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English: Photo taken at the Lofoten War Memorial Museum (Norwegian: Lofoten Krigsminnemuseum), Norway's largest exhibition of uniforms and items from World War II and the German occupation of Norway 1940 – 1945, located in Svolvær, Norway:
  • Uniform of an engineer official/officer in the Luftwaffe, the aerial warfare branch of the combined Wehrmacht military forces of Nazi Germany prior to and during World War II:
    • Officer's peaked visor cap (German: Schirmmütze), high front, saddle shape crown
      • "Flying" Luftwaffe version of Wehrmacht's Nazi "eagle-and-swastika" military national emblem (Hoheitszeichen, Mützenadler, Fliegender Adler, Luftwaffeadler, Reichsadler)
      • National cockade (Kokarde) and stylized wreath wings device (Mützenkranz mit Schwinge, Schwingen, Mützenanstecker, Abzeichen, Metallabzeichen)
      • Chin strap cord (Mützenkordel), etc.
    • Ceremonial full-dress four pocket tunic (Waffenrock)
    • Rank insignia (Rangabzeichen) of Fl. Stabsingenieur (Fliegender Stabsingenieur, Flieger-Stabsingenieur, major rank) on collar tabs/patches (Kragenspiegel, Kragenpatten) and shoulder straps/boards (Shulterklappen, Schulterstücke).
    • Pink corps colour (Rosa Waffenfarbe) indicating "Air Force Engineer Corps" (Ingenieurkorps der Luftwaffe) or Aviator engineer(ing) service (Fliegeringenieurdienst).
    • Aiguillette (de:Achselschnur)
    • Gold grade Luftwaffe Reconnaissance Clasp (Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe, Luftwaffe Frontflugspange für Aufklärer)
    • "Breast eagle" (Brustadler)
    • Luftwaffe Pilot/Observer Badge (Flugzeugführer- und Beobachterabzeichen)
  • Leica camera III-SS3 18X24 Nr. 357272 with SS-runes and Reichsadler emblem, in brown leather case (Leica Kamera der III-SS3 mit Reichsadler, in brauner Lederhülle)
  • Wall poster showing Luftwaffe uniforms
  • Norwegian NSKK poster

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