Gordon Williamson Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Nice set to a crewman on Erich Steinbrink.Judging by the date of the Destroyer Doc, it would appear that his qualifying sortie for the badge was an operation in the Bristol Channel along with Friedrich Ihn , Hans Lody , Karl Galster, Falke , Greif , Jaguar , Kondor , Seeadler and Wolf in which the German force engaged a force of British cruisers and destroyers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted December 31, 2008 Author Share Posted December 31, 2008 His EK doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted December 31, 2008 Author Share Posted December 31, 2008 Here he is, with his destroyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted December 31, 2008 Author Share Posted December 31, 2008 It appears that he survived the war and went on to serve with the German Minesweeping Administration from 1945-1947 under British control. Here are his discharge papers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nesredep Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Hello!GordonAmazing. All the bestNesredep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Great set of documents, Gordon. That last one from his service with the British is the best piece, IMHO. I wonder what he did exactly, if his closest civilian skill was that of a Locksmith? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 :rolleyes: It says right on it he was an auto mechanic for them...which would have been MUCH better duty than bobbing around in the ocean fishing out rusty old mines! :cheeky: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian R Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 (edited) Here's one to a Friedrich Ihn crew member who could have qualified for his badge on the same mission. It is tough to say though, as he won his EK2 in January, 1940. He could have won it for any earlier mine laying mission etc., and received his destroyer badge in the months after its ultimate creation. Edited January 8, 2009 by Brian R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurens Q Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Instead of opening a new thread, I show my example from Z8 Bruno Heinemann here. After a repair/refit of 5 months in Weserm?nde, Z8 left the NDL shipyard October 19, 1940. This document was probably awarded for minelaying actions around May 1940.What puzzles me is the meaning of the letter (F) behind Stabsmaschinisten. I think it is some kind of specialisation, but I don't know which one. Meanings such as Funker, Fernsprecher, F?hrer or Fahrer are probably inappropriate.Laurens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian R Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 (edited) Laurens -Do you have any other docs from this guy? Although your doc could have been awarded as result of the mine laying operations in May, it could also be an award based on Bruno Heinemann's particpiation in the invasion of Trondheim (escorting the Admiral Hipper and unloading troops of 3.Gebirgs-Division). Here is a doc awarded on the same day as yours - included in the group is an EK2 doc dated April 16, which I'm sure is the result of the actions at Trondheim. Edited March 2, 2009 by Brian R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurens Q Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Hello Brian,I only have this single award document and there is no more from this sailor. I hinted at minelaying operations, although you could be correct too. Wish I had another document to tell more Laurens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted March 3, 2009 Author Share Posted March 3, 2009 The (F) after the rank indicates that the individual was promoted to that rank for long service ( in this case 12 years) instead of having passed specific qualification tests to advance to that rank.It doesn't relate to a trade speciality I'm afraid so won't help determine exactly what this guy did. Most likely, as his rank suggests, he was engine room personnel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nesredep Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Hello!Interesting information. All the bestNesredep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storage133 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Hello!here is my little konvolut from a "Masch. Gefr. Herman Maas".served at "Hermann Schoemann".Best regardsSto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted March 3, 2009 Author Share Posted March 3, 2009 Very nice indeed ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storage133 Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Thank you Gordon.Best regardsSto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian R Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Here is the EK2 doc mentioned above - probably given for actions in April, 1940... Z8 participated in the invasion of Norway as part of Group 2. Bruno Heinemann, along with three other destroyers, escorted the heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper to Trondheim. The group came into contact with Norwegian guns in the approaches of the town. Admiral Hipper engaged the guns while the four destroyers ?ran the batteries? and were able to reach the city, landing the troops of 3.Gebirgs-Division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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