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10-22-2010 09:50 PM
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re: Unknown WWII German pennant (Luftwaffe)
Never seen anything like it before. The eagle and downed aircraft makes one think Luftwaffe related? Now the writing is odd IF (and this is an IF) I am correct:
Lg = Lager (Camp)
Kdo = Kommando (Unit or Command)
Belg- Nordfr (Belgium-Northern France)
Cheers, Ade.
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re: Unknown WWII German pennant (Luftwaffe)
Ade - maybe Lehrgeschwader instead of Lager? NH
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re: Unknown WWII German pennant (Luftwaffe)
Could well be... I was really struggling to think of something to fit, hence the IF
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re: Unknown WWII German pennant (Luftwaffe)
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re: Unknown WWII German pennant (Luftwaffe)
It's Luftgau-Kommando Belgien-Nordfrankreich.
See: Luftgau Belgien-Nordfrankreich
According to Littlejohn's "Defending the Reich", this was an Abschusswimpel (roughly "shooting down pennant" or "kill pennant") as awarded in the early stages of the war by several Luftgaue in recognition of successes by individual Flak batteries.
(The book includes a photograph of another surviving example of these Belgien-Nordfrankreich pennants as well as two from other Luftgaue (of different designs) and even two period photographs of Flak men with the Belgien-Nordfrankreich pennants.)
Please see here for another one of them:
Luftwaffe Flak “Kill” pennant (Abschuss Wimpel)
Last edited by HPL2008; 10-22-2010 at 11:10 PM.
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re: Unknown WWII German pennant (Luftwaffe)
Great stuff ! Mystery solved. Never thought of Luftgau......
Cheers, Ade.
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Re: Unknown WWII German pennant (Luftwaffe)
Hi David, I like the weave to the material and that makes me think it stands a good chance of being original.
Cheers, Ade.
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Re: Unknown WWII German pennant (Luftwaffe)
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Adrian Stevenson
Hi David, I like the weave to the material and that makes me think it stands a good chance of being original.
Cheers, Ade.
Cheers
Ade i feel much better already.It also passes the black light test no problem.I might try to get a hold of littlejohns book i would love to see the period pics of this pennant in use.
Cheers
Dave.
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