Martin W

A nicely detailed close up Larry. It looks like the U- Boat badge he is wearing is a Schickle made piece ? Regards,Martin.

I have no U-Boat related images but i have quite a few photo's of sinking ships taken from the Hilskreuzer STIER. Regards,Martin.

Great photo John. Now here are a couple of photo's of Reinhard Hardegen,Commander of the U-123,who also wears the LW Observer badge. I think that many these KM fliers were part of the Naval Air Arm formed in the late 1930's,Luftkries IV,later renamed Luftwaffenkomando See. Hardegen was a part of this group. Dispanded in 1939 when Goring decalared that "Everything that flies belongs to me".Naval aviation was no more and Hardegan went on to the U-Bootwaffe. In regards to the Hilfskreuzers,i think that many of the pilots that flew the planes on the ships were Luftwaffe but the Observers were Kriegsmarine. More research needed here on my behalf. Regards,Martin.

Thanks Kevin, you have been a great help,as always. Regards,Martin.

Thanks a lot Kevin. I think you are correct.Here is another similar document signed in Wilhelmshaven about a month later by Bohmer. Much appreciated. Martin.

Hi Kevin, i may have posted this one before but after going through the database i could not find it. A Minesweeper document to a Stabsobersteuermann Walter Fiedler,signed in Wilhelmshaven on 8 November 1940. It is a large 12 x 81/2 inch (A4) doc. Sadly,the signature of the K,zur See und Fuhrer der Minensuchverbande Nord has faded and is barely visible. Any idea who the signer of this document was ? Any help would be appreciated here. Being honest here i am going to sell this document but it would be nice to figure out who signed it. I need to raise money for a very special (to Me) Hilfskreuzer document. Many thanks,Martin.

Very nice Jock. "Segelschulschiff Gorch Fock". Regars,Martin.

I think for me it is the signature of the Hilfskreuzer Thor Commander,Gunther Gumprich on a preliminary Hilfskreuzer award document and an EKII document,both signed in Yokohama,Japan.

This is the first photo i have picked up in quite a while. I think from one of the Torpedobootshalbflottille. The studio stamp on the reverse is from Ostswine,so maybe he was from the 1st or 2nd Flottille based in Swinemunde ? Regards,Martin.

Thanks for the addtional photo. Indeed a good period S&L piece IMO.As i mentioned,typical inverse tapered pin seen on many S&L awards. Here is a zinc Hilfskreuzer piece that i have in my collection with the same reverse set up. Regards,Martin.

It looks like a good Steinhauer & Luck made badge in zinc.From what i can see of the pin it looks like the inverse tapered type that is seen on many S&L Kriegsmarine awards. A reverse photo with the pin down might help confirm this. Regards,Martin.

Great photo Andreas. Do you know who he is or what HK he served on ? Regards,Martin.

This might be of interest too John. This is the "awards" page from a postwar Wehpass i have that belonged to Gerhard Haelbich. Haelbich was a Flt.Officer on the 1st cruise of the Hilfskreuzer Thor. We can see that he was awarded his Observer badge on 5-12-39. He received his Hilfskreuzer award for sevice on the Thor (Schiff 10) on 26-6-41. He later went on to receive the Aufklarer Clasp in gold on 1-3-42.,with Gruppe 406. Regards,Martin.

Alas John,there is no writing on the reverse of the photo,just the studio name on the front. Regards,Martin.

Cracking photo John,with excellent detail. Some of the Kriegsmarine Observers were eligible for the Recon Clasp also. Here is a photo i have of the clasp in wear on the KM uniform. Also, another photo that is not mine but was taken at the same time that shows his Observer badge in wear. Regards,Martin.

Nice photo Alberto. Here is one that i have showing the Watch Officers badge.I cannot make out the writing on the reverse (other than the 42). Regards,Martin.

Great photo Andreas. I collect photo's of the HK and BB badge in wear. This one is very nice. Martin.

Interesting point Norm and i have to admit i am inclined to agree with you. Besides the mini BB award the only other KM mini's i have seen in wear on civilian clothes are post 1957. Regards,Martin.

Great photo Andreas. Hard to find these "civilian" photo's with the stickpin in wear. Thanks for showing this one. Regards,Martin.

Here are some individual cards that come from incomplete sets. Regards,Martin.

Super MKP (Marinekustenpolizei) photo Morten. Gosh,i wish you had a scanner so that we can see some of these great photo's you have in your collection,in detail my friend. Regards,Martin.

Well,not something i would collect either Chris but i do feel fortunate to have them,especially as they came from the family.as i mentioned. There were some other WWi period cards,not related to the "song" cards that were in the group. One relates to the death of Kitchener on 5th June 1916.The reverse is blank. The other is a postwar card titled "Pace at Last".There is a date written on the reverse,"France,Feb 25 1919". Regards,Martin.

This is all i scanned for now. If anyone is interested in seeing more of the cards i will gladly scan them Regards,Martin.

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