Luftwaffe Onkel shoulder insignia

[Ertane]

Hello...I'm new to the site and looking for insight into my father's uncle's Luftwaffe insignia.
I know he was a Feldwebel in a Blindflugschule early on, but the L on this apparently Oberfeldwebel shoulder insignia is a mystery to me.
Does anyone have insight into what these shoulder insignia in the photo indicate?
Uncle Paul was part of an English prisoner exchange in early 1945, as he was shot down before then.
Thanks in advance,
Ertane

[MAP]

Welcome,

Someone should be around shortly to help you out.

A nice set of boards from your uncle. Agree that these are Feldwebel boards for Flight/Para tunics. But someone should be able to tell you what the "L" is for.

[Sensei]

I believe the L stands for Lehrer (Instructor)!

[MAP]

I believe the L stands for Lehrer (Instructor)!

You just beat me to it Tobias. LoL

Here is a great link ......

Military Collar Tab & Shoulder Board Identification Gallery

[SHEMP H]

Excellent site Michael, but I seen in the LW section something called a regularion. I looked it up but no dice, can you please tell me what this means. Thank you.

Bill

[MAP]

Excellent site Michael, but I seen in the LW section something called a regularion. I looked it up but no dice, can you please tell me what this means. Thank you.

Bill

Heck...I'm a noob on these so no idea really. Maybe others know. But the Pink luftwaffee waffenfarb is typically for engineers. But the word is awfully close to Regulations in English, so maybe an admin type function? Maybe Judicial (but I think this is too far from the Bordeaux / red wine colored Waffenfarb).

[TWS]

Excellent site Michael, but I seen in the LW section something called a regularion. I looked it up but no dice, can you please tell me what this means. Thank you.

Bill

What was the context? Regularien means regulations, but the German military used the word Vorschriften. Regularien, to my understanding of German, is more in a civilian context like banking, etc.

[Kohima]

L represents a Lehr geschwader, an instructional and advanced training, demonstration and (to some extent), experimental unit (of any arm), routinely engaged in frontline operations.

By the way, they are absolutely gorgeous examples.. I particularly like the Unteroffizier pair with embroidered ciphers.


By the way, I wouldn’t put too much faith in the website linked above. There is some spurious stuff in it (e.g. invented transport collar patches - the Luftwaffe had no such collar patch, as the transport units wore the waffenfarbe of their parent arm; red, yellow, brown, &c.

The pale blue-grey of the Nachschub (transport & supply) arm was only adopted by the field divisions when they came under army command in 1943, and then only as piping to the shoulder straps and mid-green collar patches.
It’s a complex subject.. that can blow your head apart (!)