Germany, Luftwaffe. A Construction/Engineer Corps Enlisted Ranks Visor Cap, by Wilhelm Thiele Newly Listed entitled "The King's African Rifles

entitled "The King's African Rifles - A Study in the Military History of East and Central Africa

the reverse with a circular central medallion depicting the royal cipher of Kaiser Wilhelm I

06 mm (w) x 25

His family later immigrated to Canada

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Construction/Engineer Corps Enlisted Ranks Visor Cap, by Wilhelm Thiele Newly Listed entitled "The King's African Rifles(Luftwaffe Schirmmtze fr Mannschaften der Baupioniere Luftwaffen Pioniere). A well preserved Luftwaffe Construction Engineer Corps Enlisted ranks visor cap, constructed of dark slate grey wool. It features reinforced side walls which are fully lined on the exterior with a black mohair cap band. Both the top and bottom edges of the band are trimmed with black piping, while an additional length of identical piping surrounds the outer edge of the crown.