Germany, Heer. An Em/Nco’s Overseas Cap Archive Footnote: first model of Croatian

Footnote: first model of Croatian pilot’s badge was used for a short time

scuffing and paper loss on the exterior

Constructed of four doubled-up strands of rope

and again 11 days later for an undetermined illness

Germany, Heer. An Em/Nco’s Overseas Cap Archive Footnote: first model of Croatian(Heer Schiffchen). A Heer EM NCOs overseas cap, constructed of field grey wool twill. The cap is fully surrounded by scalloped fold down side panels, and is flanked on each side by ventilation holes reinforced with zink eyelets. Stitched onto the peak is an insignia in the form of a field grey cotton backer bearing a machine embroidered grey Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, measuring 60 mm (w) x 28 mm (h). Underneath the eagle