Uniforms of the Luftwaffe (1935–1945)

A popular item of clothing was the Fliegerbluse, a blue-grey, single-breasted jacket without external buttons, intended to be worn in the confined space of an aircraft.

The Luftwaffe eagle insignia was different from the rest of the Wehrmacht: its wings curved upward and the swastika did not have a circle around it.

In late 1938 with the creation of the Panzerspähzug (armored reconnaissance platoon), the personnel of this company of the General Göring Regiment have taken the design of the Army styled black panzer uniform, but with Luftwaffe insignia, shoulder boards and collar patches.

The visor and ear guards were removed to enable the headgear to be more compact and thus avoiding much of the protrusive parts in air maneuvering.

The necessity of a different strap assembly was provided to prevent the loss of the helmet in the air and also giving more safety to the chin and neck regions from jolts and pressures.

[3] The second Fallschirmjäger Division that saw service in North Africa, used the standard paratrooper helmet with Luftwaffe decal insignia.

All were painted an Africa Korps tan, by the parachute riggers and personal equipment men of each Regt.

The paint jobs ran from excellent to poor, depending on how rushed they were and the craft ability of the artist.

The hard rubber ear cups are covered with dark brown leather and feature the ridge for goggle retention.

[4] Luftwaffe side cap (Fliegermütze) is made in blue-grey wool and comes with silver cord piping on top of the turn-up for officers.

The officers' Luftwaffe uniform Waffenrock tunic has deep turn-back cuffs coming to the mid-forearm and a five-button front.

The Luftwaffe Leather Pilots’ Jacket were made in black or dark brown very thin split cowhide.

[5] The Luftwaffe produced a camouflage jacket as a consequence of the heavy casualties inflicted on German armed forces in Russia.

It is a three-quarter length lightweight single-breasted camouflage jacket with stand and fall collar and two flapped lower pockets.

[6] Knochensack (bonesack) was the nickname for German parachute jump smocks designed to be worn over a paratrooper's equipment made for the Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger during World War II.

The cuff title was introduced on March 6, 1942, and was carried by units or formations the Luftwaffe that were stationed in Africa.

Luftwaffe Edged Weapons included 1st and 2nd Model daggers, Paratrooper Gravity knives, swords and bayonets.

The gravity knife uses a button, trigger, or fulcrum lever to release the blade from both the open and the closed positions, and may use a side-folding or telescoping mechanism.

Factory-made gravity knives have various types of buttons, triggers, and fulcrum levers, which usually are used to release the blade from both the open and the closed positions.

The Lange und Söhne Luftwaffe Observers’ Watch was used in aircraft which required a highly reliable and easily readable timepiece.

The Reichs Air Ministry recognized the need for an efficient observer watch – Beobachtungsuhr in German, also shortened B-Uhren or B-Uhr – to be used by the aircraft navigator, assisting crews of long range bombing missions.