Gordon Williamson

Laurence,

No, the set came from Detlev. Believe it or not, I missed the Friday update at that time, and the set was still available on the following Monday !!! I guess everyone else must a just assumed that it would have already gone. I was gobsmacked when I got the "its yours" message.

I will post the rest when I get home from the office tonight. My favourite piece is the very last ite, just a little thing, but to me the most fascinating ,and probably the rarest.

And her qualification papers

More to come

But that's not all. You see, Edel had a wfie.

Frau Edel did business studies as shown by this document

After the war this proud crew member of the Admiral Hipper ends up washing dishes on a US Army Base - but hey, better than enjoying Soviet "hospitality"

His DP (Displaced Persons) Card

Income Tax Papers

Seems like after the war, Edel got confirmation of various aspects of his military service ( perhaps to do with applying for a military pension ?) from the Deutsche Dienststelle

Edel's Soldbuch

A few snaps from his time on Minesweepers. More to follow tomorrow !!

And then goes on to win the Iron Cross First Class

After leaving Admiral Hipper he served on Minesweepers in the Adriatic, where he was wounded in action. Note that this doc is issued by an SS Field Hospital !

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Some snaps from his time on Admiral Hipper. First shot is Hipper's commander.

He also earned the Iron Cross Second Class on Hipper

Award Document for the High Seas Fleet Badge, earned on Admiral Hipper

Award Document for the Sudeten Medal.

Another interesting little document, the covering letter from the Reichssportamt delivering the DRL Sports Badge. Notice that as well as the pinback example, he got a cloth version (Tuchabzeichen). It also quotes the cost of each item

Sporty guy, with the Navy he earns the DRL Sports Badge.

Note the embossed DRL badge on the cover of the Leistungsbuch.

Moving on to his service in the Kriegsmarine. Here is his service contract with the Navy.

Even his swimming certificate from the DAF.

Here's something you don't see too often. The award document, in the form of a small ID card, for the SA Sportabzeichen.

Leistungsbuch for his SA Sportabzeichen, packed with entries

Arbeitsdienst Ausweis

Membership card of the Frewilligen Arbeitsdienst, FAD, forerunner of the RAD