Amazing material, fairly uncommon as far as I know, although I've got to say, The sites picture hosting system isn't that hard to use, is it?
Amazing material, fairly uncommon as far as I know, although I've got to say, The sites picture hosting system isn't that hard to use, is it?
Hi all - some more recent pick ups. Firstly, this tunic for a fliegeroberingenieur. Unfortunately it is not named, but everything shows consistent wear and it looks like the insignia has been there forever. It is of a rather small size.
Next up is a pair of breeches for a generalingenieur. You can see that the colour is ingenieurkorps and not General Staff.
Lastly is this tab, for an NCO, essentially an engineering officer cadet. Unfortunately it is only the one and not a pair.
Cheers,
BC
Another addition - a Fliegerbluse for a Stabsingenieur. Again, sadly not named. According to the last owner, this one was found at an airfield in Norway after the war. It has some nice quality tabs and an early droop tail eagle. The tunic is a little worn and moth eaten, but I haven't seen many ingenieurkorps fliegerbluse's (this is my first) so I decided to pursue this one. Glad to have added it to my ingenieurkorps collection.
Cheers,
BC
Love it Brad, now to just turn the belt the right way round, and it will really look fantastic
(the belt flap goes to the right as viewed).
-Bob
Two very sharp looking tunics!
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Hi everyone – here is another addition – a white summer tunic for a Luftwaffe Stabsingenieur. This one is made from a soft ribbed silk-like material. It is very soft, and very light weight. The insignia is all removable, including the collar tabs, which are held on by snaps (the tabs fit the snaps perfectly, and the snaps are not sewn through both layers of the collar, which gives me confidence that they have been with the tunic for a very long time). It is not named. This is only the second summer tunic for this branch that I have seen.
Cheers,
BC
Hi all - some new additions.
A single tab for a Beamte auf Kriegsdauer, Major equivalent (I am after a pair of these, if anyone has any leads please let me know!)
Second is a set of boards in cellophane for what appears to be an ingenieurkorps Generalingenieur. The weave of the cords is a little loose, but this is not unusual. The backing on these is an interesting colour, more carmine than pink, but it matches some of the other tabs that I have. I have found that general officer insignia in this branch seems to have varied in colour more so than the other officer ranks.
Cheers,
BC
Hi everyone - just adding to this thread with a recent acquisition - a tunic for a generalingenieur. The pink and gold with the blue really 'pops'
Cheers,
BC
If this has been mentioned before or elsewhere, forgive me. Rewatching "Battle of Britain" for the 100th time and, for the first time, noticed the officers in this scene seem to be Ingenieurkorps personnel. A surprising attention to detail for 1969 and maybe the only time the Ingenieurkorps has been depicted in film?
I believe the depiction in the movie is of Luftwaffe General Staff officers, who wore carmine piping (as opposed to the rose piping of the ingenieurkorps). General staff officers below the rank of general wore the carmine stripes on their trousers / breeches (as depicted in the film), whereas only ingenieurkorps officers of general rank were entitled to wear rose coloured stripes (and I believe that was only later in the war, after the BoB). The other suggestion for this is the gulls rather than the propellers on the tabs. General Staff officers would also fit in a little more with the theme of the film.
In terms of depictions of ingenieurkorps officers on film, I know of two. One is rather self evident
Obviously this one is from Hogan's Heroes, from the episode "Hogan's Hofbrau". This is the other depiction, from the move "The Devil's General" from 1955 starring Curt Jurgens, where one of the protagonists is an oberstabsingeniuer (colonel equivalent):
Anyone else know of any other depictions?
Cheers,
Brad
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