Photos which show Non Conformity with Regulations !!

[AZPhil]

This pic of a Gebirgsjager was posted by member Oksnevad_2 in Bill T's colorized thread and when I asked about the badge on the edeilweiss center and what was the pin behind it was, he did not know. So I was wondering if anybody here could give me an answer to what they are.


Semper Fi
Phil

[stuka f]

That is a Steinbock (Steinbock)!
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[stuka f]

Soory , forgot to mention it was the sign of the 5. Gebirgs-Division and it is not a Steinbock, but a Gämse (Chamois - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)!

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And a picture...

[HPL2008]

...And the badge pinned to the center of his cap Edelweiß is the Petsamo-Rovaniemi badge.
See, for example: https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/finni...eichen-218160/

[AZPhil]

Thank you all very much for your excellent answers!
I guess I have one more question then. So would the edelweiss in that configuration have been authorized for wear?
Semper Fi
Phil

[HPL2008]

Thank you all very much for your excellent answers!
I guess I have one more question then. So would the edelweiss in that configuration have been authorized for wear?
Semper Fi
Phil

Strictly spoken, no.

Adopted both by Finnish and German troops, the Petsamo-Rovaniemi badge was an unofficial, but tolerated commemorative badge for those who had taken part in the Petsamo-Rovaniemi march on the Eismeerstraße. Still, despite its unofficial nature, some German units actually created award documents for it on their own initiative.

So wearing the badge was generally tolerated and even sort-of-semi-official on a unit level, but it can not be considered officially authorized in the true sense of the term.

Altering the mountain troops' cap Edelweiß - which was, of course, very much an official insigne - by pinning this badge on top of it was definitely in violation of regulations. (Although, again, it may have been tolerated or even customary within this man's unit.)

[AZPhil]

Thank You Sir for your reply!

Semper Fi
Phil

[stuka f]

I think thise SS M-44 DOT PATTERN CAMOUFLAGE DRILL TUNIC has a special cut, also exeptional with officers shoulder claps and the fact it is worn by a WH officer.

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But then again when famous SS officers wear WH camo patern....