Hello, raggedman and welcome to AWAD - you will be a welcome addition to the multi-culturalism that this board cherishes.

Rev. Alimae might well be correct, now that I have seen the pictures (thanks for that, Ali - a useful site!) - I had previously assumed that it referred to the flat, short-cropped hair style adopted by the German Army during the 1914-18 war. But this was an assumption, not based on any primary research