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Hi Morten,

Thanks very much.

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Larry

Thank You Morten.

He served on V1306 - Otto Krogmann.

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Larry

Three photos from a large series of photos depicting the burial of members of 13 Vorposten-Flottille;

Of the 750 men who served with 13 Vorposten-Flottille 202 were KIA and 293 were wounded.

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Larry

Crew member of V1306 - OTTO KROGMANN, 13 Vorpostenflottille.

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Larry

This Minesweeper citation To Matrosen Walter Täuber as well as his EK 2 citation and photo album arrived recently.

Täuber served aboard Vorpostenboot V1306 -  OTTO KROGMANN. V1306 was part of 13 Vorpostenflottille. It survived the war.

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Larry

Very nice photos Odulf, thanks for sharing.

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Larry

A new album has arrived which once belonged to Matrosenobergefreiter Walter Täuber who served on a Vorpostenboot

as part of 13 Vorpostenflottille.

Täuber wears the post-1940 Unterwasserhorcher specialty patch on his lower left sleeve.

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Larry

Nice photo. Morten.

Odulf. Nice photo. Is he wearing a yellow on blue Kustenartillerie patch at the top with a pre-1940 red on blue Maschinenwaffenfuhrer (flak observer) patch on the bottom of his sleeve?

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Larry

On 27/06/2018 at 07:12, Paul R said:

My God.  Those are GREAT and rare photos.  Thank you for sharing them.  Are they from your collection?

Hi Paul,

Yes they are from my collection.

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Larry

Hi Paul,

Here are two rare photos which don't come under any of your LW chapters,

Both I would say belong in the "Auxiliary Formations of the Luftwaffe" chapter.

Pic one: Luftwaffe Technische Nothilfe (TeNo).

Pic two: Insignia is the wing for Fliegerisch Tatigen Angestellen der Luftwaffe.

Most often they were civilian pilots and wireless operators who specialised in training and instruction.

Functions were: Flugbetriebsleiter and Flugzeugfuhrer.

They were active in the Luftdienstverband, a LW unit which was in charge of docking large flying boats.

They cooperated closely with personnel of the Flugsicherungsschiffe. Personnel often came from commercial airlines

such as Lufthansa.

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Larry

SS-Gebirgsjager Untersturmfuhrer with his father who is a KM official.

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Larry

Hi Morten,

Not often seen M.v.D duty armbands. Very nice photo.

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Larry

Kustenartillerie.

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Larry

Ostsee.

Nice photos everyone.

Schreiber (Clerical).

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Larry

Kustenartillerie.

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Larry

On 31/05/2018 at 04:54, Odulf said:

Not only the Roman Catholic Chaplain wears a neck-cross, also the Protestant Chaplains (Evangelische) wears a cross, but without the "Corpus" (body of Christ). On official "business" the RC Chalpains also wears the "stola", a coloured scarf.

The "all white" funeral was not uncommon for nobility. When in 1934 Prince Henry of Mecklenburg, who was married to Queen Wilhelmina of The Netherlands, died he had an all white funeral. Also, when Queen Wilhelmina died (1962), her funeral was in white.

Hi Odulf,

Thanks for the information.

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Larry

The first two letters are an early form of "SS" before the font was changed to the more familiar "SS" runes.

Here are two SS Ausweis, one showing the earlier font.

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Larry

On 29/05/2018 at 04:27, GreyC said:

Hi,

if it´s a catholic chaplin it can´t be Wilhelm Prince of Prussia, who died of his wounds sustained during fighting in Valenciennes on the 26th May 1940 in a hospital in the Belgian city of Nivelles. He was protestant. So the remaining German nobility in the rank of kings came from Saxony, Bavaria and Württemberg. Whereas Saxony and Bavaria were ruled by catholic nobility, the house of Württemberg had a protestant and a catholic branch. And they took up the title of "Duke" after 1918.

After the death of the Prussian prince Hitler prohibited nobility of former reigning houses to be active in front duty and from 1943 to be active in the Wehrmacht at all (Prinzenerlass). So if this is a photo of a Prince´s funeral near the front, it must have been taken before May 1940.

If the crown was used for princes from other houses as the above more would qualify, like e.g.:

Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, a pilot shot down in 1944.

GreyC

Thank you Morten.

Hi GreyC,

Thanks for your informative answer. I have looked on the net for crowns which match or are close to the crown on the end of the coffin.

Haven't found an exact match yet but the Saxony crown is the closest. Whoever is being buried must have had close ties or been a part of the military to have had a military funeral. The presence of an altar boy would mean that the funeral was held in German territory?

Then there is the white coffin. Most coffins I have seen from that period were not white.

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Larry

Adding a couple more photos to this thread.

KM and Heer Chaplains.

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Larry

Hi Morten.

Nice photos. Thanks for sharing.

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Larry

Incredible collection Morten. your Marineverwaltung collection is very nice.

Here is my cloth Marineverwaltung collection including Verwaltungsbeamte patch for the Elevated Career.

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Larry

Another.

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Larry

Hi Morten,

Top quality collection for the grey uniform.

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Larry

21 hours ago, Martin W said:

Nice to be able to pair the photo with the document.

 

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I agree, very nice indeed. Morten, is there any writing on the back of the Marineergangzungsabteilung portrait.

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Larry

Thank you Morten. I am happy to have these additions to my collection, especially the Kustenartillerie and Marineartillerie abzeichen for the grey uniform. As you said: they are hard to find.

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Larry

Hi,

Here are some recent badge pickups.

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Larry