Kooshmeister
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Well I was basing my guess on Leonard's appearance circa 1981. He was very thin in the footage they showed.
The other officer with Gobler
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Kooshmeister
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Eegads, this thread has the mark of the Beast! Look! 
Kooshmeister
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Stoo, do you have any links that have pictures of the Wehrmacht ranks showing the major insignia Gobler has, and saying it's a major? I've Googled and found nothing and I need to reference it for Gobler's page on the Indy Wiki because there's this guy who edits the page to say Gobler is a sergeant....
DoktorJones
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I found this site with posters of the insignias of the german army and air force.
http://library.marshallfoundation.org/posters/library/posters/browse_expanded.php?war=wwii&country=germany
and here is another site with clearer insignias.
http://www.nuav.net/SS-insignia.html
http://library.marshallfoundation.org/posters/library/posters/browse_expanded.php?war=wwii&country=germany
and here is another site with clearer insignias.
http://www.nuav.net/SS-insignia.html
Kooshmeister
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Thanks!
DoktorJones
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This is a good site too, but in german.
http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Milit%C3%A4r/Dienstgradabzeichen/Wehrmacht
http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Milit%C3%A4r/Dienstgradabzeichen/Wehrmacht
Stoo
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Strange. Why he would think that? Apart from the insignia, tell him that if Gobler was a sergeant,Kooshmeister said:
he wouldn’t be wearing an officer’s uniform (tall boots & necktie) and wouldn’t be receiving orders
from a colonel! A sergeant is an enlisted man and Dietrich would not even be talking to him.
So, everytime you edit Gobler's entry to say Major, he changes it to Sgt.?
That's funny!This page is pretty complete:
http://www.packrat-toyz.com/Reference/heer.htm
I just took a load of screencaps to point out some of the obscure insignia in "Raiders"
(and more proof that Gobler is a Major). Will post 'em soon.
P.S. Forgot to ask you...Have you spotted Tall Captain anywhere during the Ark ceremony?
There doesn't seem to be any close shots of him and after the canyon scene, he just seems to disappear.
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Kooshmeister
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Stoo said:
I pointed out the difference in uniform, especially since there is an actual sergeant to go by in the film (the Tough one). So far he hasn't edited it back.
Stoo said:
No. I've looked and looked. The guy just isn't there. My only assumption is he returned to the base for whatever reason....
Oh and he has a name now, too. Er, has had a name for quite some time, that is. The novelization calls him Captain Mohler. This is canon apparently (like Toht's first name being Arnold according to the same book).
http://indianajones.wikia.com/wiki/Mohler
Kooshmeister
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Whoa, Stoo, those are very impressive (you misspelled Gobler's name but that's a minor nitpick). So, mountain troops, eh? There were some mountains in the desert as poor Gobler found out the hard way. 
ReggieSnake
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Wow, Stoo! You never cease to amaze me! Nice work on the analysis. You and Koosh should do an article for theraider.net about Nazi officers' insignia in the films.
Kooshmeister
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Well, Stoo is the real expert. He's the one who deduced Gobler's rank based on his epaullettes. All I can do is parrot the info at the appropriate places (i.e. the Indy Wiki). I will confess I have a knack for "figuring out" minor characters, though, like the guy who is the original topic of this thread.
Stoo
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D'oh! Don't know what I was thinking!Kooshmeister said:Whoa, Stoo, those are very impressive (you misspelled Gobler's name but that's a minor nitpick). So, mountain troops, eh? There were some mountains in the desert as poor Gobler found out the hard way.
Thanks for the kind words, Koosh and Reggie (but I'm no expert)!If Gobler didn't die from his famous cliff dive, he probably would have snuffed it at the Ark ceremony.
Here's the corrected Gobler and one for the original topic of this thread (named after Koosh's idea).
Kooshmeister
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Why the question marks for "Belzig's" lapel insignia, if you know it means Panzer Division? (Also I love that you used my nickname for him. )
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Stoo
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Lambonius posted this link in another thread. Check out this custom made Gobler figure (about halfway down the page):
http://goodtogocustoms.com/forum/index.php?topic=5200.0
http://goodtogocustoms.com/forum/index.php?topic=5200.0
Kooshmeister
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Whoa....that's awesome.
Montana Smith
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Looks like the props department just picked up the first uniforms on the rack!
Don't know what's going on with the mismatched shoulder boards and collar tabs. As we know, the Mechanic also ended up with a feldpolizei tunic.
Don't know what's going on with the mismatched shoulder boards and collar tabs. As we know, the Mechanic also ended up with a feldpolizei tunic.
Montana Smith
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Stoo said:Indeed!
The mechanic's orange epaulettes are just barely visible in the film (if you freeze-frame the part) but there is a better photo which I'll be posting shortly.
A lot of things are going to be happening shortly, Stewie. You're going to be really busy!
