He enlisted as a Private (H/42175) with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles in June 1942 and trained in Winnipeg
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the seventh postcard is sepia-toned (seven paratroopers boarding an airplane with a verse entitled "Das Lied der Fallschirmjäger" (The Song of the Paratrooper) below
with three reverse attachment prongs
The cap measures approximately 250 mm (w) x 255 mm (l) x 155 mm (h)
Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot Of Insignia Auction Archive He enlisted as a Private(Deutsches Reich Insignien). A mixed lot of insignia, including a Luftwaffe EM NCOs cap wreathed and cockade, constructed of a silvered zink alloy, unmarked, measuring 140 mm (w) x 40 mm (h), missing both of its reverse attachment prongs, in overall very fine condition; a Heer Gebirgsjger EM NCOs sleeve insignia, constructed of field grey wool, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered multi colored edelweiss within a knotted wreath, unmarked,