I.D. sleeve badge with "V"?

[Thomas W]

Can anybody identify this sleeve badge? Thanks...

[Chris Boonzaier]

It looks to be a signals badge, although what this one is I have no idea.

Is it "FQ" underneath?

[Thomas W]

It looks to be a signals badge, although what this one is I have no idea.

Is it "FQ" underneath?

I can't tell. This is the highest resolution image I have. I thought it might be "TG" or "JG."

[Chris Boonzaier]

I am guessing "Fernsprech..." or "Funk..."

Best

Chris

[KIR]

Hi,

the "V" maybe for "Versuchs-Abteilung" ?????????????

Best regards,

Jens

[Chris Boonzaier]

Or "V" as Roman "5" ?

[KIR]

Or "V" as Roman "5" ?

... hmm - but in this style of lettering, I don't think so!?

[Thomas W]

It's definitely a "V," because it matches the "V" on the shoulder strap of the Pionier-Versuchs-Kompagnie.

[The Prussian]

Hello folks!

The V looks like the V upon the oval sleeve badge of the "Versuchs- oder Übungsflugpark". But they had a "Fl P" underneath the V.

There were only two parks: west and east.

I don´t think, it belonged to a pioneer unit. Oval sleeve badges were worn by Telegraph-units and air-force.

Some non-official badges are known, but very rare!

We might know, what the letters are. I think the 1st one is a "F" (Flieger ; Funker ; Feld etc etc).

The 2nd one could be a Q or a G.

A single V like this was also worn by the "Versuchs-Abteilung" of the railway-troops.

Is there anything written on the reverse?

Could you please show the whole photo?

A very interesting badge!!!!!!

Edited August 27, 2011 by The Prussian

[Thomas W]

Hello folks!

The V looks like the V upon the oval sleeve badge of the "Versuchs- oder Übungsflugpark". But they had a "Fl P" underneath the V.

There were only two parks: west and east.

I don´t think, it belonged to a pioneer unit. Oval sleeve badges were worn by Telegraph-units and air-force.

Some non-official badges are known, but very rare!

We might know, what the letters are. I think the 1st one is a "F" (Flieger ; Funker ; Feld etc etc).

The 2nd one could be a Q or a G.

A single V like this was also worn by the "Versuchs-Abteilung" of the railway-troops.

Is there anything written on the reverse?

Could you please show the whole photo?

A very interesting badge!!!!!!

Hi, Andy.

I haven't yet received the card in the mail. As soon as I get it, I'll see if there's anything on the back.

Edited August 27, 2011 by Thomas W

[AOK4]

I'd say Versuchs- und Übungsflugpark as well. The FlP may sometimes seem a bit weird if one sees it in reality. I don't know of any other possibility.

[jaba1914]

I think it is for the "Versuchs - und Übungsflugpark". There were two of them during the war

Versuchs - und Übungsflugpark West

Versuchs - und Übungsflugpark Ost

Regards Alex

[Thomas W]

For comparison, here's the shoulder strap of the Pionier-Versuchs-Kompagnie.

[The Prussian]

I think we´re not able to say something more, unless we haven´t seen the reverse

[Thomas W]

I received the card. It has nothing on the back, but one man is wearing an aviation troops shoulder strap, so it must be one of the Versuchs- und Ubungsflugpark units.

[The Prussian]

Now it´s clear. Versuchs- und Übungsflugpark. They´d rather be iron their jackets before taking a photo...

[Chris Boonzaier]

Here is another guy with a V

[Thomas W]

Here is another guy with a V

Isn't it a "K"? The guy in front has a driver's goggles. If they're Kraftfahrer posing with machine guns, they could be tankers.

[The Prussian]

Can we see the entire photo, please?

[Chris Boonzaier]

Can we see the entire photo, please?

Hi,

top one here...

http://www.kaiserscross.com/246801/392301.html

[The Prussian]

Ah, thank you! But the zoom doesn´t help anyway. I also think, it´s a "K" for Kraftfahrer. The photo could be taken in the last days of the war (so it seems to me)

[Chip]

Here is the 1916 Probestück for the (Fl.P.) Armee-Flugparks sleeve patch. The Versuchs-und Übungsflugpark patch was authorized at the same time. The shoulder strap with the "V" on it is for technical troops of the Versuchs-Abteilung des Militär-Verkehrswesens and the Pionier-Versuchs-Komp..

(Probe piece from the collection of the Bavarian Army Museum, Ingolstadt)

Edited September 16, 2011 by Chip