Germany, Heer. A Tropical M35 Overseas Field Cap for Enlisted Ranks, by Hans Brandt Newly Listed 43rd Ottawa and Carleton Battalion

43rd Ottawa and Carleton Battalion of Rifles Shoulder Belt Plate

7 (w) x 62

a photo of Kratochwil in a Kriegsmarine uniform with Italian naval personnel

his daughter Kathleen and six grandchildren

A Luftwaffe Flight Personnel EM/NCO’s sleeve badge

Germany, Heer. A Tropical M35 Overseas Field Cap for Enlisted Ranks, by Hans Brandt Newly Listed 43rd Ottawa and Carleton Battalion(Heer Tropen Schiffchen M35 fr Mannschaften). An extremely well preserved Heer tropical overseas cap for Enlisted ranks, constructed of olive drab cotton. The cap is fully surrounded by fold down side walls which scallop toward the front, while the crown is flanked by ventilation holes which are reinforced with brown painted zink grommets. Stitched onto the peak is an insignia consisting of a brown rayon backer bearing a machine embroidered silver