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    Hope this is OK to post - not strictly portraits but 2 interesting photos of Helmut Wick of Jagdgeschwader Richthofen taken from a period book.

    It's hardly surprising that so many Luft tunics are so small when you see the height of Wick!

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    I already posted this in the today's finds section, but they belong here also. It that a tank destruction badge on his arm, or is there too little showing to tell for sure?

    Hello!

    I think this is a Tank destruction badge.The Pistol in the holster is P 37 Femaru 1941 ore 1942. :jumping::jumping:

    All the best

    Nesredep

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    Some great pictures, and so clear!

    I only have one original photo but it came to me along with his tunic, and this is of Friedrich Gunther, mechanic to Hans-Ulrich Rudel.

    Just goes to show how inaccurate it is to try to decipher waffenfarbe in black and white photos. That is a great portrait!

    Silvart,

    Those photos definitely have a panzer destruction badge on the right arm!!! Very nice indeed! I have not seen a period LW photo with one before.

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    ......... and one from the ribbon bar article

    (Have you seen it yet?)...

    Oberst Johannes Oehenichen from Saxony, born 31.12.?!

    Ta ! Jeremy!!!! :Cat-Scratch:

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    Hi Paul...in relation to Gunther that is a very valid observation, and you are right! In that photo he is in a Flak tunic but he was later transferred to Flight to become Rudel's mechanic.

    Sivart...those phptos are superb!

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    Hi Paul...in relation to Gunther that is a very valid observation, and you are right! In that photo he is in a Flak tunic but he was later transferred to Flight to become Rudel's mechanic.

    Sivart...those phptos are superb!

    I thought I was going insane!! I did not know that he was wearing the Flak waffenfarbe at the time! LOL

    Paul

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    Am I right in thinking that wear of an ordinary PB was not allowed but a GPB was?

    Very nice photos...the second one looks like it has been retouched - could the GPB image have been added?

    No retouching, the guy was indeed wearing his GPB when he posed for the photo.

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