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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:
  • Mannequin dressed in a service uniform of a NCO candidate for communication (Nachrichten) serving in the Luftwaffe), the aerial warfare branch of the combined Wehrmacht military forces of Nazi Germany.
    • Peaked visor cap (Schirmmütze) with national emblem (Luftwaffe style eagle-and-swastika Hoheitszeichen) and cockade (Reichskokarde) with a winged oak leaf wreath
    • Insignia on collar tabs (Kragenspiegel), shoulder straps (Schulterklappen) and double sleeve chevron indicating the rank of Obergefreiter (Airman first class)
    • Golden brown colour of branch of service (Waffenfarbe der Luftwaffe) on piping and gorget patches for signal troops / air communications corps (Lufnachrichtentruppe)
    • Equipped with headset and chest microphone
etc.
  • Mannequin dressed in a field uniform as a Gebirgsjäger, a alpine/mountaineer soldier of the Wehrmacht Heer, the army of Nazi Germany, trained for mountain and winter combat
    • Peaked ski cap (Bergmütze, "mountain cap") with turned-up ear flaps and buttoned front closure
      • German national emblem (eagle-and-swastika Hoheitszeichen) and tri-colour cockade (Reichskokarde) cloth patch
      • Metal Edelweiss flower cap insignia for moutain
    • Tunic (Waffenrock, Feldbluse, "field blouse") with turn-down collar, four pleated patch pockets, turn-back cuffs, etc.
    • Equipped with snow goggles (Schneebrille), winter mittens (Handschuhe), hiking (snow) gaiters over ankle boots, rope, snow shoes (Schneeschue), backpack (rucksack), etc.
    • Armed with a MP 40 (Maschinenpistole 40) submachine gun and ammo pouches
    • Tobacco pipe
  • Misc. exhibits related to the German military forces in Norway, the Battles of Narvik 1940, , winter warfare in Northern Norway, etc.:
    • Photos of burning buildings during the Operation Claymore, a British commando raid on the Norwegian Lofoten Islands during the Second World War
    • Scherenfernrohr, twin-telescope on tripod used as artillery range finder
    • Iron Cross 2nd Class (Eisernes Kreuz, EKII) awarded to a German Oberjäger of the Regiment No. 139 of the 3rd Mountain Division
    • Shell debris/remains from a German bomb dropped at Svolvær, Norway
    • Hiking and climbing pickaxe and iron crampons
    • Military skis and skipoles for German mountain soldiers, with cable bindings (Kandahar ski bindings)
etc.
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