Wehrmacht Heer breast eagles
Belgian made Wehrmacht Heer breast eagles as they were delivered factory fresh to be processed by the E.Reitz Uniformwerke on their uniforms.
Front and back view of the WH breast eagle on a green backing cloth the green pieces of thread are clearly visible at the backsides’ cutting edge.
Front and back view of the WH breast eagle on a very dark green backing cloth.
Front and back view of the WH breast eagle on a very dark green backing cloth the edges have been folded in order to get a triangle shape. At the cutting edge the green weaving thread is clearly visible.
Front views of the Belgian made WH breast eagle both on very dark green and green background. One can clearly see the difference in the background colour of both eagles. Some collectors see the very dark green as “black” and will name them “panzer” eagles. But the green threads at the cutting edge are cleary green.
When we put the green and very dark green eagles side by side , we see that there is a difference in size : the green eagle has a wing span of 80 - 82 mm , the very dark green eagle has a wing span of 90 - 92 mm. The height of both eagles is exactly 40 mm.
Wehrmacht Heer cap eagles
Front and back view of the machine woven WH cap eagle on a medium green and very dark green backing cloth.
Factory fresh machine woven Wehrmacht Heer cap eagles with national cockade as they were delivered to the factories that produced German headgear
Front and back views of two machine woven Wehrmacht Heer cap eagles with national cockade. The left eagle has a pale white appearance, while the right one is bright white.
Wehrmacht Heer cloth insignia
Belgian made Wehrmacht Heer infantery shoulder boards. With a very dark green upper side and a blue grey backside. The tongue of the shoulder board has a recktangular appearance, which is typical for Belgian made shoulder boards and has a rough cutting edge and irregular sewing lines.
Belgian made Wehrmacht Heer transport troops NCO shoulder boards. With a very dark green upper side and backside. The tongue of the shoulder board has a recktangular appearance, which is typical for Belgian made shoulder boards and has a rough cutting edge and irregular sewing lines. The most intriguing part is the cloth of which the tongue was reinforced with: a rough woven HBT in the typical gray-blue concentration camp pijama.
Another set of Belgian made Wehrmacht Heer infantery NCO shoulder boards. With a very faded green upper side and a black backside. The tongue of the shoulder board has a recktangular appearance, so typical for Belgian made shoulder boards and has a rough cutting edge and irregular sewing lines. The tongue is made of a black cloth and is attached to a short piece of the green central cloth of the shoulder boards. Notice the original blue-green colour at the crease of the shoulder board.
