Luftwaffe Named visor cap for an NCO of flight
This is the visor cap of Uffz. Heinrich Schnuer of 1/KG 2.
It has a great looking swept back crusher shape!
Unfortunately it has not been stored too well and since it is made of the thick felt-like material that moths just love, it comes as no surprise that there are numerous small surface bites all over the crown. Luckily they didn't go for the piping and there are no big holes either. It's not that noticable until you pick it up really.
Along with the cap comes a picture of Schnuer as a Gefreiter wearing what looks like this cap, before he gave it the crush.
Schnuer lost his life in 1944, when his JU 188 headed for Bristol was shot down by AA near Dorset and the whole crew killed in the crash.
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