This is the insignia worn by Corporal
Langenscheidt.
It is that of a Luftwaffe Obergefreiter. (Senior Lance
Corporal) Arm of service was
indicated by the colors or waffenfarben, which appeared on the head-dress, collar
patches, shoulder straps and collar piping. In this case, yellow denotes flying
troops, parachute troops and supply.
The top image is the collar patch. It was
worn on the collars of the tunic. The middle image is the shoulder strap and it was
worn on both shoulders collars of the tunic.
The bottom image is the shoulder patch
which was worn on the left shoulder only. |