Kriegsmarine Officer in Finland 1918

[Bayoswede]

Hi all !

I have just bought this photo and wonder if there is any possibility the put a name on this officer

He dosn?t have a lot of medals but I wonder if the finnish connection could give a clue?

Iron cross II class, Hamburg Cross , Honorcross, Finnish Order of Liberty cross 4th or 3rd class 1918, and Finnish civil war medal.

He has 4 broad stripes on his arm a that makes him ? what .....

Anyone good at imperial navy uniforms?

Every help would be appreciated!

Sorry!! saw that I write "Kriegsmarine" in the heading should of course have been Reichsmarine.... (blushing)

All the best from Sweden

Christer

Edited August 2, 2007 by Bayoswede

[Mike Dwyer]

I probably should wait for the experts to come in, but I'm pretty sure that is not an Imperial Navy uniform. I think it's from a merchant line.

[Bayoswede]

I probably should wait for the experts to come in, but I'm pretty sure that is not an Imperial Navy uniform. I think it's from a merchant line.

Thanks Mike, you gave me the link in right direction

Sometimes you just need a little oush to see the answer.... He is in a Norddeutscher LLoyd uniform !

but wearing all his WW1 medals, I think that Kriegsmarine took control of the NDDL during wartime , anybody knows more?

Thanks again Mike , I will keep searching

Christer

[Ulsterman]

He has already been identified. I think Claudio has his medal bar!

Robert Noss sold the picture? You are lucky. I wanted it.

see here:

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=19516

Edited August 2, 2007 by Ulsterman

[Guest Rick Research]

Nord Deutscher Lloyd (NDL) Kapit?n Karl Strauch, captain of the "Sierra Cordoba" in 1936.

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=7180&hl=Strauch

[Bayoswede]

Nord Deutscher Lloyd (NDL) Kapit?n Karl Strauch, captain of the "Sierra Cordoba" in 1936.

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=7180&hl=Strauch

Thanks Rick!

Christer

[ccj]

Thanks Rick!

Christer

I'm amazed how you guys find photos to match your medal bars and ribbon bars and then ID the owners.

[Guest Rick Research]

Sometimes it works out. The key here is his uniform. NOT too many NDL Captains with Finnish service 1918.