WWII German Side Cap

chevy · 07-04-2013, 03:00 PM

I have acquired this WWII German side cap on a trade from a friend of mine who was originally from Austria. The side cap was his cousins grandfather with the last name of Froemel or Fro"mel and probably entered the army through Austria. I have very little knowledge on German WWII clothing. The only test I have conducted on the cap was burning a very small piece of fabric from the stitching which burned like cotton and not polyester. none of the stitching fluoresces under long wave ultraviolet black light. The cockade is slightly damaged and has some minor wear on the wool. What does the purple piping mean?

MikeP · 07-07-2013, 03:18 AM

Think it is a medical officer.
Chaplains were somewhat similar.

The pipng on these caps is called a Soutasche if I have spelled it right.

07-04-2013, 03:00 PM	#1
chevy User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: South Carolina Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 3 Posts	WWII German Side Cap I have acquired this WWII German side cap on a trade from a friend of mine who was originally from Austria. The side cap was his cousins grandfather with the last name of Froemel or Fro"mel and probably entered the army through Austria. I have very little knowledge on German WWII clothing. The only test I have conducted on the cap was burning a very small piece of fabric from the stitching which burned like cotton and not polyester. none of the stitching fluoresces under long wave ultraviolet black light. The cockade is slightly damaged and has some minor wear on the wool. What does the purple piping mean? Attached Thumbnails Attached Images

07-07-2013, 03:18 AM	#2
MikeP User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ILL Posts: 686 Thanks: 36 Thanked 452 Times in 198 Posts	Think it is a medical officer. Chaplains were somewhat similar. The pipng on these caps is called a Soutasche if I have spelled it right.