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07-27-2013 05:33 PM
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Re: Unusual Luftwaffe badge and braid - Trench art?
Luftwaffe Marksmanship Lanyard...
cheers, Glenn
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Re: Unusual Luftwaffe badge and braid - Trench art?
Many thanks - shows what I know!
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Re: Unusual Luftwaffe badge and braid - Trench art?
Allow me to add that it is the 3. Stufe [3rd Level], for Flakartillierie [Anti-Aircraft Artillery].
(The level was identified by the color of the lanyard and badge in combination with the number of the little "shell" pendants; these were specific to the Flak branch; the other branches had acorns.)
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Re: Unusual Luftwaffe badge and braid - Trench art?
I believe that it is a Grade seven due to the two 'shells' (I have done a little internet research now I know what it is). It's a shame that it has been de-Nazified but at least I can let the owner know what it is
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Re: Unusual Luftwaffe badge and braid - Trench art?
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Grimebox
I believe that it is a Grade seven due to the two 'shells' (I have done a little internet research now I know what it is). It's a shame that it has been de-Nazified but at least I can let the owner know what it is
No: a grade seven lanyard would have had an aluminum braid cord flecked with blue-grey. Seen here is the blue-grey cord flecked with aluminum as used for grades 1 through 4.
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Re: Unusual Luftwaffe badge and braid - Trench art?
Many thanks - do the number of shells denote anything?
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Re: Unusual Luftwaffe badge and braid - Trench art?
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Grimebox
Many thanks - do the number of shells denote anything?
Like I said in post # 4, they were part of what identified the grade. Here is a full overview:
Grades 1 through 4: Blue-grey artificial silk lanyard flecked with aluminum, dull silver-colored eagle/wreath badge, dull aluminum-colored acorns/shells
- Grade 1: No acorns/shells
- Grade 2: 1 acorn/shell
- Grade 3: 2 acorns/shells
- Grade 4: 3 acorns/shells
Grades 5 through 8: Aluminum lanyard flecked with blue-grey artificial silk, bright aluminum-colored eagle/wreath badge, bright aluminum-colored acorns/shells
- Grade 5: No acorns/shells
- Grade 6: 1 acorn/shell
- Grade 7: 2 acorns/shells
- Grade 8: 3 acorns/shells
Grades 9 through 12: Blue-grey artificial silk lanyard flecked with gold, gold-colored eagle/wreath badge, gold-colored acorns/shells
- Grade 9: No acorns/shells
- Grade 10: 1 acorn/shell
- Grade 11: 2 acorns/shells
- Grade 12: 3 acorns/shells
The lanyard was instituted with an order of 30 Oct. 1936; the shells for the Flak branch with an order of 11 June 1937; prior to this, the acorns were used for all branches.
For "walking-out", private-purchase lanyards could be worn; these were manufactured with real (instead of artificial) silk and of generally superior quality to the issue ones.
Here's a wartime image of the lanyard in wear by a Luftwaffe SNCO of the Flak branch:
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Re: Unusual Luftwaffe badge and braid - Trench art?
Sir, you are a gentleman and a scholar. Many thanks for all of the information
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