Gary B

Hi,

Additionally, these pieces came in a different sized case than the "standard" blue RK KvK case. I had to do a double take when I first saw them on jason's table.

Gary B

Paul,

A very nice family grouping. You were destined to be a medic, despite your time in the Marines!

You should do some sort of shadow box that covers all 3 generations. For example I have a small shadow box with my Army dogtags, my father's WWII dogtags and my grandfather's WWI dogtags.

GaryB

Hi,

As for insignia of Heer Chaplains, there uniform was similar to that of regular Heer officers except that they wore no shoulderboards. Piping/waffenfarbe was purple. Additionally, if I recall, there were 2 different type of crosses that were worn on a chain, one for Catholic (priests) and another for other Christian denominations.

Gary B

Eric,

Alot of people hesitate on these since the fakes are so good and most of us know so little about these titles (plus they are fairly expensive). As has been mentioned Paddy is probably a good choice to look at these. I would also recommend Eric Queen and Willi Zahn, who are members of another forum which you are also a member of.

Gary B

Vince,

Where have you been!? Did you get my emails?

As for the ribbons, I wil start off:

The first 2 are EK2, Order of Hohenzollern.....2 LS awards, I can not assist with the rest.

Gary B

I have never seen a Luft General with a color other than white on the tabs and boards. Did Artillery generals normally wear red?

Dear Charles,

All general officers wore white except Generaloberst Rudel. He was given special permission to have red underlay denoting flak since he was head of all Luftwaffe flak.

The tabs pictured were manufactured by the firm Thiele and Steinhert (sp??).

Attached is a press release of Generaloberst Rudel showing these very same tabs and a photo of reverse of "regular" GenObst tabs made by T&S.

Gary B

Dear Paul,

A very nice set of rare boards!

Gary B

Wartime Official, Administrative - High Career/Field Field Grade

Wartime Official Administration Official High Career Grade for FIeld grade equivalent.

Gary B

Reverse

Close up of Ribbon Bar

Let me know if this is ok, if not I will try a higher DPI.

It is dated 1936. I am trying to decipher the writing/name on the back.

Gary B

What an awesome Old Vet assortment of badges. I also love the Reserve insignia as well! Did you get this today?

Yes, it was one I had wanted for some time.

Gary b

Hi,

Attached is a very nice portrait for several reasons. Note the WWI Prussian Observer badge, cut out Silver wound badge, 1914 EK1, 1st model Luftwaffe dagger and summer cap....but what makes this a really rare studio portriat are the tabs...note that these are reserve flight tabs!

Gary B

Thanks Gary! It took long enough(on my side). They are beautiful. I dont think that the tab is from the Flying Leader Corps though... the highest rank stated in teh books is equiv to Major. This one is for OberstLt... My only thought is that the tab is for something else... Like perhaps the Engineers attached to the General Staff? I know that there were some attached, but I dont know if their insignia differed from the regular Engineer Officials.

Yes, I recall reading that MAJ was the highest rank in the Flying Corps, but I guess it never dawned on me that these were for an Oberstleutnant. The boards though are for a Major, unless the flying corps used 3 props for Major?

Gary B

A very nice set, Paul. Glad to see you got them.

Gary B

A recent single addition. Sonderfuhrer (Field Grade) for Fire fighting official. Only the second such tab I have seen.

Thanks to Paul for spotting this for me.

Gary B

Very nice and rare visor!

Gary B

Gentlemen, great subject. How about this cap? Regards.

Dear Woodeye,

The badge you picture appears to be a late war, zinc pilot badge attributed to the firm; FLL. The hinge and catch on the one you picture appears to have been replaced/repaired.

Gary B

Hi,

The cross after the name is known as a Todd Cross and signifies that the subject of the card is deceased, as does the black border. Additionally, this is a very poor copy of Richthofen's signature. the only thing about this sale that is ok is the price...$4K is what a original Richthofen signed Sanke could bring.

Gary B

Hi Larry and Paul,

I currently have 150 pairs of tabs and a few singles; approximately 140 of those pairs are officer tabs. My goal is to get one pair of each of the officer ranks from Leutnant to Oberst in each of the different waffenfarbes. Unfortunately the few pairs that I need are extremely rare and it will just be a matter of being in the right place at the right time if they ever come up for sale.

I am trying to stay away from the EM/NCO tabs and am only getting a representative NCO tab from each of the differnt waffenfarbes.

Thanks for the comments.

Gary B

Field Div NCO

Sonderfurher, Fire fighting

Field Div? Major

Major Admin RLM/Building Construction High Career Field