LarryT

16 hours ago, nesredep said:

Looking  forward Larry!

Here's what I have at the moment.

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Larry

I would be happy to show some of my specialty badges here.

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Larry

Thank you.

Here are  Maschinistmaat and Motorenlehrgang II (Motor specialist II) insignia.

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Larry

Heer Chaplain at a Luftwaffe funeral. Wasn't the standard Wehrmacht Stole purple?

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Larry

Thank you. Another showing High Seas Fleet Badge, Minesweeper Badge and Sport Badge.

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Larry

Blockade Runner badge in wear.

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Larry

My pleasure. Here is another photo which is now in my collection.

Sailor at right wears a Zimmermannsmaat (Senior Carpenter) patch and underneath is a Schiffstaucher (Ships Diver) specialty patch.

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Larry

Thanks guys.

Wedding portrait with metal Kraftfahrmaat insignia and Motorenlehrgang 2 specialist insignia underneath.

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Larry
 

29 minutes ago, nesredep said:

Hello Paul R!

 

Here is a New addition to this very Nice Thread.

Nice photo of Flak soldiers relaxing in the sun.

Here is a Flak Rgt. 25 portrait.

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Larry

Flak emplacement with 11 aircraft and one tank kill markings.

Thanks guys. Was not sure about it's authenticity. Saw it for sale a few weeks ago, but now it's gone. Real early piece and not really what I'm collecting.

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Larry

From a photo album L - R: Generaloberst Johannes Blaskowitz, unknown, unknown, Generaloberst Hans von Salmuth, Generaloberst Erwin von Witzleben.

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Larry

From the same album.

Another.

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Larry

L - R: DSW (South West Africa Veteran Organisation), Army signals, Policeman, RAD, SA.

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Larry

11 hours ago, nesredep said:

Very Nice addition to this thread.You have an amazing Photo Collection!

Thank you for the kind words.

Great photo Martin.

Here is another multi-uniform photo. SA and a Sudeten Freikorps Party member.

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Larry

Another LW and Heer wedding portrait.

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Larry

Hi,

Does anyone know whether this KM badge is authentic. Looks to be hand embroidered.

All comments appreciated.

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Larry

On 27/07/2016 at 06:21, nesredep said:

Very Nice Larry!

Thank you.

Here is an in the field portrait. Heer & LW Flak.

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Larry

Heer & LW officers.

Fantastic photos Odulf and Martin.

On 14/07/2016 at 01:49, Odulf said:

A tired looking German Navy Artillery Lieutenant, as a POW in 1946 (note the absence of the parrot) wearing his Naval Artillery Badge (with the swastika) on a rather worn out uniform.

It looks like the bird in the badge has lost the swastika, is that so Larry?

The swaztika is there, just a little hard to see.

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Larry

Zerstorer badge.

U-Boat badge.

Here is the Luftschutzpolizei portrait as promised. Note he is wearing a Luftschutz belt and buckle, the War Merit Cross ribbon and a Instandsetzung patch on his lower arm. His rank (plain green shoulder boards with two silver pips) looks to be Obertruppfuhrer.

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Larry

Heer and LW Flak wedding photo.

16 hours ago, spanferkel said:

I think I would go with KM Auxilary Cruiser badge. If you look at the negative space (void) on the upper left it seems to match.

interestiing topic.

jeremy

I had not thought about that badge. Dimensions are the same and the void space is almost exactly the same.

Thanks Jeremy for your thoughts. Here is AC badge superimposed over my photo.

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Larry

38 minutes ago, hucks216 said:

Really hard to make out and you've done a good job with photoshop. Can't help but think the wings on the badge he wears are straight (although that might be due to how the badge is sitting on his tunic) and more like a KM Minesweeper's Badge. The more I look at it the more I can see the sea at the bottom and a plume of water in the center.

Thanks for your input. I had thought of it being a Minesweeper's badge but dismissed it because the plume-like part in the middle wasn't centered but seems to be to the right. You still could be right of course.

Wasn't the Seekampfabzeichen awarded to Luftwaffe personnel? The eagle on his tunic is also hard to make out, can't tell whether it is LW or KM.

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Larry

Hi,

I have this photo which looks like the Seekampfabzeichen is being worn.

I would like opinions. Unfortunately the photo is not that sharp so some details are lost.

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Larry

I have played around a bit with the photo. Still not sure.

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Larry

Brothers perhaps?

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Larry

Army, Army, Political Leader, Army, SA, Political Leader.

The three Army officers are L- R: Oberst Gustav Schmidt, later a Generalleutnant and cmdr. 19 Panzer Division,

General der Infanterie Wolfgang Muff cmdr. WKR XI Hanover and General der Panzertruppen Otto von Knobelsdorff cmdr. 19 Panzer Division.

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Larry