Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Single-Button M43 Field Cap Auction trimmed with twisted and rolled

trimmed with twisted and rolled aluminum wire

The cap band is perforated with a number of ventilation holes near the forehead

each presenting a 12 cm cuff trimmed in forest green

In the course of the taking of the Crimean peninsula and Sevastopol he distinguished himself and was therefore awarded the German Cross in Gold on February 5

The portrait on the Knights of the White Cross in Vienna Medal may be that of the head of the White Cross in Vienna and commemorate his tenure from 1900 to 1929

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Single-Button M43 Field Cap Auction trimmed with twisted and rolled(Einheitsfeldmtze M43 fr Offiziere der Luftwaffe). An extremely well preserved Luftwaffe Officers single button M43 field cap, constructed of a dark blue grey wool. The cap is fully surrounded by fold down side panels, scalloped at the front, providing optional ear and neck protection to the wearer. When not in use, the panels are rolled up and secured in place at the front with a pebbled aluminum button which emanates from the right flap and meets a