Just to add weight to this information , accounts from Estonian veterans suggest that the in Autumn 1943 the Estonians initiated the use of the Cross of Freedom from WW1 , an E under an arm with a...
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Just to add weight to this information , accounts from Estonian veterans suggest that the in Autumn 1943 the Estonians initiated the use of the Cross of Freedom from WW1 , an E under an arm with a...
Thought i'd bump this superb thread !
Here are some from a well known Estonian collection,744403
The Tartu factory also produced skulls which can be seen on the first photo , the design was much more like the German made skulls than the rather crude Latvian made versions !!
It is very interesting seeing the different patterns of metal insignia on the collar tabs , only one Btl I /45 was issued these during Feb 1944 as they passed through Tartu ( Dorpat ) on the way to...
Thanks for posting FB , some very rare original Estonian insignia including the first pattern tartu made metal insignia for the collar tab !! cool militaria