A Second War German Kreta Campaign Cuff Title Newly Listed A WWII South African Pilot

A WWII South African Pilot Wing - Three-colour embroidery on black wool

although on our S

the fingers of his left hand now "somewhat stiffened"

three bands of crimson Waffenfarbe piping (indicating artillery) ring the cap

Bartels died in Weimar on 7 March 1945

A Second War German Kreta Campaign Cuff Title Newly Listed A WWII South African PilotA Wehrmacht Kriegsmarine Luftwaffe Kreta cuff title; constructed of white cotton, with machine embroidered script Kreta in lemon yellow threading, flanked on both sides by Acanthus designs in the same colour; the top and bottom edges ordained with matching horizontally running lemon yellow braiding; stamped RBNr. 0 0250 2340 in black ink on the reverse; measuring 383 mm x 32 mm; slightly soiled obverse, with red remains on the reverse from previous