Erik Krogh

Hey John,

I know that you've seen similar images of my Mayer L/18-marked Minesweeper on WAF, but here are a couple of new shots of the back and hinge.

Best Regards,

Erik

Thanks for your nice comments, Richard and Nesredep!

Eric - all of the photos except one are glued onto the pages, so I can only find one date on the reverse of post #8. The date is March 1943 (see attached).

Photo album page

Photo album page

Photo album page

Photo

Photo album page

Photo Album cover

EKII

EKI

Destroyer doc.

Newspaper clipping.

Here is my best S-Boot grouping. It is from DKiG winner Gerhard Woszek. The grouping consists of a portrait photo, newspaper clipping regarding the DKiG award, his documents (including his pre-S-Boot badge Destroyer doc), and a great photo album. There are a couple of pages in the photo album devoted to his Flottille sailing down the Danube.

Let's see what other S-Boot groupings there are out there!

Here's the Bacqueville I had. It lives with Jan Arne now. Don't know about not getting many dates. May not been taken out much, but look at the Schwerin U-Boat Bird, ugly as sin and everyone wants her.

Gordon,

It appears that, as often happens in real life, unattractive physical deficits are overcome by glitzy (in this case fire-gilded) clothing.

Erik

Wow, this thread just keeps getting better! Here is my Baqueville U-Boat badge. It has a lot of its finish remaining, but sad to say that this bird probably didn't get too many dates

Thanks, Martin! Love your Schwerin Aux Cruiser, too.

All The Best,

Erik

Great looking clasps Eric.Two additions i still have to add to my collection.

Regards,Martin.

Although the finishes are not nearly as perfect as Gordon's former First Pattern U-Boat Spange, these still retain a substantial amount of finish.

Here's my "minty" RK zinc Minesweeper. Of interest on this badge is the water, which retains almost all of its dark character.

Ben - you are indeed a lucky man! Very nice artifacts that you have uncovered. Great stuff!!

Best Regards,

Erik

To share with all you.

Check my following posts about japanese and german items from the Scorff U-boat Bunker In Lorient.

Today, the Scorff Bunker is a restricted area but i am a lucky man because i am allowed to visit it for historical searches.

<a href="http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=2501...t=0#entry236971" target="_blank">http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=2501...t=0#entry236971</a>

<a href="http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=24844" target="_blank">http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=24844</a>

Regards

Ben from Lorient.

U-331 (KL von Tiesenhausen) board-made badge mounted on a plaque. U-331 was attached to the 23rd U-Flotilla from October 1941 through April 1942. There are examples of this type of submarine badge being worn by members of the 23rd Flotilla, so it appears to me that this little boat started out as a cap badge and then was later mounted on the plaque.

Reverse

Here is the 6th or 23rd U-Flotilla tradition badge that I just acquired. The badge is extremely well executed - the on-board artisan at his finest.

Darrell,

Your new bronze spange is in great condition - congrats! Now on to silver...

Is your entire fleet of Schwerin lineage? That's a beautiful 1st pattern S-Boot. All in all, an outstanding collection.

Best Regards,

Erik

From WWI: a rare signed postcard of Otto Weddigen.

My favorite photo of Hans-G?nther Lange.