Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Overseas Cap Archive It was our most tremendous

It was our most tremendous experience

A letter on a single sheet of paper

towards the end of the war

Irregular scar over (the) stump

with two functional clasps

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Overseas Cap Archive It was our most tremendous(Luftwaffe Schiffchen). A Luftwaffe Officers converted overseas field cap, constructed of dark grey wool twill. The cap is fully surrounded by fold down side panels, trimmed along the edge with a band of silver aluminum wire piping, indicating a later Officers conversation. Stitched onto the peak of the cap is an insignia consisting of a dark grey wool backer bearing a machine embroidered silver grey Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika. The