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      Torpedo propeller

      in Germany: Third Reich: Uniforms, Headwear, Insignia & Equipment

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      The last photo is real curious - thanks much Max.

      I´m going to try to contact the exhibition in Laboe and see what they have to say about that particular torpedo and the question of the 6 bladed prop.

      Thanks again Gents. This is turning into an interesting post / hunt, hahaha - Jesse

      Hello ,

      I too have seen this picture before ! I wounder as the color is not corrext and the shape of the tail section like different to me I wonder if this is a post war torpedo or a post war modification to a WWII torpedo ? I have a East German Navy Handbook on torpedoes and the 6 bladed prop looks almost the same as this picture . One must also remember that this boat was used post war for a long time with the Norwegian Navy and the boat was heavily modified .

      Best Regards ,

      Joe

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      Torpedo propeller

      in Germany: Third Reich: Uniforms, Headwear, Insignia & Equipment

      Posted

      Hello Henrik ,

      I have the same problem when looking at all these photos , is that the fins or a prop blade ! ? It seems like the photographer liked the nose section better than the tail section on torpedoes !

      I get very nervous with certain museum items ! There is a museum in Europe that has several German midgit subs and in one glass case they have a k-man in a leather jump suit and tauchretter , but the tauchretter is a post war TR60 !!!

      I will keep looking for clear detailed pictures of the tail section .

      Best Regards ,

      Joe

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      Torpedo propeller

      in Germany: Third Reich: Uniforms, Headwear, Insignia & Equipment

      Posted

      Hello Henrik ,

      If you send me your e-mail address I can send you a larger scan of this picture , the size limatation of this web site does make details hard to see at times .

      The electro boats still used a 3 bladed prop like the other u-boats , size may be different but a 3 bladed prop was used.

      I have a picture of a torpedo hanging from below a HE-111 at it may have 6 blades , hard to see as it is not a great picture . I wonder if aircraft torpedoes and S-boats used a different type of torpedo ?

      Best Regards ,

      Joe

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      Torpedo propeller

      in Germany: Third Reich: Uniforms, Headwear, Insignia & Equipment

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      Hello ,

      I attach a very interesting photo dated 1962 and clearly shows the same 6 bladed prop you have shown here in your posting . I like this picture for two reasons ,

      one it shows a 6 bladed prop

      two on the board in the center of the picture shows a board with all of the torpedo tools needed .

      I have seen WWII pictures tthat look like 6 blade torpedoes , I must assume that due to dark , blurry pictures that you are looking at 2 twin 2 bladed props along with the vertical and horizontal rudders or there was a late war modification to the props ?

      If you like I can send a larger , better scan of this picture if you like .

      Best Regards ,

      Joe

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      Reversed Saw Fish emblem

      in Germany: Third Reich: Wehrmacht Medals, Decorations & Awards

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      Hello ,

      In my Humble opinion I feel that this is a fake . I could walk to the moon and back with all of the repo / fake badges out on the market today ! If this was real I would would think the color would be green instead of red . Post war most people thought the saw fish was red intead of green . I would be very cautious of any u-boat hat badge as they are all faked today !

      Best Regards ,

      Joe

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      "AUER' canister I.D.

      in Germany: Third Reich: Uniforms, Headwear, Insignia & Equipment

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      Hello ,

      This is a very nice civilian gas mask canister !

      the Kenn number RL 38/3 means that it was made by AUER and is an S-maske gasmask in a steel carrier . Any item that states that it is Luftschutz and is approved for resale is civilian and would never be found on a u-boat . This is a civilian cas mask canister that someone over the years added these emergency breathing mouth pieces . These black , hard rubber mouth pieces were used by the KM for shore installations and aboard surface ships , I know of no use / or pictures in use aboard any German u-boat . Anything with an RL number is civilian and would not be found on a front line u-boat !

      Best Regards ,

      Joe

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      TeNo TN Technische Nothilfe Uniforms, Insignia & Other

      in Germany: Third Reich: Uniforms, Headwear, Insignia & Equipment

      Posted

      Hello ,

      Very nice post cards ! The rebreather device worn on the men in the post card are Deaga/Auer - Audos MR1 . The Audos MR1 looks very similar to the Draeger made Heeresatmer device .

      The post card is a painting and not a photograph so the gas mask looks more like a general shape and design gasmask . In my opinion the gas mask looks like the gasmaske 200 or gasmaske 747 , both were widely used during the time frame of this post card .

      Best Regards ,

      Joe

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      TeNo TN Technische Nothilfe Uniforms, Insignia & Other

      in Germany: Third Reich: Uniforms, Headwear, Insignia & Equipment

      Posted

      Hello ,

      While looking through my collection of Draeger-hefte magazines I came across this picture of a TeNo man in uniform , I hope you like it ! The man's name is Erich Hampe and there is a half page story that goes with this picture , if you like I can e-mail you the entire page . Due to the size limitations of this web site you cannot read it very well when I shrink it down to allowed size .

      Best Regards ,

      Joe

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      Kriegsmarine U-Boat Divers insignia

      in Germany: Third Reich: Wehrmacht Medals, Decorations & Awards

      Posted

      Thanks Joe. I figured that the German system was much like the U.S. Navy's, ie., different ratings for certification to different depths and types of tasks performed. I would still like to find a source where these are actually spelled out though. I couldn't find any reference to it in the 1943 edition of Stelzner's classic Tauchertechnik: Handbuch fur Taucher but there must be a Kriegsmarine diving manual or other regs which actually give specifics.

      Hello ,

      Here is a tasty treat for you to start with !

      Best Regards ,

      Joe

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      Kriegsmarine U-Boat Divers insignia

      in Germany: Third Reich: Wehrmacht Medals, Decorations & Awards

      Posted

      Please forgive what may be a dumb question, but can anyone tell me what precisely were the duties of the men rated as "U-Boat Divers" as opposed to the "torpedo" and other divers? Did the former actually serve on U-Boats or were they more what we would call submarine rescue or salvage personnel? I don't think I've ever come across any details on this in any of my reference books, but perhaps I'm just looking in the wrong place.

      Hello ,

      This arm badge is called U-Boots und Bergungstaucher or submarine and salvage diver .This badge would be worn by a diver that had special training in salvaging sunken submarines . These divers would know how to hook up emergency air hoses to the submarine and help rescue , if possible live submarines trapped inside the boat or have the proper training to raise the sunken sub. Most of these trained men would not be found on an active submarine , but he could transfer to a front line boat if he wished . These men had a more specialized training than a regular hard hat diver and not every u-boat had one aboard when they set sail for a front line mission . I hope this helps you !

      Best Regards ,

      Joe

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