Richard Sysum

Hello Are you saying, just because they are grey leather does not mean they have come from a u-boat man.Dealers see grey leather and say U-BOAT thinking they will sell better or for more money.Helmut wietze has got a black leather all in one suit and he says"used by u-boat crews" it may have been ,but it may have been used by other kriegsmarine branches too. In a u-boat soldbuch the leather suit is listed as being a U-Bootpackchen.What is its name in a normal kriegsmarine soldbuch? Best Regards Richard

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Hello Everyone I know leather jacket and trousers have been highly faked.What do you think of this pair?

Hello Thanks Michel.A nice straight answer ,I will give this one a miss then.. Best Regards Richard.. PS Do you know anything about the work clothes?

side cap and clothes

Hello everyone I have been offered this side cap with polar bear emblem (U566?) it is stamped and dated Paris 1940.What do you boys think.I collect mainly U-boat doc and these things are new to me.I have also been offered these clothes and told they were u-boat work clothes or are they just kriegsmarine work clothes? Best Regards Richard..

Thanks Herrgeezer.Darrell I used wire wool but others may have other ideas. Best Regards Richard..

Thanks Humber you have been a great help Best Regards Richard..

Hello Everyone A friend of mine gave me this post card today as they know of my interest in U-boats.It is post marked 1907 and was sent from South Africa.If anybody can help with info on it that would be great... Best Regards Richard..

Hello Everyone I bought a m35 helmet about 25 years ago when I was a teenager and now in later years I have realised that it has been repainted.I took out some wire wool and took of some of the paint to find this insignia under 2 layers of paint and it seems to be on the bottom layer.The insignia is in white and it looks like a lion wearing a crown and holding a axe.Do you boys have any ideas I do not really collect this sort of thing any more.I am more active in collecting U-boat items now. Best Regards Richard..

Hello Everyone Thanks boys for taking a look here are some more pages to compare the writing Best Regards Richard..

Hello The commander of unterseeboote ost was Otto Schellong and I think that is his signature.. Best Regards Richard.

Hello Everyone A little update on my research.I contacted the u-boat archive and they found Friedrich Sell (name on dogtag) he is listed as a Funk-maat and he was a member of U318 the same boat as the cap emblem.I also think the collar tabs may have been his and the tellermutze insignia and probable the u-boat badges but this is only guess work I will never know.. Best Regards Richard..

The back

Hello Everyone Here is mine a L/19 sadly the pin has been replaced and the box is a bit tatty.But the plus is that it came from a U-boat commander Franz-Georg Reschke U205 thanks to Gordon for selling it me... Best Regards Richard

Hello Everyone I have been offered a DKiG set to a u-boatman the set is- 1.u-boat citation first type 2.EK2 doc 3.EK1 doc 4.U-boat front clasp in bronze doc 5.Large formal DKiG doc 6.Large photo of man wearing all of the awards. The question is what value would you boys put on this? All docs are in great shape and original. Best Regards Richard..

Hello The awards are- 1. 4 years service medal 2. u-boat badge 3. EK2 4. Bronze ????? order awarded 21-12-38 The man was at the Marineschule Kiel from 26-9-38 to 3-4-39.... Best Regards Richard

Hello Everyone I have this wehrpass to a men KIA on U588.Can anyone tell me the award he was given at the bottom of the awards page A Bronze -------- order I put on the picture because I thought that maybe it is the award he is wearing.... Best Regards Richard.

Hello The mans name is Paul Freudenreich he served on U61 and was KIA on U90.This doc comes in a set I have a 4 years service doc,u-boat citation,EK2 citation and a u-boat doc for men killed in action the flottille must have sent home the wrong doc .. Best Regards Richard..

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A closer shot of U61

Hello Here is my spanish cross doc that was given to a man who was serving on U61 when the document was issued you can just see U61 written on the top of the doc in pencil.I do not know what ship he served on in the spanish civil war. Best Regards Richard

Hello There is a Ostmedaille citation and a letter to say they sent his ost medal and citation home.. Regards Richard.

Hello He was with the 168 art reg which was with the 68th Inf div, on the 15.10.1943 they were with the 4th pz army in southern Russia..I will find out were in some of my other books and let you know.. Best Regards Richard.

EK1 doc