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This is NOT qualification badge (such as a pilot's wing). It is worn by all Royal Air Force NCOs and below on the upper sleeve.

Top right = German Army post 1953 (Bundeswehr Heer) other ranks cap badge for the vizor cap.

Thanks a lot Hucks, that's a usefull hint. I bought this photo with some of other snapshots, showing well known KC bearers such as Hans-Ulrich Rudel and Max Otte, all of the Immelmann Squadron.

A very nice composition!

Because I cannot find any specific topic about identification of unknown photos of KC holders, I will put mine here and rely on the moderator to correct it, if necessary. I have this portrait of a (yet) unidentified Lw Lieutenant. On the lapel he wears a small badge depicting the Infantry Sturmabzeichen (could this be a Squadron badge, or is is just a Spendenabzeichen?). Can any one identify this man, please?

Here's another. The Schupo badge on the left sleeve is for Berlin. Dieter Deutsche, in his book Deutsche Polizei-Uniformen 1936-1945 (1st edition 1990), explains that the badge was also worn by: Nov. 1938: Schupo Kiel, Hamburg, Bremen, Schupo-Reitstaffel Berlin, Juni 1939: Schupo-Hunderschaft Stuttgart, Nov. 1942: das Stammpersonal der Polizeichule für Auslandsverwendung Oranienburg, III. Bataillon des Polizei-Regiments 5 From Juli 1943 the badge could be worn by personnel of the Orpo who had served in the German colonies, with the Schutzrtruppe or the Landespolizei. In it was no longer allowed to wear the badge.

HowZat Otto? A lower Party official (Austrian) with the RDB pin on the left breast pocket flap.

Some time ago I got hold of this ribbon bar, but it puzzles me, primarly because of the dvice on the blue ribbon, secondly because of the order of the ribbons (why are the Hungarian and Bilgarian ribbons placed before the Württemberg ribbons, and is the first ribbon of the Hohenzollern Verdienstmedaille in the correct position?). I am looking forward to your much valued remarks gemtlemen.

The medals are arranged in reverse order because they were worn by a decendent on the right breast, possibly on Remembrance Day. If you want to re-arrange the order is up to you, but I think it is charming that a widdow or a son has taken the trouble to do it right and reverse the order of the medals to show that she/he did not earn these!

I would think so, he has such a unique characteristic profile, and the text confirms it also.On the left is the British representative the Duke of Wellington and on the right the Russian Czar Alexander I, at the Conference of Aix en Provence in the autumn of 1818. The Conference was about the withdraw of foreign troops still occupying France. DoW: One may be allowed a variety of Mistresses; but I have such a variety of masters, I shall not know which to serve first.Czar: I think you will be a little straightened in it.Our master has put him on a strait coat now, it will be well if he does not get a strait waistcoat by & by. This said that the Head of the Forces allied // To Drink their Cahampaign & their Sack Not having a Goat to his Back // Now doubtless this Hero of wonderful note A generous Monarch, the needful supplied // Had Monarch allowed him to chose And when thus equipped they sat down side by side // Would have bartered the honor to sit in his boat for the pleasure to stand in his shoes Obviously the nickname Russian Dandy refers to the remark (believed to have been made by Czar Alexander I at the Congress of Vienna to Wellington when he heard that Napoleon had escaped Elba and was marching for Paris: It is time for you to save the world again.Wellington was about to re-enter politics (he was a Tory politician earlier in 1806-1807), and he had many political enemies; finally he would rise to the office of Prime Minister (1828-30) but that was yet unknown ten years earlier. The drawing is thus a sneer to both the Duke of Wellington and the still liberal Russian Czar, who had escaped a kidnapping on his way to the conference.So, it is a whole story in one drawing. This is a magnificent form of political cartoon for the insiders [of 1818].

And another nice group picture, SA Reserve, Sturm 31, Standarte 81, Frankfurt am Main, 2 Okt. 1932.

Two portraits from my collection, showing SA-Sanitäter, with the old and new style cross badge:

Some from my collection Cabinet size. Cabinet size, Naval overseas batns. C.d.V. size, location Juterbog (Artillery school) with overseas head dress

The HMS Nile tally is a souvenir tally. These were also worn by kids in the days when it was fashionable to dress the little boys in a square rig. The little ship on the tally does not even look like the battleship with that name, no proud sailor of the ship's complement would wear a thing like that on his hat. The HMS Warspite looks like a souvenir tally. The ship was placed in reserve early 1945 and sent to the breakers not long after, so I doubt if the Navy would have taken the trouble of ordering some 900 tallies for the complement dresed as seamen.However, it is a nice tally wih the name embroidered in pale yellow rayon followed by a full stop, as they were made in the late 1940s and 1950s.

Would he belong to a Bavarian mounted unit (judging from the buckle)? Some more pics of this pistol: 1. Landwehr Feldartillerie Rgt. Preussische Feldartillerie Preussische Feldartillerie

By the way, why do so many non-German speakers use the word KREIGSMARINE instead of the proper KRIEGSMARINE? See also the naming of this topic...

This once was part of an encyclopedia containing 3 of these plates: Orden I = Orden der Deutschen Staaten Orden II = Ausserdeutsche Staaten Europas Orden III = Aussereuropäische Staaten There are more of these coloured plates around, also from other encyclopedea.

Nice thread, my contibution: A German recruiting postcard Original photo of Konteradmiral Erich Bey Wedding photo

@ QSAMIKE That's a nice one, when was this worn and by what personnel?

ROYAL FLEET RESERVE pre war ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE pre war ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE post war R.N.V.(W).R. (Royal Naval Volunteer Wireless Reserve) from the 1950s

An excreamely rare tally of the Womens Royal Naval Service between 1917 and 1919. The WRNS was disbanded in 1919 and revived 1939. This girl, Mildred G. Tabor from Bath, was stationed on the West coast of Ireland at the end of the Great War.

A very nice Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve tally is visible on this photo which is dated Aug. 26, 1916. And a close/up HMS AJAX. a King George V Class Battle Ship between 1912 and 1926, Studio portrait from the end of the Great War. HMS ERIN. was built in Brittain as Reshadieh, a battle ship for the Ottoman Navy, but she was commissioned into the RN in AUgust 1914 and served until 1922. This studio porrait was taken by Kirks in Cowes, by the end of the Great War.

H.M.S. VOLAGE. an Iron Screw Corvette from 1870, broken up in 1904. Studio portrait from T.Price and Son on Jersey round 1900. H.M.S. VULCAN. a Depot Ship for torpedo boats, the Studio portrait dating from around 1900 is from the Malta Photographic Company in Valetta on Malta. H.M.S. PEMBROKE. the RN shore establishment and Naval Barracks in Chatham. Studio portrait from about the Great War. H.M.S. VICTORY. the RN shore establishment and Naval Barracks in Portsmouth. Studio portrait from about the Great War. H.M.S. WILDFIRE. the RN Depot and Dock Yard in Sheerness between 1889 and1933. Studio portrait from about the Great War

Some older tallies, pre 1914: H.M.S. CONFLICT. a Destroyer, 1895-1920, Studio portrait from around 1900. H.M.S. DIADEM. a Protected Cruiser, 1897-1921, Studio portrait from around 1900. H.M.S. GANGES. the Boys Training Establishment in Falmouth (Photo studio W.J. Osborne in Falmouth, dating from around 1895. H.M.S. Ganges was a 2nd rate sailing ship of the line, dating from 1865, used as a training ship for boys. In 1899 she was taken to Devonport for refit and arrived in Harwich in November 1899, finaly to Shotley in 1903. H.M.S. VIVID. was the name of the Devonport Naval Barracks a shore establishment (Photo stdio J.Grey in Plymouth, dating around 1895.

ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION tally Studio portrait from the photographer W.J.Wright in Upper Norwood. The first assignment of the RND was Antwerp. The sailors went over to Belgium wearing their No.4 blue uniforms with canvas gaiters, belt and ammo-pouches and the blue topped sailors hat. Leather equipment was mainly reserved for use on board and naval shore parties. Photos show that the majority of these RND men wore the tallies ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE, R.N.V.R. and ROYAL FLEET RESERVE. Besides, also typical RNVR-divisional tallies were worn, depicting the abbreviation R.N.V.R., followed by an anchor, and the name of the respective division: LONDON, CLYDE, BRISTOL, MERSEY, SUSSEX, and TYNESIDE. In December 1914, the men received khaki uniforms for field service in replacement of the sailor's uniform, but the sailors’ hat remained. On the sleeves of these 1905 style khaki uniforms, sleeve insignia were worn embroidered in red on dark blue cloth similar to the wear on the blue uniform. CPOs had their collar badges sewn on the lower sleeves; very much in the same position as the badges of rank of Army Warrant Officers. At first the tally ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION was worn by all men, but the individual battalions afterwards were issued with tallies depicting the battalion’s names in writing. Undated photos taken in ‘Timbertown’ Camp, Groningen, show sailors wearing this tally. The tallies ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION remained in use by men dressed as sailors, attached to the divisional staff, men under training, unassigned men, and the RND Machine Gun Battalion. The originally white topped sailor's hats were died khaki for wear in the field. Also brass, straight and curved shoulder titles R.N.D. were worn, in combination with loose Arab numbers to indicate the battalion. The shoulder titles were placed on a coloured strip of cloth, to indicate the company. End of 1915 or early 1916 brass curved shoulder titles with battalion name were issued (but not always worn). DRAKE, HAWKE, BENBOW, COLLINGWOOD, NELSON, HOWE, HOOD, ANSON. The Machine Gun Battalion wore the general R.N.D. titles. Divisional Engineers wore the title ENGINEERS as a solid tablet, with as the lower part the curved R.N.D. title. In May 1916, Army style khaki Service Dress caps were issued, with battalion badges in brass. Due to the heavy losses at Gallipoli, the “Benbow” and “Collingwood” battalions were disbanded in June 1915. So there were no cap badges produced for these two battalions. Badges were sighted to: DRAKE, HAWKE, NELSON, HOWE, HOOD, ANSON The Machine Gun Battalion had a cap badge identical to the Machine Gun Corps, but with a brass title R.N.D. underneath. Various strikings of the same badges have been sighted, with both clips and rings (the latter positioned horizontal but also vertical) for fastening, but to confirm when these were produced is not easy as there are quite a few reproductions on the market. Also, badges of rating, worn on the khaki uniform in red on blue early in the war, were produced embroidered red on khaki for wear on the khaki uniform later on.