1-300 German Balkenkreuz Black, Thick White Band with Black Edges Decals

These 1-300 German Balkenkreuz Black, Thick White Band with Black Edges decals reproduce the aircraft identification markings represented by this sheet for use on 1-300 scale aircraft miniatures. They are intended for historically appropriate aircraft, units, and periods associated with the marking.
 
Decal Information
The sheet includes German Balkenkreuz Black, Thick White Band with Black Edges markings suitable for use on 1-300 scale aircraft miniatures.
They are printed on clear-background waterslide decal paper. They need to be individually cut out. Apply over a properly prepared and gloss-coated model surface using normal waterslide-decal techniques.
 
Key Historical Details
Region / Nation: German
Service: German Military Aviation
Time Period: Period Appropriate to the Marking
Primary Marking: Aircraft Identification Markings
Scale: 1-300
Application: Historically appropriate aircraft and aviation subjects
 
Historical Information
1-300 German Balkenkreuz Black, Thick White Band with Black Edges
 
These 1-300 German Luftwaffe Balkenkreuz decals reproduce a bold multi-part cross featuring a black central cross, broad white band, and black outer edging. This highly visible treatment is especially representative of Luftwaffe national markings used on many aircraft during the early and middle phases of World War II.
 
The Balkenkreuz had its origins in German military aviation during 1918 and became the standard national aircraft marking of the Luftwaffe after its re-establishment in the 1930s. During World War II, it appeared in many officially prescribed and locally varied forms on wings and fuselage sides.
 
Broad black-and-white crosses were particularly effective on the relatively clean camouflage schemes of the prewar and early-war period. They can be seen on aircraft involved in the campaigns in Poland, France, the Low Countries, Britain, the Balkans, North Africa, and the early Eastern Front.
 
This marking style is suited to aircraft such as the Bf 109E/F, Bf 110, Ju 87, Ju 88, He 111, Do 17, Do 217, and other Luftwaffe combat aircraft, subject to the specific year and airframe being modeled.
 
The Luftwaffe used several closely related Balkenkreuz patterns, and the width of the black and white elements varied by period and aircraft. Reference photographs are recommended for exact matching.