Germany, Luftwaffe. An Em/Nco’s Overseas Field Cap United Republic of By the end of 1942

By the end of 1942 they were marching eastwards towards the Don

He served for eight weeks in England

marked by maker’s marks of Arthus Bertrand on the loop

at the centre of a silver Maltese cross with arms bordered in white enamel

with tarnishing

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Em/Nco’s Overseas Field Cap United Republic of By the end of 1942(Luftwaffe Schiffchen). An EM NCOs overseas field cap, constructed of dark grey wool twill. The cap is fully surrounded by fold down side panels, and adorned along the crown with a band of dark blue threaded piping. Stitched onto the peak is an insignia in the form of a dark grey wool backer bearing a silver grey machine embroidered Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, measuring 75 mm (w) x 40 mm (h). Underneath the eagle is a machine