Gary B Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 Hi, Attached is a rather rare and interesting press photo of Generaloberst Rudel. 2 things make this picture especially nice; 1st the KC of the WMC and 2nd are the clear view of the Generaloberst tabs. These tabs are unique in the line of Luftwaffe General officer tabs in that they were the only ones authorized to not have the white underlay/waffenfarbe. Genobst Rudel was allowed to wear his rank insignia with a red waffenfarbe. (Rudel served as Chief of Flak for the Luftwaffe)Compare these to the von Greim tabs in an earlier posting. Gary B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Does anyone know if his tunic is still in existence? I would love to see those tabs in living color! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 I've always wondered if the absurdly large eagle wing protruding beyond the collar like Playboy bunny ears was reinforced with metal (like carrying straight razor-blades around Generalobersten's necks ) or... what?What kept them from getting snapped/pulled off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nesredep Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 HiNice tabs.I would like to se colour. RegardsNesredep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 HelloVery nice photo. I have never seen collar tabs like that before. It must have been a colourful tunic.Snoopy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lyons Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 Yes I agree Rick he does look like a cartoon depiction of a Hollywood Nazi with those tabs, andaccording to the Axis History forum they are backed in red.This list of KVK Luftwaffe winners (with Rudel mentioned) is from that forum also :-BobLUFTWAFFE, Generale: Generalmajor Carl-August Freiherr von Gablenz 04.09.1942 mS (posthum) Generaloberst G?nter R?del 09.11.1942 mS General der Flieger Ludwig Wolff 27.09.1943 mS General der Flieger Bernhard K?hl 28.10.1943 mS Generalleutnant Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Vorwald 02.07.1944 mS General der Flieger Veit Fischer 05.07.1944 mS Generalingenieur Arthur Paul (Bundeswehr-Brigadegeneral) 15.07.1944 mS General der Flieger Hans-Georg von Seidel 31.08.1944 mS General der Luftnachrichtentruppe Dr.-Ing. e.h. Wolfgang Martini 01.02.1945 mS General der Flakartillerie Emil Zenetti 01.02.1945 mS Generalmajor Alfred Boner (H?h. Naf?) 20.04.1945 mS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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