toni Ulrich Viktor Wilhelm Xantippe Ypern Zeppelin

And with it's cord...

That wording along the bottom reads: Baumuster: T1 AnF.Z.: Ln26902 A Bakelite maker mark on the other side, Another shot....

I'm back Fran?ois, Broke out the camera for a couple more shots, so here goes...

Hi Fran?ois, I will get the camera out soon and get some more photos of it for you, it also has the rubber base to stop it sliding about when in use, and I don't think I have any photos of it in use, will do a check. Bob

Awesome tunic with a great history! Bob

Hi Jim This type of cap was only to be worn during the designated Summer months, (they were also worn in tropical regions all year round), but the normal blue top cap was worn during the cooler months in Europe as per regulations. Yes an Oberfeldwebel could have worn this type of cap, it was available to all ranks up to officer grades, officers had a slightly different type of cap, see the two examples I posted here as well. The blue top visor cap was also used during the Summer months as well. Look forward to seeing your tunic when you get the time to post it. Best wishes Bob

Will finish off with a scan of the breast eagle. Bob

Ribbon bar (not original to the tunic, just my guess as to what he might have worn)...

Qualified teleprinter operator.....

Cypher....

Just had a look on my files, and I have a better image of the collar patch, this is from my scanner....

Signals brown collar patch and piping....

Lovely early breast eagle

A Luftwaffe Signaller's tunic I have, with the loops on the right hand pocket, I am assuming the guy would have been a veteran of the Spanish campaign, so I hve given him the ribbons for that service, and yeah I need a Spanish Cross to put there too, will do some better shots of this, these photos are fairly old and a couple not quite focused right, but it will give you an idea. Bob

And the start of his carer in the military, a young navy man... Bob

Heer officer....

Wearing tropical uniform....

I guess this is the right spot to post this, feel free Mr. Moderator to move it if it isn't, but here is a period book on General Ramcke, along with a few photos from it's pages... Bob

and the last scan I have, showing collar patch and shoulder strap... Bob

The back of the collar, showing the collar patch sewing.....

Collar patch scan, the detail in these patches are superb....

I acknowledge that anyone can add a name tag, so I can't say for sure that this tunic did belong to von Maltzahn, but maybe I can one day find a decent shot of him with his awards as an Oberst, and maybe match up the loops... Here is another shot of the eagle, this is scanned ...

Tracked down the scans I have on disc, so here they are, first up is the name tag in the collar....