fregatte

Thank you both, Rick and Glen, for the clarification

Juergen

What are the rank and insignia of this Kaiserliche Marine member?

Does anyone have an idea as to the units or ranks of these men?

Hi All....Just picked up this NCO U-boat cap named to Ernst Lutz from the U591.Note the scalloped Brass field upgrade.

Any opinions on the cap appreciated.

Best...Peter

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Hi , this not a NCO cap but rather an Officers cap. You can see the "Keksrand" that has been made out of brass. My father had a similar one and the brass was painted with luminescent paint so he could be recognized at night. I still have it in my posession

regards

Fregatte

hello,

this is the pennant from the MOV the

german naval officers association, still very active today .

regrds

Juergen

3 stars on the collar is Hauptmann

hello, excellent gathering of the noble bavariae. No 28 signature could well be Freiherr von Banfield, the Adler von Triest or a relative of him

best regards

fregatte

Yes, some of the blue caps had a nonexchangeable top.

here you can get everything you ever wanted. not cheap but genuine.

https://www.weitze.net/

regards

juergen

Yes this is correct. The white cotton top is and has always been removable to allow laundring. no more blue caps since ca. 1968-

regards

juergen

The Bundesmarine used to change from white to blue in October and went back to white in April. This ceased in 1968.. if I remeber correctly. I should know better but had to lok up old fotos in my uniform to find out.

regards

fregatte.

Wehrmachtporzellan vom Tochterunternehmen der Porzellanmanufaktur Allach, der ?Bohemia? in Neurohlau, einem Betrieb des SS-Wirtschaftsverwaltungs-Hauptamtes (WVHA), S. 102-107

This is an article from the Magazine MILITATIA, which also deals with this matter.

Hi again,

to further clear the matter. The mug is from the kitchen hall of the SS Guard barracks of the Obersalzberg. these mugs were in use as standard issue for the SS personnel and not in the possession of one SS Man.

regards

Juergen

Hi John1919,

this is exactly what I had in mind. You got it right. I had no idea that there was a Bohemian porcellain manufacturer for the SS.

So, it was not merely Allach but other manufacturers as well-

Thank you very much indeed.

Juergen

Thank you John.

again to clearify the matter. These mugs were in use as standard mugs in the SS Guard Barracks. there were many of them but just the one I have survived.They were not picked up by an SSman in town, as one Gentleman stated-

regards

J?rgen

PS I am puzzled by the word Bohemia, whereas in German it would be Boehmen. I doubt if the SS used the english word for B?hmen.

Good morning, Gentlemen,

might anyone know what Uncle Willy did during WW I and thereafter?

Thanks for your help

kind regards

Juergen

Thank you very much indeed, Daniel, vielen Dank

J?rgen

My grandmothers brother in law, Major a D Willy Schneider left this music programme for the Paradedinner in August 1913.

I also show his medals and a foto of him. But I have no information about his career or promotions.He was an Oberleutnant in 1910 and also an Instructor at the Kadettenanstalt in Bensberg. Could someone enlighten me?

regards

Juergen

U864 had the same emblem 33th UFltl she was torpedoed 9.2.45 west of #########Bergen Norway by british submarine VENTURER all 71 crew died.

regards

fregatte

Hello!

i hope someon can identefi this emblem.

All the best

Nesredep

its U1209 from the8th later 11th UFlottilla, sunk on 18.12.44 in the English Channel

regards

fregatte

Yes gentlemaen, but the mark on the underside clearly shows the SS mark in the letter B. How s that?

here is a genuine mug that my great uncle got in April 1945 after Obersalzberg had been totally bombed and the population could take the leftovers with them. It was from the SS Barracks guard personnel.
Has there been a similar mug.?

address in Konigsdorf

OberBayern??

bei Wolfratshausen, Oberbayern (10 miles south of Munich)

Zur freundlichen Erinnerung Dein Bruder Karl in friendly memory your brother Karl

Ahhh, KARL-- no wonder I couldn't find "Otto."

I do not have Lohmann & Hildebrand yet so my sources are better for WW "1" than "2."

Interesting background on Biermann--

He took command of the auxiliary minelayer "K?nigin Luise" (no, not the one in Humphrey Bogart's "The African Queen" ) which was sunk two days later at 1:20 PM on 5 August 1914 in the Thames estuary, caught by the British cruiser "Amphion" and a destroyer, which blew the "Queen" to bits. 77 German sailors were killed, and 2 days into his only command of the war, in the first week of the World War, Captain Biermann was a prisoner of war.

He was exchanged through Switzerland in November 1917, and spent the last year of the war in the naval press department.

Hi Rick,

you can get Lohmann and Hildebrand at Band III which is the name list at ZVAB.com

Juergen

Hello!

Rick

Otto Bierman was rank of "Hafen kapit?n" in Arendal in Norway.

All the best

Nesredep

Hallo to Norway,

His name was Karl Biermann(Crew 96) born 24.7.1876 rank, Kapit?n zur See z.V. He was Hafenkapit?n Hammerfest, Farsund and Arendal from 9.40 to 6.44 Retired 31.10.44

nice day

Juergen