Paul R Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 This is the second Sonderfuhrer tunic I have ever seen... and it is now with me! (Thanks Jesper Hahn). This is for an elevated career level Sonderfuhrer Oberlt equiv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted September 11, 2011 Author Share Posted September 11, 2011 Here is the photo that came with the group. It is a different tunic, but the ribbon bar looks like the same style and is a Westwalll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Wow Paul - that's a beauty. Congratulations on a nice find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ostprussenmann_new Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 That is an interesting tunic. What exactly is a Sonderfuhrer? I have never heard of one. Congrates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted September 11, 2011 Author Share Posted September 11, 2011 Thanks guys. I love these because they are so hard to find( I have the two I have ever heard of ) and they are not desired by anyone, so the odds are that they are not faked and very inexpensive. A Sonderfuhrer is a man who is brought into the Luftwaffe at a certain pay scale because of technical training or education that is needed by the service. Although these men are uniformed, they were not considered to hold a soldier's status. I think of them more along the lines of uniformed GS workers in the US. Although they had officer and NCO rankings, they were little more than payscales that were equivelant to the training the service needed. Regardless of their paygrades, they carried no command or authority over soldiers(LW or any other branch) or one another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted September 11, 2011 Author Share Posted September 11, 2011 Here is a link to an informative thread I started a few years back, which explains things in a little more depth. http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=17190 You will see the NCO tunic, as well as a bunch of different collar tabs and etc. Regards Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nesredep Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Hello! My Friend Congratulation with Your new rare find. All the best Morten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted September 14, 2011 Author Share Posted September 14, 2011 Thanks my friend. I really love it! It seems to be a one of a kind set! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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