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Re: Panzerkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe: what do you think?
'I do not think we can hope for any better thing now.
We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course, and the end cannot be far.
It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. R. SCOTT.
Last Entry - For God's sake look after our people.'
In memory of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans. South Pole Expedition, 30th March 1912.
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12-07-2012 11:58 PM
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Re: Panzerkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe: what do you think?
Are these the badges that are supposed to be the prototypes or the awarded pieces Ned?
Looking for LDO marked EK2s and items relating to U-406.....
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Re: Panzerkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe: what do you think?
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Adrian
Are these the badges that are supposed to be the prototypes or the awarded pieces Ned?
Hard to say mate. All that can be said with certainty is that this badge was authorised in late 1944, that some awards appear on paper, that no photos of the badge in wear have so far been found and that older and very experienced collectors (at least in the U.S.) have reported obtaining these badges from vets, albeit in extremely small numbers. I believe that the one in the pic above was obtained from a very early collection that pre dates the influx of known fakes that started to appear in the 60's-70's and ever since.
That's all I can add really, but I guess that there is an argument either way for the existence or not, of this type of badge, so it's a bit of a conundrum....
'I do not think we can hope for any better thing now.
We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course, and the end cannot be far.
It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. R. SCOTT.
Last Entry - For God's sake look after our people.'
In memory of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans. South Pole Expedition, 30th March 1912.
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Re: Panzerkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe: what do you think?
Hello there,
I believe the badge that started this thread is stamped L/58 on the reverse (faintly) and obviously we all know Souval produced these badges post war.
William Kramer
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