Visor Cap ID help..pics

[dogface72]

Hello-

I was hoping someone could help me ID this visor cap, I really don’t know much about these caps. This was past down to me from a cousin who served in the US Army during the mid 1960’s and was station in Germany. I believe it to be from 1939 – 1945, but I’m not sure. I have spent countless hours searching for pictures of it online with negative results. It is not for sale, but I would like to know what branch/unit/rank it may have been issues to or be from. All advice appreciated. Thank you in advance.

Maher

[pzb14]

Well for me its original.

And the purpose / unit where it has been used is standing in the visor cap --> "nationalsozialistischer Soldatenbund".

Br Pzb14

[dogface72]

Thank you. anyone have a picture of a soldier wearing this cap?
I quess I don't undertand what unit or branch of service this would have been issued to. Excuse my ignorance.

[dogface72]

Thank you. anyone have a picture of a soldier wearing this cap?
I quess I don't undertand what unit or branch of service this would have been issued to. Excuse my ignorance. I did find this, so I guess it was not issued to a military unit?

[dogface72]

the visors pictured are very similar, but the main emblem is a little different as it has the German Cross and the Swastika.

[OKW]

Its the old soldier organisation, rather like the American Legion only more so, all the different bodies representing old soldiers were gathered together under one Nazi supervised one.

[Dimas]

That is 3 Reich Veterans assotiation cap

[stonemint]

Correct, it is for the Soldatenbund. This organisation existed only for 3 years (36-39), when it was absorbed into the newly-formed
Reichskriegerbund in 1939. The white piping signifies that the veteran was in the infantry. There were no formal uniforms per se, but they did were a dark blue double-breasted jacket with the Soldatenbund insignia pinned to the right breast.

I did a thread on the Soldatenbund a while back--I will pull it to the top.

[S.Vestae]

Stony is a real political civil maniac, a true and rare expert about this branch...

[dogface72]

Good deal. Had no idea until I posted here. Thank you!