late war breast eagle and field cap insignia?

[bittaker]

from the little i know these as also called M44 insignia? what does the M stand for?
sorry about my lack of basic knowledge , but i have just started to get interested in learning about and collect Heer breast eagles and cap insignia : )
Stig

[Wagriff]

M = Model as in M1944= 1944 Model

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Stig, these are original but were never called M44.

Cheers, Ade.

[HPL2008]

When it comes to German militaria, the various "M something" designations are pure collectorspeak inspired by allied terminology.

[Wilhelm Saris]

The M terminology was often not used with regulations from the TR. Occasionally however it was indeed done.
A tunic from 1936 for the RAD was known as Tuchrock 36; a tunic for political leaders from 1939 was phrased
as Dienstrock für Politische Leiter "Modell 1939", but not as M1939!
Most often the used name was as "call a spade a spade"!! So, Feldbluse für Offiziere (from 1938) or Weisser Rock
neuer Art für Offiziere und Wehrmachtbeamte im Offiziersrang (from 1939).

[bittaker]

ok. so it is more or less early war, mid war and late war? and no M41, M43, M44 or M44/45?!!!
Stig

[Adrian Stevenson]

These are late war circa 1944.

[Wagriff]

Confusion like this is exactly why the "M" designations are used today by collectors. Whether strictly proper and originally used or not, simply adding a "M19**" designation helps to sort out the age in most collectors minds, is all.

[Fred Green]

Hello,

Both of these pieces are nice original late war embroidered enlisted man's Heer insignia. Manufactured late 1944,early45.

Fred