He took the Arctic Winter Warfare course and qualified as a parachutist at the age of 55
He was placed in the Wehrmacht in early 1941 and deployed to serve on the Eastern Front
a midget submarine which ran aground on the island of Terschelling and is now stranded on the island
struck off strength on reverting to Non-Permanent Active Militia status
the name could be Mehlig or similar
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Set Of Very Rare Eastern Volunteers Flight Junior Officer's Shoulder Boards Newly Listed He took the Arctic WinterIn grayish blue wool, three sides trimmed in dark yellow piping, indicative of the positions of Flieger and Fallschirmjager, with matching strap, a strip of bright silver Luftwaffe rank tress sewn in place in the centre of the upper and carries around to the strap, the undersides of the board and strap with a 17 mm wide grayish blue cotton strip sewn in place, both the boards and straps with a reinforced button hole for uniform attachment, 45 mm x 112