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    Gentlemen :

    noticed a few pre-war KM cap Talleys with the Kommandantur prefix for different port locations.

    question : what does the term Kommandantur mean in this reference ~ garrison of artillery, Flak, mines, or ....... am I way off ?

    thank you

    Erich ~

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    I discussed this with Bern Wedeking one of the two top experts on cap ribbons. Bernd confirmed that this band has nothing to do with the Marine Artillery but was worn by JNCOs and enlisted ranks, who served in the military administration in a certain districts (Kiel, Wilhelmshaven, Hamburg, Bremen etc.), for which no other cap ribbon was produced. Examples he gave were, Port Authority, Naval Laundry, some Signals Personnel, Drivers, Paymaster personnel, etc.

    I suspect this error arose from the Angolia/Schlicht 3 volume set on the Kriegsmarine which does state they were used by the Marine Artillery but this is incorrect.

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