LarryT

Hi Morten, The patch is field-grey. My scanner has made it look darker. I see what you mean, The letters on my patch are closer together. Measurement is 5.5cm. Cheers, Larry

Nice photo. It would be nice to know his service history. Is that a KvK and Luft 4 Year Service ribbon bar he is wearing. Photo must have been taken late war. I was thinking that the Vizeadmiral in the photo I posted above might be August Thiele. Ribbon bar and medals that can be seen match those awarded to him. Facial features match as well. Cheers, Larry

Very nice photo. Here is an unknown Vizeadmiral wearing the High Seas Fleet Badge. Cheers, Larry

I have managed to add this field-grey "FP" (Marinefestungspionieroberfeldwebel) patch to my collection. Cheers, Larry

I had a go at colouring the Coastal Artillery photo. Cheers, Larry

Hi Martin, Thank you very much. Forgot to add this patch which is coming with the Vermessungsdienst patch. It has been identified as a Kraftfahrer patch over at WA forum. Cheers, Larry

Thank you. The "V" over an anchor is the early Administration patch. Here is a pic of the two "V" patches. The Vermessungsdienst patch is on its way to me and will soon be in my collection. Cheers, Larry

Correction: "V" patch is Vermessungsdienst (Surveying Service) not Administration. Cheers, Larry

Thank you very much Morten. Not specialist insignia but insignia worn by WM sport teams. Anchors on shorts: the two at left were worn by enlisted men and NCO's, the one second from right with a border was worn by officers. Cheers, Larry

Very nice photo. I really like photos showing the "Stab" flag patch. Here is a rare photo from my collection showing a least two men wearing the "V" Administrative patch. Cheers, Larry

Thanks Morten. Hope you vacation was enjoyable. Here is a photo of a Obermaat wearing Bootsmann career patch. Cheers, Larry

thank you Morten. Here is a Musik Matrose (Musician) badge in wear. Cheers, Larry

Hi, Here is a portrait that has me a little stumped. He wears a uniform which has anchor buttons, the cap has an anchor with what looks like a flag over the top of it. He wears a fouled anchor lapel pin together with an unidentified oval badge. What is really odd is the WH Funkmeister career badge on his lower left arm. German Merchant Navy or perhaps a civilian company employee? All comments are welcome. Cheers, Larry

Nice photo GreyC showing just how small the island is and its naval yard. Hi Odulf, Nice late war entries for service on Heligoland. Cheers, Larry

Thank you very much for the translation. This is the second portrait KM photo in my collection that mentions the island of Heligoland. I will definitely try to find out more information about him. Cheers, Larry

Congratulations on the latest addition to your TR collection. That is a very nice cap. I will add another portrait to this thread. It shows a KM Administration Oberinspektor. His rank is Kapitanleutnant and he wears Elevated Career tabs on his lower sleeves. His awards include the Kriegsverdienst Kreuz in Bronze with Swords, a WW1 EK 2. a Hindenberg Kreuz with swords in light bronze. The other two medals I am not familiar with. I have included a scan of the writing on the back. I would be most grateful if someone could try to translate it for me. Cheers, Larry

Odulf is correct. There are many photos of Heer crusher-type caps with silk wreaths in existance but not often seen in KM photos. Stuka f, thanks for showing that nice example of a Heer cap with silk wreath. Is it part of your collection? One more photo showing WH crusher in wear. Cheers, Larry

BeVo wreaths were used throughout the war, especially crusher caps which could be folded up and put in a pocket. You see a lot of them applied to panzer berets. The Tellerform shape was phased out in 1935 but continued to be worn after that time. Here are two photos showing typical Tellerform and crusher style caps being worn. Cheers, Larry

Thanks very much guys. As Odulf says, the wreath and cockade are woven in artificial silk in the BeVo style. The cap is the Tellerform type which changed in 1935 to the saddle type. Cheers, Larry

It's been some years since the last post in this thread, so I am adding something new to it. Cheers, Larry

Pre-1939 Coastal Artillery Oberfeldwebel with with "O" (Ostsee) cypher on his shoulder board. Cheers, Larry

Hi Morten, I do not have Eduardo's book. Cheers, Larry

Hi Morten, Thanks for showing the other page. This confirms that Heer units used the patch but did KM units use it as well. According to Angolia's other book they did. Cheers, Larry

Hi Morten, Thanks for the scan of your book. It has some very good information in it. I see both Heer and KM used the "FP" insignia. There is no mention of the "W' (Walloberfeldwebel) insignia in your book. Here is another chart showing Heer specialty patches. The Walloberfeldwebel is included. According to Angolia this insignia was worn by both branches of the Wehrmacht. Cheers, Larry

Hi, There is a section in Angolia's Die Kriegsmarine - Uniforms and Traditions vol.2 regarding sleeve insignia worn by KM Navy Fortress Engineers (see scan). My question is: Was this the exact same insignia worn by Heer Fortress Engineers? If I remember correctly the Heer patches were machine-embroidered golden artificial silk on a bluish dark green cloth as well. I have included a scan of a patch as well. Is it the Heer or KM version. Cheers, Larry