Taylor Collector wrote:I have heard that the Fallschillmjager would wear the Edelweiss ocassionally, and at least one U-Boat used it as a symbol for their crew specifically on the sidcap.
At the sime time, the white Stalhelm was a symbol for the Grossdeutchsland Division. So, surprisingly, the Edelweiss actually represents all three services better in my humble opinion. Of course, I think that a Reichskokade could be appropriate (although I doubt many will agree with me) or the M-43, which was used pretty extensively and, in one form or another, by almost all services in all of the theatres. I doubt it could be represented well though. One final suggestion, use either an Eisenkruez or possibly the ribbon for that medal. Those could look quite nice.
TS Allen
I also thought about suggesting the Iron Cross but that is already used over at the Axis History Forum and in my opinion runs the risk of drawing the ire of people who don't understand the difference between it and a swastika.
Re: the Reichskokade, if it's what I think it is, (three concentric circles within another, going to black-white-red largest to smallest) to me looks more like something from World War I, maybe that's just me.
Perhaps some variant of the Stahlhelm could be created which would be not as specific as a single division; I still think it would make the most sense but others may feel differently. Perhaps we could set up a poll and have a vote on the whole thing?
