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English: Photo taken at the Lofoten War Memorial Museum (Norwegian: Lofoten Krigsminnemuseum) in Svolvær, Norway's largest exhibition of uniforms and smaller items related to the Second World War and the German occupation of Norway 1940 – 1945:

Uniforms of the Wehrmacht Luftwaffe (the air force of Nazi Germany) and misc. WWII equipment, militaria, memorabilia, etc.

  • Undress Service Dress, Walking-Out Dress, Informal Evening Full Dress (kleiner Rock) of an Generaloberst in the Wehrmacht Luftwaffe
    • General officer's high-fronted, blue-grey peaked visor cap (German: Schirmmütze) of the Luftwaffe. Cap insignia (Mützenabzeichen) with the national emblem and the national colours:
      • Luftwaffeadler ("Luftwaffe eagle", Fliegender Adler), the "flying" Luftwaffe version of the Third Reich Reichsadler (German imperial/state eagle) national emblem. The wellknown eagle-and-swastika (Hakenkreuzadler) was adopted as national and military coat-of-arms from the Nazi Party emblem (Parteiadler, "party eagle"); also called Hoheitszeichen ('national emblem'), Hoheitsadler ("national eagle") Mützenadler ("cap eagle"), or Wehrmachtsadler ("eagle of the armed forces").
      • National tri-colour cockade/roundel (Reichskokarde) and oakleaf wreath and stylized wings device (Mützenkranz mit Schwinge, Schwingen, Mützenanstecker, Abzeichen, Metallabzeichen)
      • Piping (Paspel, Paspelierung, trim) along the edges of the cap band and crown in corps colour of the Luftwaffe (Waffenfarbe der Luftwaffe)
      • Cord (Mützenkordel) for officers, plain chin strap for Wehrmacht EM/NCO
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