Luftwaffe HG Shoulderboards

[Riley1965]

Would someone please post a pic of the shoulderboards for enlisted/NCO of the Herman Goerring Division at Anzio? Thanks in advance!!!

Doc

[Paul R]

I do not own any HG straps... but I could find some images I could link to you. Do you want to see Feldblau or Tropical?

[Riley1965]

Thanks Paul!!! Both if possible. I'm working on a 1:35 scale diaroma and I want to get it right.

Doc

[Paul R]

Hi!

I am sorry for the delay!

Please bear in mind that after March1943(Anzio started in Sep43, if I am not mistaken), the HG division reflected the member's speciality on their shoulder straps only(Plain white collar tabs for everyone). The possible pipings for the shoulder straps were:

Red- arty

Pink- Panzer

Orange- Field Police(after 03Jun1943)

Yellow- Recon

Golden Brown- Signals

Black- Pioneer

Light Blue- Supply/Field Police(between 02Apr1943 and 03Jun1943)

White- Grenadier Regt

[Gene]

Just go with white piping on the boards

[Paul R]

Just go with white piping on the boards

Is that what most had during that time?

[Gene]

Yes, plus it's readily identifiable as HG Division

[Bob Lyons]

Here is a set of Other Ranks (Enlisted Mans) shoulder straps with white piping for HG troops...

Bob

[Bob Lyons]

and another view

[Bob Lyons]

Hmm, the stitching around the button hole comes out in these shots as looking like there is some red tinges on

the cotton, it is a trick of the light, as they are grey, will have another go and see what they come out as...

[Bob Lyons]

and that was better. One more shot...

[Paul R]

Those are beautiful, Bob!! Thanks for sharing them! You have the rest of the tunic as well, dont you?

[Paul R]

HGD was the only unit that used the pink piped shoulder straps!

[Bob Lyons]

One heck of a rare strap Paul !!! I did have an NCO's HG tunic, but I have let all of my tunics go, so that no longer

resides with me, I am probably a bit silly, but tunics at the moment scare the heck out of me with the add ons etc

that can be done with them, although I think the examples that I had were ok, I didn't want to expand on what I had,

and space was a bit of a problem too, so I have sold them all off. (I only had 8 Luftwaffe related tunics).

Bob

[Paul R]

Thanks Bob!! It is a tragidy to hear that your tunics are all gone!

Thanks for the compliment on the straps. I got the set from Kai a few months ago for about 150 dollars!! He had them listed as General Staff!