Kriegsmarine Kretschmer's Ledermantel

[Gordon Williamson]

Another item which had arrived since my last visit to the Archiv. The leather greatcoat belonging to Otto Kretschmer.

[nesredep]

Another item which had arrived since my last visit to the Archiv. The leather greatcoat belonging to Otto Kretschmer.

Hello!

Amazing gift to the Archiv.Any Labels inside the mantel?

All the best

Nesredep

[Paul R]

That is really something!! Most impressive!!

How difficult would it be to get the correct shoulder boards?

[MP38]

Gordon, that's is GREAT!! :cheers:

[Gordon Williamson]

Gordon, that's is GREAT!!

Yes, but not as nice as some of the other uniforms. I spent five days working in the Archiv next to this little lot

Note the D?nitz uniform !!!

[nesredep]

Hello!

Gordon

I been jealous,amazing UNIFORMS.

All the best

Nesredep

[107]

Walhalla for the uboat-collector. :jumping:

[Martin W]

Gordon,

are the Willrich portraits of "Unsere U-Boote Waffe" his originals?

Regards,Martin.

[Gordon Williamson]

Gordon,

are the Willrich portraits of "Unsere U-Boote Waffe" his originals?

Regards,Martin.

Hi Martin,

I believe so. Thats the impression I got anyway.

[Harrier]

Gordon,

are the Willrich portraits of "Unsere U-Boote Waffe" his originals?

Regards,Martin.

And are the portraits all matched to the subjects' original uniforms?

[Gordon Williamson]

And are the portraits all matched to the subjects' original uniforms?

No, just the D?nitz portrait.

The identities are known for the other uniforms though, as all were donated directly by the families of the original wearers.

[Harrier]

On the Donitz uniform, do you recall if the "rings' on the sleeves were made as a "unitary set", with the broad ring and the other rings sewn on a separate piece of cloth and then attached, as a unit, to each sleeve, or was each "ring" actually sewn individually to the sleeve itself? I ask because I think I recall a photo where you see (on the uniform in the photo) they were made as a set.