Germany, Luftwaffe. An Overseas Cap for Enlisted Ranks Archive with a stamp reflecting Franke’s

with a stamp reflecting Franke’s status as a non-Wehrmacht POW

He was a veteran of the Imperial Austrian Army

5mm (l) x 24mm (d)

along with flecking and surface scratching to the enamels

with a French Imperial Eagle relief

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Overseas Cap for Enlisted Ranks Archive with a stamp reflecting Franke’s(Luftwaffe Schiffchen fr Mannschaften). A well preserved Luftwaffe overseas cap for Enlisted ranks, constructed of dark blue grey wool. The cap is fully surrounded by side walls which gently slope toward the front. Stitched onto the peak is an insignia consisting of a dark blue grey wool backer bearing a machine embroidered silver grey Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, measuring 75 mm (w) x 45 mm (h). Directly below the eagle, the lower