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English: Photo taken on May 8, 2019 at the Lofoten War Memorial Museum (Lofoten Krigsminnemuseum) in Svolvær, Norway. The museum exhibits uniforms, militaria, memorabilia, smaller items, etc. related to World War II, the German occupation of Norway 1940 – 1945, and the Third Reich era.
  • Uniforms of the Wehrmacht Luftwaffe (the air force of Nazi Germany), equipment, Third Reich era militaria, collectibles, memorabilia and other wartime items:
    • Luftwaffe paratrooper (Fallschirmjäger) uniform
      • Luftwaffe parachutist/paratrooper steel helmet, with smaller brim than an ordinary German Stahlhelm, and decals displaying the Luftwaffeadler ("air force eagle"), the side view of a Nazi Germany eagle-and-swastika national insignia (Reichsadler, Hoheitsadler, Hoheitszeichen) in flight
      • Rank insignia of Unteroffizer/Flieger on collar tabs (Kragenspiegel, Kragenpatten) and shoulder straps (Schulterklappen) on service uniform (Dienstanzug) tunic
      • Gold-yellow Luftwaffe corps colour (goldgelb Waffenfarbe) indicating "parachute troops". The troop-function colours was part of the uniform piping, gorget patches, shoulder straps, etc.
      • Luftwaffeadler as Wehrmacht Brustadler, "breast eagle" uniform patch over right breast pocket
      • Cuff title (Ärmelstreife) on right sleeve of tunic: Fallschirm-Division
      • German Armed Forces Badge of Marksmanship (for Weapons Proficiency), Marksman lanyard (Schützenschnur) hanging from shoulder strap to button hole, decorated with a badge/shield of a Luftwaffeadler inside a wreath. Cord colour, shield design, and number of acorns (shells for artillery) vary to produce 12 grades.
      • German military decorations:
      • Luftwaffe dog tag (identification tag worn by military personnel)
      • German military binoculars (Wehrmacht Fernglas)
      • Luftwaffe paratrooper k98 bandolier, a pocketed belt for holding ammunition. The Karabiner 98 rifle was adopted on 21 June 1935 as the standard service rifle by the German Wehrmacht
      • Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger jump equipment knee pads
    • Three keys to Hermann Göring's safe i Ministry of Aviation (Reichsluftfahrtministerium) in Berlin
    • German keys found in Stalingrad 2012
    • Narvik shield (Narikschild), a World War II German military decoration awarded to all German forces that took part in the battles of Narvik between 9 April and 8 June 1940
    • Groth und Kade: So wird man Fallschirmjäger, humorous drawings and verses on the training of a German paratrooper, first published in 1941
    • Soldaten der Luftwwaffe (Offiziere), uniform wall chart/poster
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  • Replica of Göring's Luger pistol, cigar box and Christmas baulbe with portrait of Göring, etc.
    Replica of Göring's Luger pistol, cigar box and Christmas baulbe with portrait of Göring, etc.

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