"JJ, I have heard that the badge was to be removed by the soldier upon capture to hinder the enemy in identification. How that works with a fully patched bd is an interesting question.
In the first photo link, the soldier appears to be wearing a strip of material above the sweat band. It appears to be the same as the backing for the badge. What is that strip? "
I think he's actually wearing his beret inside out,perhaps done when he saw the Jerry snapping photos.... I saw these photos and a bunch more on the Bundesarchiv site.
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