Gordon Williamson

The KMST marked EK1s are amongst the most desirable 1914 pieces. The one you have is extremely rare. I have heard it suggested that this particular fitting was designed to somehow fit on the Cuirasse breastplate worn by elite units such as the Garde-du-Corps. I have seen this particular type fetching insane prices.

Korvettenkapit?n Felix Zymalkowski. 8 S-Boot Flotille

Oberleutnant Siegfried Wuppermann, 3 S-Boot Flotille

Oberleutnant Karl-Friedrich Kunzel. 2nd Pattern E-Boat Badge.

Kapit?nleutnant Kurt Fimmen, 1st Pattern E-Boat Badge

Nice colour photo of Oberleutnant Klaus Feldt, with 1st Pattern E-Boat Badge

Kapit?nleutnant Birnbacher 1 S-Flotille

Some of the Ritterkreuztr?ger of the E-Boats. First, Kapit?nleutnant Hermann B?chting, 1-S-Flotille. Nice view of 1st Pattern E-Boat badge

Michel, Here is the reverse view of the hand made badge from U-377.

Posted for Christophe Very nice and interesting document indeed !

Very nice ! I believe L-W was one of the "old-school" officers, a true sailor who learned his craft, as they say " before the mast " on sailing ships.

Craig, I'm afraid its not an early one. Early pieces used left over wartime parts and will have a backplate with recessed portions for the hinge block and retaining hook. They also have wider pins, more reminiscent in shape of an Iron Cross pin. Early 57 pieces may well have been issued in leftover wartime cases, but the cases made specifically for 57 pieces were actually horrible things made in plastic and with foam inserts, just like you'd see with cheaper jewellery. The point about smaller acorns set further down the stem of the twig is really only particularly usefull at dating 57 Knights Crosses, not the other grades.

Kapit?nleutnant (Ing) Otto Erich Z?rn L.I. U-48 Knights Cross 23 April 1941

Fregattenkapit?n Robert Richard Zapp Commander U-66 Knights Cross 23 April 1942

Kapit?nleutnant Erich Karl Ferdinand W?rdemann Commander U-506 Knights Cross 14 march 1943 KIA 12 July 1943 Photo to follow

Kapit?nleutnant Heinrich Wilhelm Herbert Wohlfarth Commander U-14, U-137, U-556 Knights Cross 15 May 1941 Photo to follow

Korvettenkapit?n Helmut Witte Commander U-159 Knights Cross 22 October 1942

Korvettenkapit?n Hans Ludwig Witt Commander U-129 Knights Cross 17 December 1942 Photo to follow

Korvettenkapit?n Werner Winter Commander U-22, U-103 Knights Cross 5 June 1942 Photo to follow

Kapit?nleutnant (Ing.) Karl-Heinz C?sar Wiebe L.I. U-9, U-67, U-178 Knights Cross 22 May 1944

Oberleutnant zur See Otto Emil Westphalen Commander U-968 Knights Cross 23 March 1945

Korvettenkapit?n (Ing) Johann Friedrich Wessels L.I. U-47, U-198, U-870 Knights Cross 9 March 1944 Photo to follow

Kapit?nleutnant Hans Hartwig Trojer Commander U-221 Knights Cross 24 March 1943 KIA 27 September 1943 Photo to follow

Fregattenkapit?n Erich Topp Commander U-552, U-2513 Knights Cross 20 June 1941 Oakleaves 11 April 1942 Swords 17 August 1942

Korvettenkapit?n Nikolaus Heinrich Timm Commander U-251 Knights Cross 17 September 1944