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Hi, interesting picture! GreyC

Hi Yorkstone, Reiter SA - Yes. Stuttgart - No. It is the place the afore mentioned book was published in in 1935. The Standarte was situated in Koblenz: http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=166669 GreyC

Pleasure, Sir. There are photos of it in wear here in this forum in the section on the iron croses. In ID 8 you can even see a rabbi wearing the brassard. GreyC

Hi, an interesting thread. Thanks for your article. The first brassard (?) in id 1, white/purple and red cross is in use in the German military since 1908, starting with Prussia and adopted for all states to be worn by all clerics of all christian denominations. The catholic clerics wore an additional purple stole during WW1. GreyC

Hi, it is not in the book by Ober-Sturmführer Cord von Einem ABZEICHEN UND DIENSTGRADE DER SA, Stuttgart 1935. However it actually is the Kragen-Abzeichen of the Reiter-SA (SA on horseback) in this case Reitersturm 12 der 52 Reiterstandarte. The Abzeichen was introduced in 1936. That´s why it´s not in the book, published 1935. For more see: https://de.allbuch.online/wiki/Reiter-SA GreyC

Hi hucks216, thank you for the additional info on the 9th. GreyC

Hi, this is my first post in this forum. So forgive me if not all is according to protocol. The Führer der Schnellboote (FdS) succeeded the Führer der Torpedoboote on the 20th April 1942 as head of the Schnellbootsflottillen which usually consisted of 8 boats plus a tender. Rudolf Petersen was FdS from start to finish. The command-post of the FdS was usually situated at Scheveningen, but due to operative necesseties he also operated out of Boulogne/Wimereux, Cherbourg and during the invasion out of Le Havre, Ostende-De Haag and Den Helder. In the winter of 1944/45 the command post was moved to Sengwarden close to Wilhelmshaven. At the end of the war it was in Flensburg. The 9th Schnellbootsflottille was deployed 1st April 1943 and operated entirly out of Den Hoofden and in the Channel during the war. As stated above K. Kpt. Freiherr v. Mirbach was the Kommandant. All infos out of Schnellboote im Einsatz 1939-1945 by Volkmar Kühn, Stuttgart 1976. p210, 215. GreyC