Gordon Williamson Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Here is interesting evidence that the Luftwaffe, too, and not just the Army as previously thought, hads its own Bahnhofswache personnel.No way of knowing what colour Waffenfarbe is worn here. Presumably just the wearers own Waffenfarbe before being allocated to these duties.http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=31539 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Here is interesting evidence that the Luftwaffe, too, and not just the Army as previously thought, hads its own Bahnhofswache personnel.No way of knowing what colour Waffenfarbe is worn here. Presumably just the wearers own Waffenfarbe before being allocated to these duties.http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=31539I agree. my assumption is that the job was more of a collateral duty than a speciality, and that waffenfarbe was that of the parent unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted October 17, 2008 Author Share Posted October 17, 2008 I agree. my assumption is that the job was more of a collateral duty than a speciality, and that waffenfarbe was that of the parent unit.Yes, if this was a true speciality, there would have been some "trade" badge or specific Waffenfarbe colour, rather then a Gorget which would simply be removed when not acting in this capacity.Never heard of Luftwaffe guys being used in this capacity before though. Even photos of the Army troops employed for this are almost impossible to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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