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Kriegsmarine U-Boot Uniforms
KM-SPAIN replied to Michel's topic in Germany: Third Reich: Uniforms, Headwear, Insignia & Equipment
Dan. is a british battledress tunic transformed to be used by the Kriegsmarine u-boat crews, but this one is not good because is a denim model 40 and not the model 37, that was the one used by the german navy. Is very usual tu see this even in very reputeable dealers webs. -
Depending of the color of the cord (blue or blue and aluminium) , the color of the device (black, silver or gold) and the kind of device, you have the four grades of each branch. - Devices colors: 1st grade black, 2nd silver, 3rd gilt and 4th gilt with the medallion (as mine). - Rifle and machine gun - blue cord with circular groove devices. - Light AA - blue cord with a winged shell device. - Chief gun crews - blue and aluminium cord with winged shell device. - Torpedo gunner - blue and aluminium cord with torpedo device. I hope this is clear.
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Kriegsmarine New U-Boat Book.
KM-SPAIN replied to Gordon Williamson's topic in Wehrmacht Medals, Decorations & Awards
Ok, we have to wait a little more, but it's just here. -
K?sten Artillerie Wehrpasses
KM-SPAIN replied to meyer's topic in Germany: Third Reich: Research, Documentation & Photographs
This is not for a Marine K?nten Flak man, but for a Marine Bordflak Abt. man serving in Hamburg, St.Malo and Burdeux. I hope this helps also. -
As meyar has said the edelweiss was the traditional cap badge for the U-124, but many other sailors used it. After the sunk of the KM destroyers in Narvik, the crews of the ships fight in land with the mountain troops, and these gave to the KM sailors their caps badges as a gift. So after that many of them mantein the badge in their caps as a war emblem. This model of edelweiss I only have seen in an officer cap that has Bill Shea saoem years ago. The usual badge is the big one.
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Heer Gebirgsjaeger Narvik....
KM-SPAIN replied to Chris Boonzaier's topic in Wehrmacht Medals, Decorations & Awards
Chris, really nice documents , if some time you are going to sell them, I would be pleased to add them to my KM medical items and docs. I have de ID documents of a DRK nurse added toa KM hospital, I will try to show them to you. -
Hello all, some time out of this topic. de ruiter, please show as some more details of your M42 officer cap, and the star fish insigne. this one was used in KA units in Holland, Belgium and France, and is so difficult to find now days. Meyer, nice worn cap, it show a lot of war. I have just found in Denmark a model 43 mint tunic without the emblems. I think this is the rarest tunic of the KA. This is the 3rd time I have seen one. As soon as I have it I will show you. Regards from Spain.
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Hello all, our friend Jasper (meyer) has asked me about the eagles that were used by junior NCOs a sailors with the collani or the officer eagles used in the peajackets. In the first you have differents models and materials, bevo, machine cotton enbroidered, hand embroidered celleon , ... so you have many different eagles, with different makers. the officer ones, in hand embroidered gold wire or celleon, as many models as tunic makers and embroiderers. To distinguish original from fakes, check the material, the back side, the finish, ..., and the experience to have look in your hands as many as you can. I hope this helps. Some examples for NCO and sailors.
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Rick most of them are named. The official frock coat has the label from the Ofizierkleiderkasse of Wilhemshaven, with the name ?Reg. Rat Dr. M?ller? and the date ?22.11.38?.M?ller. Now I have only this picture of other tunic (Mecanic Oberleutnant), I hope you can find him. Next time I move the uniforms I will check the other labels. Thanks for all.