Aldwyn
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I hope no one minds a flood:
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Well, you learn something new every day! Thanks Gordon!
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Clasp looks great!
But is that u-boat badge a fake? I have never seen a pin and clasp such as that before. The uboat doesnt look right either... the propeller/rudder area seems to have no details... like no scew at all!
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So far, not so good... I have found nadda as far as U108 and a tradition pin goes.
But at least we know that early in the boat career, it used the polar bear. I suspect that the shield came after the skipper won the knights cross, or, when the second skipper took over.
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I take it back... the polar bear was NOT when it was sunk in 44, but was from a British report after the sinking of the steamer Michael E. on June 2nd, 1941!
I honestly dont know what the crew wore as their tradition pin, if they wore any at all.
I did a quick look through my photos and books, as well as the members section of uboat.net, and cant find any pictures of the crew wearing a pin, or even a picture of either the shield or the polar bear on the conning tower!
I will keep digging around though... maybe I will come up with something.
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Hogel shows these two images for U108. At time time of her sinking, the boat was using the polar bear on her conning tower.
- Aldwyn
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Hello Gordon
You are very polite . Many thanks
I am looking for a UBoat clasp silver can you help me ?
yours sincerely
giorgio
That's a rare find... good luck!
There IS one at emedals, but it has a broken clasp.
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Thanks for checking. I can't find anything either. John
Dark ship... gilt wreath... cut-out lower gun barrel...
I am pretty sure it's a Foerster and Barth.
The bubbling on the back may be due to F&B painting the back of the badge silver, rather then leaving the raw metal. With age, I suppose the paint is bubbling? Donno about that, honestly... makes me a little suspicious.
There isn't an L/21 stamped on the bottom of the badge below the pin?
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Hi !
Does any of You have any information about this U-Boot Flotte 17 ?
Jan Arne
Hi, Jan.
Do you have any info at all on this flotilla? I have never heard of it before, and checking all of my texts, and online resources, no one mentions at 17th at all.
Thanks!
Aldwyn
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Photos of conning tower emblems
in Germany: Third Reich: Wehrmacht Medals, Decorations & Awards
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Yep... 199 was my post. I can't claim it was my mistake, though... captions were added before I was born.
These pics are supposed to be from the Sweedish intelligence. Doesnt really matter to me if they are or not... I just like the pictures, and find some of them to be rather unique!
- Aldwyn