gingerbread

The good link seems to be this one:

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=25011

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Ben

Hi

Very nice badges!!!

Congratulation.

Do you have the regiment of your grandfather in the 29th division?

Regards

Ben from Lorient

To share with all you.

Check my following posts about japanese and german items from the Scorff U-boat Bunker In Lorient.

Today, the Scorff Bunker is a restricted area but i am a lucky man because i am allowed to visit it for historical searches.

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=2501...t=0#entry236971

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=24844

Regards

Ben from Lorient.

Hi david,

I will check for the maker and age of the crane and hoist.

I know that it's a french made one but i think it's a WW2 one.

To share, one picture from german u-boot plates and one with several artifacts from the U-bunker:

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Ben

Hi

Thanks a lot for information. Very interesting.

The badge comes from the little Scorff U-boat bunker in Lorient.

I found it under the quay wood board among lot of german KM items!!!

I29 in the Scorff bunker in 1944

Regards

Ben

One picture after a good cleaning.

Can you help me to have more information about this badge?

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Ben

Hi

Wonderful grouping, thanks to share.

Regards

Ben from Lorient

Hi

I just find the following badge in the Lorient Uboat bunker (the Scorff one)!!!

Can you translate for me the Japanese word?

I will send more pictures after a good cleaning.

Regards

Ben from Lorient

Hi Laurence

Thanks a lot for information.

This is a real relic from the epic of the japanese submariners In Lorient.

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Ben from Lorient

Hi

I just find in the Lorient U-boat base (The scorff bunker) the following paper relic!!!

Can you help me to have more information about this relic? Translation?

During WW2, only two japanese submarines came in Lorient, the I30 in august 1942 and the I29 in March and April 1944.

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Ben from Lorient

His rank is Leutnant (ing).

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Ben

I just succeed to buy a reefer jacket wich belonged to the lieutenant Wilhelm Petersen.

Petersen was the U357 engineer officer and was KIA the december 26th 1942.

According the "report of interrogation of survivor from the U357" (WWW.uboatarchive.net), Petersen was promoted from the lower deck.

Do you know if is it possible to have more information about him? His career in the navy before the war and during the war? Petersen won the iron cross second class.

Is it possible to find a picture from his officer naval school promotion?

Regards

Ben from Lorient

My 9 U-Flottille emblem.

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Ben

Hi

To share with you, here pictures from my 1. U-Flottille badge.

The badge and the Brest U-Boot base

Regards

Ben from Lorient

My 10 U-Flottille emblem. Size 33 mm X 20 mm

This one was found in Lorient in 1978 among artifacts from an old french FFI resistant who fought in Lorient in 1944/1945.

I think that it's french made one.

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Ben

Merci beaucoup pour les informations.

Il me reste ? monter un petit budget rapide!!!!! C'est la seule casquette d'officier que j'ai pu voir ? moins de 1500 euros!!!

Cordialement

Beno

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Ben

Hi

I want to buy an officer KM visor cap but prices are more than 2500 dollars. It's very expensive!!!!

I just find the following one on a well known german dealer site. It's not a "regular" one with a blue or a white satin liner. The price is not too expensive!!!

What is your opinion about this one? Is it a good ww2 one?

Thanks for all.

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Ben from Lorient

What do you think of this submarine badge? Is it a good WW2 one?

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Ben

Hi

Thanks for all.

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Ben

More pictures:

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Ben

Hi

I have this KM NCO visor cap in my collect. I bought this one to a WH award forum member.

IMO, it's a good WW2 one but do you have more information about the maker (marks in the shinstrap)?

It's seem to be exactly the same kind of made that Matrosenm?tzen with reddish brown celluloid in the brim support (http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=20001).

Pictures:

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Ben

Hi

Thanks for opinions, it's very good to share information.

I just send an email to buy this sidecap.

Regards

Ben from Lorient

Hi

I am interested by the following KM bordmutze:

http://www.georgejohnsmilitaria.com/h-113.htm

before to buy it!!!

What's your opinion about it?

Regards

Ben from Lorient