Original German WWII Luftwaffe Summer Flying Suit Named to Knight's Cross Recipient U.S. Flare Guns There is just the usual

There is just the usual D

1945 and transferred to the OKL reserve (Oberkommando des Luftwaffe) until 8 May when he was captured by the British and remained in captivity until 22 March 1948

These were what were pressed into service as water cans for Vickers water cooled Machine Guns during WW2 as has been recorded in countless photographs and news reel footage

having a needle-like tip and still being quite bright

Original German WWII Luftwaffe Summer Flying Suit Named to Knight's Cross Recipient U.S. Flare Guns There is just the usualOriginal Item: One of a kind. A nearly identical suit named to Knight's Cross winner Lagois 'Fred' Ehrenfried can be found in the IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM at this link. Lagois 'Fred' Ehrenfried, born 23 May 1915 in Leipzig, joined the Luftwaffe in November 1939 and flew as part of Lehrgeschwader 2 during the Battles of France and Britain, being shot down in the former. From 1942 he was a member of I Gruppe, Schlachtgeschwader 1, flying ground attack