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Fallschirmjager Officer

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La Gleize War Museum, Baugnez/Malmédy, Belgium.

December 44, Battle of the Bulge

Luftwaffe airborne commando officer.
Note that every army corps had paratroopers, not only the Luftwaffe. Otto Skorzeny for example was a Waffen-SS paratrooper.

All of the uniforms, equipment, insignas...displayed in this museum are period, not repros. During their respective retreats, both Allied and German forces left behind huge quantities of equipment, part of it in very good state. True eye-candy!
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Date Taken
Aug 15, 2008, 9:21:00 PM
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Grand-Lobster-King's avatar
The red collar tabs mean he is associated with anti-aircraft artillery. Yellowish collar tabs are for flight/paratroopers. Nonetheless, it could have been worn like this, I guess.