Open for opinions on these HJ Leaders custom made straps ....
The Black base material is of a velvety cloth , made from the same material as HJ leaders ( Stammfuhrer and above) and WSS Officers outer capband material . Within the inner construction of these boards it looks like a red cloth...
Fl. Techn. Vorschule 2 Gotha (Flieger-Technische Vorschule 2 Gotha)
Techn-Vorschule d Luftwaffe 3 Dessau (Technische-Vorschule der Luftwaffe 3 Dessau)
HJ Technical School Patches
Could somebody tell me what these patches are? My guess is that they may have something to do with the Luftwaffe...
I know Cemifor is a Flieger HJ Technical School Collector .
So I have posted my Flieger HJ Technical school cap for all to view and for Cemifor to enjoy .
This cap is Luftwaffe blue/gray wool construction , the buckle is not RZM marked ; the only marking is the RZM tag sewn to the inside ...
There were a number of Marine Flak emplacements for instance in Kiel and Heligoland staffed by Marine HJ.
Did their uniforms differ from the Luftwaffe grey/blue uniform cut into the HJ style ?
Nick
Most of you have seen the Late War German propaganda Newsreel clip of the Iron Cross awards presentation at the Fuhrerbunker on 20 March 1945.
( I am not that computer savvy , so if someone can input the film clip from Utube to this thread it would be greatly appreciated ).
I have always...
Here's a list of my HJ related books and CD/DVD
../henrik
Author, Title, Published
German, Pre 1945
Günter Elsner und Karl-Gustav Lerche, Vom Pimpf zum Flieger, 1941
(Gustav Bengsch und Wilhelm Hans, Modellflug im NS-Fliegerkorps, -)
-, H.J. im Dienst, -
Dr.-Ing. erwin Brause, Die Jüngsten...
Just received this photo.
It's a student and HJ-member of the Techn. Vorschule der luftwaffe in Leipzig Grosszschocher.
He was member of Bann 107, Mitte Sachsen.
Note the sleeve diamond.
(I'm working on an article about these schools and their uniforms)
../henrik
Many young soldiers were proud of their HJ-Leistungsabzeichen and wore the badge on their unforms. Here's a few examples: Kriegsmarine, Luftwaffe, RAD.
../henrik