A couple ww2 items

[jtw1313]

Anyone know what uniform that was on

 

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[mirage83]

That appears to be a WWII German BeVo Eagle uniform patch. Not sure if that one is for officers or NCO's, but it was worn on the breast I believe. The guy in the photo looks to be leaning on and supported by a M1 Garand. Not sure why though.

 

[Deftone]

Cool picture. Look's like a few soldiers goofing off. Making it look like he got stuck with a bayonet.

 

[jtw1313]

Well that is my grandfather and my cousins uniform patch lol........my grandfather had to fight against his family imagine that

 

[Deftone]

Did they both make it out ok? Hope so. HH

 

[jtw1313]

Yes they did

 

[NOLA_Ken]

As Mirage said it's a Bevo breast eagle. It looks to be on a black background which would make it Wehrmacht Heer Panzer corps (Regular army armored corps) for the black "panzer wrap" tunics. That type is for enlisted ranks and NCO's... It's an unused patch and in rough shape. I would want to get a little frame for it to keep it from fraying more than it already is. Oddly enough those uncut Heer eagles aren't particularly valuable, and I remember a large stash of them being found in the 90's in Germany. I'm assuming you have no plans to part with it, but just for reference in perfect condition they can be found for a little over $100.00 so with the damage it might bring half that. It's definitely cool and a nice relic.

Here's the tunic it would have been meant for :



Most people see a black uniform with the Totenkopf skulls and immediately think SS, but the skull collar tabs were used by the Panzer Corps before the SS, The Luftwaffe (air force) even had their own Panzer divisions and used the same collar tabs.

 

[jtw1313]

Thanks ken