Pricetag a.k.a. Mom a.k.a. Margaret (mprice) wrote in schlosseberbach, @ 2006-03-20 22:55:00 |
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Entry tags: | art book scans, canon, germany, klaus |
Color Art, Manga Scans, and Papa Eberbach with boas
By: Ara_chan
Posted: March 20, 2006
Notes: Why yes, I *am* just this much of a social-lifeless dork.
The artbook has this pic labeled "Major Eberbach's father".
Klaus being born in the 1950's would have Papa-san being no older than 40. Which means he would have served his time in the military in the 30's and 40's (and on through Klaus' childhood).
BOA:
The boa picture is a younger man. He's wearing three pips on his lapel SS plates and has no pips on his epaulets, making him an Untersturmfuhrer (second lieutenant-type person).
Papa Fer Sure:
The name-labeled picture lacks the clear SS collar patches and the "das Reich" arm band - but then, you can't see his hands and he has skulls on his collar patches instead of pips. I don't know if this was ever a proper patching or if it falls into "looked cool so I drew it." However, the shoulder boards, which I am very sorry that you can't see because I took the picture with my cell phone >.>, are for an Obersturmbannfuhrer, a Lt Colonel eqiv.
His cap, however, has a different symbol than the boa picture's cap - it lacks the skull & crossbones and has what I am assuming is the mark for the tank corp? (It's different than the one we see in series, and I apologize for not having been able to find it.) EDT: Found it. I should have known to do a search on caps in the first place. Indeed, Papa is wearing a Heer Panzer Officers visor cap, though again, she didn't add the red pipping. Hum ho. Though she failed to color the pipping of his shoulder boards for being an officer in the tank corps. Tsk tsk.
He also looks to being wearing both an Iron Cross first class (awarded for bravery in battle)and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (recognizing extreme battlefield bravery or successful leadership). In 1957 the German government issued new Iron Crosses to World War II veterans nixing the swastika and putting oak leaves in its place. SO! Long ramble wrapped up, Klaus would have been 2-7 years old when they did that. If someone wants to grab that up and run with it (hint hint) it wouldn't make me at all sad, being the geeky fic-slut that I am. ^.^
But I suppose the real question of the day falls to ... is Papa-san a blond?? I don't remember him being one! Ooooh, I need to read the manga again, I do. I'm willing to agree, though, that the boa pic is most likely happy AU fun with uniforms because 1) uniforms are sexy and 2) black uniforms are even more so... unless being worn by the Clamp Campus Detectives. >.> Then it's just scary.
EDT 2: SS Panzer Division Das Reich