Gary B Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 Hi, This is my second pair of these General offier tabs.Gary B
Paul R Posted July 16, 2008 Author Posted July 16, 2008 That is a lovely set!! I love the gold thread.
nesredep Posted July 16, 2008 Posted July 16, 2008 Hello!Excellent tabs.Thanks for showing and congrats. :jumping: :jumping: All the best Nesredep
Maverick Posted August 10, 2008 Posted August 10, 2008 Hello Paul,I am sorry, but the originaly meaning of the text "beim Generalstab"?does not mean that he even was a member of the generalstaff. Quite difficult to explain because its german. I am a native speaker, so I dont think, that he was member, so was related?to this staff. YoursMavAn Ing-Leutnant who was a General Staff Officer!!!!!
Paul R Posted August 10, 2008 Author Posted August 10, 2008 Hello Paul,I am sorry, but the originaly meaning of the text "beim Generalstab" does not mean that he even was a member of the generalstaff. Quite difficult to explain because its german. I am a native speaker, so I dont think, that he was member, so was related to this staff. YoursMavThanks Mav. So most likely, he was attached to the General staff as a specialist adviser?
Paul R Posted August 19, 2008 Author Posted August 19, 2008 Something I have never seen before... Flying Leaders Insignia!!I will start a new thread on this organization.
Gary B Posted August 19, 2008 Posted August 19, 2008 A very nice set, Paul. Glad to see you got them.Gary B
Paul R Posted August 19, 2008 Author Posted August 19, 2008 A very nice set, Paul. Glad to see you got them.Gary BThanks 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.
Gary B Posted August 19, 2008 Posted August 19, 2008 (edited) 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 Edited August 19, 2008 by Gary B
Paul R Posted August 19, 2008 Author Posted August 19, 2008 The boards though are for a Major, unless the flying corps used 3 props for Major?I would not think so... Anything is possible, but that would not make sense based upon the logic I have seen them use with rank insignia. It is a head scratcher...
Paul R Posted August 19, 2008 Author Posted August 19, 2008 It is me or does it seem like the tab piping COULD bit darker on the tabs than the collar? I will definitely make a close up scan of the image when I get home tonight!
Maverick Posted August 22, 2008 Posted August 22, 2008 It is me or does it seem like the tab piping COULD bit darker on the tabs than the collar? I will definitely make a close up scan of the image when I get home tonight!Hello Paul,the text means that he was at the generalstaff not in. Its difficult to explain this in english but there are some differences in german. the word "beim" is the short form of "bei dem". if u stay "beim" car - that means u stay near by the car an do not sit in. The same is true in this case. So he was a kind of attachmanent and not a member of this staff. Mav
Paul R Posted August 23, 2008 Author Posted August 23, 2008 Hi Mav,I was trying to see if these men attached to the General Staff had any differences to their insignia. I am trying to figure out this tab...It cannot belong to those Flying Leader boards, as the highest rank possible for that organization was Major. The tab is for an OberstLt equivalent.The books specify that pattern of shoulder boards for the Flying Leader Corps, but the tabs were said to be the pink Engineer type. The yellow piped engineer tab has to be for some specific group... but I cannot crack it.
Paul R Posted August 23, 2008 Author Posted August 23, 2008 What could it be... Here are some blown up images of the death card collar tabs... What do you all think? Is the tint of the collar tab piping the same as that on the collar piping?
luftguy Posted September 2, 2008 Posted September 2, 2008 Fl.Stabsing. Rudolf v. Gordon's flight suit
Paul R Posted September 2, 2008 Author Posted September 2, 2008 OMG!! They are emboidered directly into the sleeve!! That thing is beautiful!!
naoki matsumoto Posted September 3, 2008 Posted September 3, 2008 And another nice photo from Jacques. Notice that he is a decorated Spanish Civil War Veteran. Most likely, he was brought in from the Regular Luftwaffe.Hi, Paul! Oh,nice pict!! with Spanienkreuz & tab!! :jumping:
nesredep Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 Hello!BillBeautiful. :jumping: All the best Nesredep
luftguy Posted November 23, 2008 Posted November 23, 2008 I followed up on a tip from a fellow member (Thank You!!!) and have acquired this Fl.Stabsingenieur Afrika cuff title document.Bill
Gary B Posted November 23, 2008 Posted November 23, 2008 Dear Bill, A very nice document. I love the Afrika Cuff documents with the Palm tree!Gary B
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