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Feuerwerkmaat (Ordnance) wearing metal insignia.

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Hi,

Geschutzfuhrer is still my best guess. If you removed the out-of focus haze around the symbol it would look very similar to

the Geschutzfuhrer symbol I have posted.

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Well, I certainly got the first guess wrong.

could the arrowed insignia be Geschutzfuhrer? Insignia is blurred and distorted so it is hard to tell.

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Kustenartillerie (Coastal Artillery).

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16 hours ago, nesredep said:

Hello my friend!

 

Some very nice pic you sharing Odulf.

 

Best from Norway.

Hello Odulf,Martin and Larry!

 

I need help of most of these Patch in my newest Photo.

Nice photo. The young man certainly had a lot of specialist trade badges.

Could the top badge be for a Spielmann? (Band Leader/Drum/Fife).

I have seen more than one variation of this badge.

Here are two more types of Spielmann badges. The badge at left is from my personal collection.

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Larry

Very nice photos, especially the Torpedo Mechanic photo.

Thanks for posting.

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Very nice photos. Twin brothers with same rank, MS badges and Funker badges. Were brothers allowed to serve on the same ship in the Kriegsmarine?

Here is another from my collection. MS badge and wearing a Bootsmann trade badge.

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Thanks very much for the nice words.

Writing on the back of the photo says: Ernst 1942.

Here is another form the series. There is the date of 1943 on the back.

He wears the EK2 ribbon and has been promoted to Obergefreiter. No trade specialty badge this time.

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Nice colourisations Alex.

Here is one I did from my portrait collection.

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From a photo lot to the same sailor.

Unterwasserhorcher (Hydrophone Operator) patch in wear.

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On 24/04/2016 at 21:43, nesredep said:

Very nice Larry!

Hello!

 

Matrosenobergefreiter;is an acting NCO CDienstutter-Maat),this is indicated by the small Silver Chevron below the Double Yellow chevron of Obergefreiter.

Very nice photo. Your great description of his insignia has answered the question I asked in post #35

Here is Bootsmann insignia in wear.

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Larry

Thank you. Very nice "catches", indeed!

Here is a closer view showing cap tally and rank insignia details.

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Nice photo!

Here is Matrosenstabsgefreiter (6 years service) insignia.

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Kreuzer Emden.

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Another coincidence. I have a small photo lot of the Artillerie-Mechaniker in your wedding portrait.

He can be seen in the Prinz Eugen photo I posted earlier.

See photo and another wedding portrait of the same couple.

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Reichsmarine Maschinist.

U-Boat crewman wearing Bootsmann and Motorenlehrgang patches.

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Outstanding photos once again guys!

Here is a  Maschinist/Engine Room patch in wear photo.

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Wonderful photos. Thanks to all contributors!

Metal insignia for Funkmaat.

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Maschinist  and Elektrotechnischer Lehrgang III (Electrical Technician Grade III).

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Hi Martin,

My photo is the same sepia colour as yours. I desaturated the colour when I scanned it. It is printed on an Agfa postcard and is discoloured around the edges. As you know copies were made and sent to comrades, family etc. Probably what happened here.

Another portrait in my collection: An Obergefreiter wearing a Coastal Artillery badge. I am not an expert on trade and qualification insignia so is it unusual to see a Unterpersonal der Stabe (Staff NCO) and a Bootsmann (Boatswain) patch worn with a CA badge? Also the extra chevron sewn

under his Obergefreiter stripes is to show he is awaiting a promotion?

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Coastal Artillery.

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Combined Gefreiter and Obergefreiter Artillerie - Mechaniker patches on these crew members who served on Prinz Eugen.

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Very nice photos showing career and specialty patches gents.

Here is a Maschinist patch in wear photo.

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Larry

Great idea to change the name of this thread.

Here is a Steuermann (Navigating Helmsman) patch in wear.

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Larry