Gordon Williamson

Kapit?nleutnant Engelbert Endrass

Commander U-46, U-567

Knights Cross 5 September 1940

Oakleaves 10 June 1941

KIA 21 December 1941

Korvettenkapit?n Carl Emmermann

Commander U-172

Knights Cross 27 November 1942

Oakleaves 4 July 1943

Kapit?nleutnant Alfred Eick

Commander U-510

Knights Cross 31 March 1944

Fregattenkapit?n Wilhelm Rudolf Dommes

Commander U-431, U-178

Knights Cross 2 December 1942

Kapit?n zur See Kurt Karl Anton Dobratz

Commander U-1232

Knights Cross 23 January 1945

Photo to be added

Stabsobermaschinist Heinrich Friedrich Cristoph Dammeier

Obermaschinist U-129

Stabsobermaschinist U-270

Knights Cross 12 August 1944

Korvettenkapit?n Erich Hubert Julius Franz "Ali" Cremer

Commander U-333

Knights Cross 5 June 1942

Korvettenkapit?n Asmus Nicolai Clausen

Commander U-37, U-129, U-182

Knights Cross 13 March 1942

KIA 16 May 1943

Photo to be added

Korvettenkapit?n Otto Erich August von Bulow

Commander U-404

Knights Cross 20 October 1942

Oakleaves 26 April 1943

Kapit?nleutnant Paul Brasack

Commander U-737

Knights Cross 30 October 1944

Fregattenkapit?n Albrecht Brandi

Commander U-617

Knights Cross 21 January 1943

Oakleaves 11 April 1943

Swords 9 May 1944

Diamonds 24 November 1944

Korvettenkapit?n Heinrich Carl Bernhard Rudolf " Ajax" Bleichrodt

Commander U-109

Knights Cross 24 October 1940

Oakleaves 23 September 1942

Korvettenkapit?n Gerhard Otto Bigalk

Commander U-751

Knights Cross 26 December 1941

KIA 17 July 1942

Unsigned photo will be added later if no one has s signed one.

Kapit?nleutnant Gerhard Bielig

L.I. on U-103

Knights Cross 10 February 1943

Korvettenkapit?n Ernst Rudolf Ludwig Bauer

Commander U-126

Knights Cross 16 March 1942

Kapit?nleutnant Klaus Bargsten

Commander U-521

Knights Cross 30 April 1943

Just to keep this separate from Michels slection of fine original wartime signed photos, these are later photos. I?ll start with shots predominantly obtained direct from the aces after the war, with postwar signatures and also a few of the photos issued by the shipyards showing commanders of U-Boats they had built ( most of these are easily spotted as they have printed signatures in white), then fill in the gaps with unsigned prints.

Only one had the initial "A".

Albrecht Adolf Konrad Achilles of U-161.

Don't have a signed photo of him. Will add an unsigned image later if no one else has a signed one to share.

Here he is

My favourite KVK 2 document. This one is to Will L?hner, he was the chief engineer (Leitender Ingineur , or L.I. - pronounced ELL EE ) on U-48 under top ace Herbert Schulze.

Survived the war and also received the Bundesverdienstkreuz

"24" is the official contract supplier code for Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Hanauer Plakettenhersteller in Hanau am Main. The acorn mark is probably some sort of QA mark. Iron Crosses made by Alois Rettenmaier often have, as well as the makers LDO code L/59, a range of other marks, circles, squares, dots, the tilde mark ( ~ ) and even a tiny swastika.

That these various additional marks found on EKs are quality control marks is speculative, but logical.

Correct Dave. The lower sticker (Ordensband) relates to the ribbon

Wonderful set !!!

I agree, W&L are the finest EKs ( after Steinhauer of course ) and thats a particularly nice example you have there Darrell.

Rick,

According to my references the medal was still being bestowed right up to 1945.

Rick,

You are right. As the only Japanese award with an Austrian style triangular ribbon, it looks totally out of synch with all the others. They were influenced by many other countries. The medals here have ribbon suspensions which are very "British" in style. The ribbon rosettes they used are said to have been French influence.