This picture was taken by photographer Artur Grimm during the Battle of Britain, and its shows Messerschmitt Bf 109 "Emils" of III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 53 (JG 53) at an airfield in northern france, autumn 1940 (or spring 1941). They were seen after the restoration of the ‘Ace of Spades’ badge in November 1940. At some point during September 1940. it is reported that Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring ordered the covering-up of the unit's well-known Pik As 'Ace of Spades' emblem. It was to be replaced with a red cowl band. The precise reasons for this remain unknown.
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Source :
http://falkeeins.blogspot.com/2022/07/rote-ringe-red-bands-and-swastikas.html
https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/jg-53?family=creative%2Ceditorial&assettype=image&phrase=jg%2053&suppressfamilycorrection=true
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