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English: Handbook on German Army Identification (1943)
  • Page 40: Wehrmacht Luftwaffe, air force of Nazi Germany: insignia of flying personnel, pilots, etc. medals Engenieers Navigation Medical Corps:
    • 1. Pilot-observer (eagle, aluminum; wreath, gold)
    • 2. Pilot (eagle, oxidized silver; wreath, bright aluminum)
    • 3. Observer (same as pilot)
    • 4. Aviation service medal (same as pilot)
    • 5. Radio operator or flight engineer (same as pilot)
    • 6. Parachute troops, Luftwaffe (eagle, gold; wreath, oxidized silver)
    • 7. Parachute troops, Army (eagle, aluminum; wreath, upper eagle, and swastika, gold)
    • 19. Corps of Engineers. Members of the Corps of Engineers who are in the Reserve use, in addition to the ordinary pink Waffen- farbe of their arm of service, a second underlay of light blue on their shoulder straps and a piping of the same color on their badges.
    • 20. Corps of Navigational Experts. The ranks and badges of the Corps of Navigational Experts are the same as those of the Corps of Engineers. Their Waffenfarbe is dark green; additional color, yellow.
    • 21. Medical Corps.-Again following the custom of the Army, the medical personnel of the air force show the caduceus on their shoulder straps. Officers up to the rank of colonel are distinguished
  • See Uniforms and ranks and insignia of the Luftwaffe (1935–1945)
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  • American military guide for identifying the uniforms and insignia of the enemy soldiers, etc. of Nazi Germany (the Third Reich) during World War II.
The book includes line illustrations, photos, and text briefly describing the uniforms, insignia, and organization of the armed forces, including the army (Wehrmacht Heer), air force (Luftwaffe), and navy (Kriegsmarine), as well as the paramilitary organizations of the Nazi Party, such as NSDAP political leaders, the Sturmabteilung (SA, Stormtroopers, brownshirts), Schutsztaffel (SS), Deutsches Jungvolk, Hitlerjugend (HJ, Hitler Youth), Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD, National Labor Service), and the armed Waffen-SS.
The book, which was issued by the United States War Department and prepared at the Military Intelligence Training Center in Camp Ritchie, Maryland in 1943, also includes an appendix on traffic laws and signs in war time Germany.
  • Unidentified (uncredited, unlisted, unknown or anonymous) illustrator and designer. No known copyright restrictions.
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Author United States War Department; Military Intelligence Training Center, Camp Ritchie, Maryland

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