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Kriegsmarine RS u-boat badge
Martin W replied to paul w's topic in Germany: Third Reich: Wehrmacht Medals, Decorations & Awards
Hi Paul, looks like a good one to me also. Regards,Martin. -
For the reasons poined out above by Gordon,i am not too keen on this one myself. From the obverse view,i do not recall seeing a tombak Schwerin with a "silvered" anchor? Also,most tombak Schwerin badges i have looked at have seven distinct portholes in the second row from the bottom.I only count six here. It would be nice a sharper image of the reverse though. Regards,Martin.
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Hi Justin, it makes perfect sense and a very good question. if you notice in the photo's posted above you can see that the EK1 takes precidence over all of the other awards. How the recipients decided to display their other awards seems to vary from each individual. I have seen awards worn above each other and side by side? I am not sure what the regulations dictate,but something worth looking into now. It could also be just a personal preference on behalf of the recipients? I think that combat awards,according to regulations were worn above Sports badges,etc. However,i have photo's with individuals wearing their wound badges above and below their combat awards? Regards,Martin,
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Not that unusual Norm, here is one that i have showing the BB award on a Heer uniform. Gordon pointed out to me when i posted this photo that he was probably a member of the Merchant Navy when the badge was awarded and then later drafted into the Heer when they needed more "manpower". BTW,Ulsterman,great photo. Regards,Martin.
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Leigh, this has to be the one. I do have a great uncle Steve,(Black Watch}. Also a great uncle Arthur,(RA). From what i recall,Steve ended up as a high ranking officer in the Black Watch. Great uncle Arthur,moved to Canada after WW1 and was an instructor at the Royal Canadian Military Academy,in Ottowa,i think. Regards,Martin.
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Besides collecting HSK awards i do collect photographs of KM awards in wear.This one is a new arrival and has become my favorite portrait.A great studio shot of Ernst Schwabe who was a crewman on the HSK "Stier". Just a great portrait,IMO,and yes,he is wearing the HSK award. So,please show your favorite portraits that show KM awards in wear. Regards,Martin.
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Hi Darrel, yes,the book was made for general publication.Only a few hundred were printed for,as i mentioned,crewmen and their families.I beleive a crewman named Adolf Schmidt was the driving force behind it's publication.He also started the Komet Crew Association. I will post more images of it's content later. Here is the cover of the Atlantis book,a similar theme.The great thing about the original run on the Atlantis book is that it contains a complete crewlist in the reverse.Only 400 were originally printed. When the Atlantis book was later reprinted for the public,the crewlist was ommited. This one i have contains the crewlist. Regards,Martin.
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I was lucky enough to pick up this very rare book yesterday.It is basically a photo essay of the cruise of the HSK Komet.It is nicely printed and contains dozens of images of the voyage. It is a lot more scarce than the Atlanis book and did not go into printing for the public,as the Atlantis book did,later. It was specifically printed for crewmember and their families. I know of only three other other of these books in collections. Regards,Martin.