English: This is a German camera Leica III SS 3 in a military version from WWII, together with a strongly enlarged section showing the type label of the Leica with model number, serial number, film format 18x24 mm and the human skull symbol "Totenkopf" of the SS (Schutzstaffel), together with the double Siegrune symbol 'SS'
even in the model number. The original image description of the much larger source image was as follows:
Officer's uniform of the
Luftwaffe, the aerial warfare branch of the combined Wehrmacht military forces of Nazi Germany before and during World War II. Ceremonial full-dress tunic with aiguillette (
Schnur) and Luftwaffe imperial eagle (
Fliegender Adler / Luftwaffeadler), gold grade Luftwaffe Reconnaissance Clasp (
Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe,
Luftwaffe Frontflugspange für Aufklärer), and
Luftwaffe Pilot/Observer Badge (
Flugzeugführer- und Beobachterabzeichen) on chest. Also
Leica camera III-SS3 18X24 Nr. 357272 with SS-runes and
Reichsadler national emblem (German imperial eagle), in brown leather case. Photo taken on 8 May 2019 at
Lofoten War Memorial Museum (Lofoten Krigsminnemuseum) in Svolvær, Norway. The museum exhibits uniforms, militaria, memorabilia, smaller items, etc. from World War II and
German-occupied Norway 1940–1945.
English: This is a strongly enlarged section, showing the type label of a German camera Leica III SS3, of an original photograph which shows a German uniform and the Leica camera together. The original image description was this:
Officer's uniform of the
Luftwaffe, the aerial warfare branch of the combined Wehrmacht military forces of Nazi Germany before and during World War II. Ceremonial full-dress tunic with aiguillette (
Schnur) and Luftwaffe imperial eagle (
Fliegender Adler / Luftwaffeadler), gold grade Luftwaffe Reconnaissance Clasp (
Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe,
Luftwaffe Frontflugspange für Aufklärer), and
Luftwaffe Pilot/Observer Badge (
Flugzeugführer- und Beobachterabzeichen) on chest. Also
Leica camera III-SS3 18X24 Nr. 357272 with SS-runes and
Reichsadler national emblem (German imperial eagle), in brown leather case. Photo taken on 8 May 2019 at
Lofoten War Memorial Museum (Lofoten Krigsminnemuseum) in Svolvær, Norway. The museum exhibits uniforms, militaria, memorabilia, smaller items, etc. from World War II and
German-occupied Norway 1940–1945.