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Unit Emblem help please

Hi Guys

Any idea of the unit ?

Cheers
Andy

Re: Unit Emblem help please

Hi, Andy...

This is the early unit emblem of Gruppenstab, II.Gruppe/KG3, here seen on a Ju88. There are many images of it also being applied to Do17Zs as well, for example, during the Battle of Britain.

The unit became known as the 'Blitz' Geschwader because they later switched their unit emblem to a lightning flash across a shield, the shield's colour differing depending on the specific Gruppe.

If you have Ketley & Rolfe's Luftwaffe Emblems 1939-1945 (Hikoki), then the image you ask about is No.286 on page 53.

Kindest regards,

Paul

Re: Unit Emblem help please

Hi Paul,

Thats super thanks for your help.

The picture is in a Infantry guys album and is captioned Dynper bend (Russia)June 42.

Andy