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U-Bootsabwehrschule (Submarine-Defence School), Postal stamp April 1936)

Volksabstimmung Oberschlesien, 1921

Marinenachrichtenschule (Naval Communications School) The school was in Kiel-Mürwik and counted 4 school companies, the 1st, 3rd and 4th were Funk (Wireless) and the 2nd was Signal (Visual signalling)

Here is another, similar, pullover as worn by a ship's cook on a Vorpostenboot

Very nice, Morten. He is wearing a civilian type of fishermen's pullover, the official issue winter blue pullover did not close with buttons. But on board of a small vessel no one cared much about such things.

Beautiful portrait Morten!

Three TeNo guys from Riga in Letland A TeNo Wachtmeister with Police type shoulder boards

Erntedankfest 1934, Bitterfeld [Thanks Giving Day 1934 in Bitterfeld], with Police checking the documents

I know, and my words "the noble sport of swords" in the context were with ironical intend Bruno Loerzer, the President of the DLV and Reichsluftsportführer

two certificates for the Sudentenland medal (1938) as presented to enlisted Luftwaffe personnel of the Naval Air Station on the Isle of Sylt

Interesting Larry, here are mine: Fl.F 203 (Flugbetriebsschnellboot)

On further notice, I agree with Slicht & Angolia, that the "K" Schulterklappe is probably dating from the Reichsmarine. "Kanal" seems odd to me, because the Germans did not get to the Kanal before June 1940, and by then all tactical information (Roman numbers and letters) had been removed from the Naval Schulterklappen for reasons of security. So why add tactical information when a year before all these characters were removed? The "K" from the Reichsmarine would indicate "Küste", this could be Küstenverteidigung or Küstenartillerieschule. The Schulterklappe could have been worn in the early days of the Kriegsmarine, but fact is, that it does not show up in any KM regulation (so far). So, my educated guess would be, as the "K" is visible only on one person, that he is a reservist wearing his old Schulterklappe. I know nothing about large or smaller "K".

Very nice Morten, Excellent stuff!

A very very nice and interesting photo. Obviously the funeral party are Luftwaffe, to bury one of their comrades, but the Catholic chaplain is of the Army. Because Goering would not have any chaplains at all in the Luftwaffe, for the occasion of military funerals, chaplains had to be "borrowed" from the Army or Navy.

Another interesting portrait, with information. We see a Maschinen-Obermaat of the 1. Komp. Marine-Stabsabteilung Festungskommandantur LS Gotenhafen [1st Coy Navy Staff Unit of the Garrison Administration Gotenhafen - presenty named Gdynia], the photo is dated 5 April 1940. Interesting to note the crossed anchors below the letter "O" (for "Ostsee"), the early style cap with woven roundel and oak leaves. Also interesting to see his ribbon bar, which denotes that he is from Austria, with 2 medals for bravery in the Great War.