J Temple-West Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 Luckily for us, individuals who were proud of their achievements in obtaining decorations/awards etc, companies who saw a niche in the market and of course the powers that were seeing the inevitable chance for propaganda produced postcards depicting all manner of awards. Among these were a very limited number of cards showing qualification badges of the Luftwaffe.Up until a few years ago, certain badges were considered to be fantasy or fakes. The old question always reared its head; ?Have you ever seen one in an original photograph?? Here are a few cards showing early examples of the Fallschirmsch?tzenabzeichen.Any more out there?Photographs clearly showing badges where makers can be identified would be good to see, too.Assmann 1st pattern eagle/2nd pattern wreath.
J Temple-West Posted March 9, 2009 Author Posted March 9, 2009 W.Deumer. Juncker 1st pattern eagle/Deumer 1st pattern wreath.
J Temple-West Posted March 9, 2009 Author Posted March 9, 2009 This picture of a Juncker 1st pattern in wear was taken from a frame of a documentary on the jump school at Stendal.
Scott Posted March 10, 2009 Posted March 10, 2009 Great photos John. I especially like the sharpness/clarity of the first one. That wreath looks more like a 1st patterrn Juncker than a 2nd pattern Assmann to me (but I'm still learning!). :cheers:
Tim Calvert Posted March 10, 2009 Posted March 10, 2009 (edited) Great photos John. I especially like the sharpness/clarity of the first one. That wreath looks more like a 1st patterrn Juncker than a 2nd pattern Assmann to me (but I'm still learning!). Scott, Johnny is right. Here you can see the Assmann wreath....as a matter of fact this badge may look familiar to you JTW? BTW, really nice photos John! Edited March 10, 2009 by Tim Calvert
J Temple-West Posted March 10, 2009 Author Posted March 10, 2009 Scott, Johnny is right. Here you can see the Assmann wreath....as a matter of fact this badge may look familiar to you JTW? BTW, really nice photos John!Morning Tim..... Ah yes..Ye olde "Assmann PO with diamonds." Those were the days! I still have the badge, do you still have the same camera? Happy landings, brother. Scott,Most collectors will consider this type of wreath to be the "Assmann" 1st pattern....but there was an earlier type. Thus far found on PO's (only one I know of in a collection) Pilots (possibly ten known of in collections) and Para's (two known of in collections) the "Egg" shaped wreath should be considered as the true 1st pattern.Have a read of this thread:http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=10097 So, on to some more photos...Juncker 3rd pattern Pilot's Badge. It wasn't that long ago that there was doubt that the 3rd pattern was ever produced!
J Temple-West Posted March 10, 2009 Author Posted March 10, 2009 Assmann PB.. 1st pattern eagle/2nd pattern wreath.Hard to tell, but it looks like an example in aluminium.
J Temple-West Posted March 11, 2009 Author Posted March 11, 2009 Here?s one that?s easily identifiable; that powder-blue uniform, gold buttons and the Pilot/Observer badge with diamonds can only belong to one person?.you?ve got it! Hermann G?ring.
Scott Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 Scott,Most collectors will consider this type of wreath to be the "Assmann" 1st pattern....but there was an earlier type. Thus far found on PO's (only one I know of in a collection) Pilots (possibly ten known of in collections) and Para's (two known of in collections) the "Egg" shaped wreath should be considered as the true 1st pattern.Oops - forgot about the egg-shaped wreath. Thanks gents.Great photos by the way!
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