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First appearance of Nehm's two war badges, HK and Zerstorer.
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Nehm in NCO school July-September 1942.
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Nehm as an obergefreiter on Z31.
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Commissioning of destroyer Z31.
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Leave while serving on Bruno Heinemann.
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Nehm transfers to destroyer Bruno Heinemann on September 27, 1941 and survives her sinking on January 25, 1942.
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Nehm's leave following the completion of Thor's first patrol.
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I recently acquired this little gem of a photo album. It was compiled by Walter Nehm in 1993 (with original period photos) and chronicles his entire career from his days in the HJ through his service in the Kriegsmarine. Nehm served on the Hilfskreuzer Thor's first war cruise, then transferred to destroyers, serving on Bruno Heinemann and Z31.
Following are some highlights from the album.
First up is Nehm's HJ page.
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Erik: Thanks that is a start for sure. Was he assigned to Z8 "BRUNO HEINEMANN" on 27 Sep 1941 and stayed aboard until the sinking of Z8 on 25 Jan 1942. Then was assigned to Z31?
Martin: Just a transcription mistake on my part. No worries. Your crew lists are good ones.
Joe
Hi Joe,
Yes, Nehm was on board Bruno Heinemann on 27 Sept. 1941 and survived the sinking of the destroyer on January 25, 1942. His ausweis, which is in the grouping I acquired, was in his uniform jacket. Nehm was then assigned to Z31 (the grouping has the commissioning photo). I will start a new thread showing much of the grouping in the documents forum soon.
Here is the BRUNO HEINEMANN album page from Nehm's album.
Best Regards,
Erik
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Erik:
Would it be possible to get Nehm's specific career details from you?
I have been working on an auxiliary cruiser crew database for about 18 years. All I presently have on him is: "Nehm, Walter. Matrosengefreiter, Thor-1 & Thor-2, Awarded EK2 on 05 Apr 1941. Sailed on THOR's second cruise as an Oberbootsmannsmaat."
Any help would be appreciated!
Joe
Hi Joe,
How's this page for starters... Nehm's photo album, which was compiled in 1993, has a wealth of information about his career. He notes that he was on board the destroyer Bruno Heinemann on September 27, 1941. I would assume that this marked the end of his service on HKs. I will post more of the album in a separate post as time allows.
Best Regards,
Erik
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Nehm formal portrait.
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Nehm as an Unteroffizier in feldgrau.
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Today I acquired a grouping of Walter Nehm, a sailor who began his career on an Auxiliary Cruiser (Thor) and then transferred to destroyers (a survivor of Z8 Bruno Heinemann and then served on Z31). Herr Nehm completed his service as an Obersteurmann. The grouping has many clearly identified photos of Walter throughout his career. Following are three different images of Walter wearing his HK and destroyer badges while a Gefreiter (on his pea coat), as an Unteroffizier in feldgrau, and finally a formal portrait in navy blue.
I will post more of this grouping later. It includes Nehm's soldbuch, KM Ausweis, Arbeitsbuch, and a handwritten letter to Nehm from Thor Kommandant Otto Kähler. The grouping is in an album compiled by Nehm and traces his life from HJ to the RAD and finally to the KM. Thought Martin might be interested...
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Very nice portraits, Martin.
Best,
Erik
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Diesel room showing the U-48 (or other boats such as U-564 who used the black cat emblem) traditions badge in wear.
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Peter - do you have any evidence that U-247 used a red badge? I'd really be interested.
Thanks,
Erik
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Reverse of First U-Flottille badge.
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Also Peter,
I have never seen a real 1st U-Flottille style pin in red. The accepted originals are blue. I have seen a lot of fakes in red. Here's mine for comparison.
Erik
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Peter,
This one looks bad to me. Enamel does not appear period, pin not right.
Best Regards,
Erik
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Morten,
Thanks for posting!
All The Best,
Erik
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Martin,
Very interesting and nice photo. Thanks for posting both the portrait as well as the Mausi Unit link.
All The Best,
Erik
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Hi Erik...thanks for responding. It's not actually my badge...but hoping it will be soon
Good luck!
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A Kriegsmarine Career: HJ, RAD, Hilfskreuzer, and Zerstorer
in Germany: Third Reich: Research, Documentation & Photographs
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"14 quiet days" in Breda, Holland.