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    Posted (edited)

    Correct Wessel. An ordinary NSDAP party pin would not be allowed; but the Gold Party Badge was an official award for significant contributions to the party. Note it's precidence above the Iron Cross 1st Class.

    Scott

    PS: Nice photos!

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    No names on the backs of those GPB holders' photos?

    Ordinary Party pins were allowed--indeed, required--on PARTY uniforms, but not allowed on Wehrmacht ones. The difference is the Gold Party Badge's status as an official decoration.

    Posted

    A new arrival. A GPB above the EK1!

    I would love to know the branch color of the portrait of the officer with the LW Ground Combat badge!!

    Posted (edited)

    More great photos. Love the 'cut-out' WWI wound bage on the last one, and it looks like his EKI may have burnished highlights on the core.

    Scott

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    Great shots of the Luft personnel wearing the GPB Terry - you don't often encounter that on Luftwaffe men.

    ERIC

    Posted

    Just picked up these two

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    The first guy looks like has sewn on the eagle the wrong way

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    Posted

    I've posted this one on the 'Administration' thread but just for continuity I'll pop it on here as well!

    • 3 weeks later...
    Posted

    Hello,

    @ Wessel: great picture => that officer is wearing the bullion version of the Silver C profiency badge. :jumping:

    I am working on a book about the silver C profiency badge, will contact you about it :cheers:

    Cordial greetings,

    Posted

    I noticed the "super C" glider patch as well - would like to have one of those. The guy in the lower photo of post #141 looks like a young Kirk Douglas (the actor) - he's wearing his LW qualification badge above his EK1... :shame:

    Posted

    Wonderful pictures, thanks for posting.

    The third picture shows an interesting tunic...almost a light weight cloth, or is it the photo?

    Posted (edited)

    One of my favorite group pictures, this one was taken by a studio in Magdeburg. Some of the Luftwaffe "old guard". Note several PLM winners and also those wearing the Richtofen commemorative cufftitles. Bruno Loerzer in the middle.

    A pity I can't run this larger -- it has amazing quality, clarity, and detail.

    Mike

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    Mike...what is the award that Erich Homburg is wearing with the static swastika and what looks like a crown at the top? Never seen that one before!

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