Gordon Williamson Posted October 30, 2010 Posted October 30, 2010 Just arrived. Nice doc set to a U-Boat DK winning SNCO. Served during the Spanish Civil War earning the Spanienkreuz in Bronze.
Gordon Williamson Posted October 30, 2010 Author Posted October 30, 2010 Nice early U-Boat Badge from January 1940.
Gordon Williamson Posted October 30, 2010 Author Posted October 30, 2010 Nice Dönitz signed DK doc from 1944. Note the use of the large font "Führerschreibmaschine" typewriter.
Gordon Williamson Posted October 30, 2010 Author Posted October 30, 2010 His cloth DK which came with the group.
stgeorge64 Posted October 30, 2010 Posted October 30, 2010 (edited) Gordon that is a very nice set of documents indeed. Do you happen to know whether the recopient survived the war? Regards Richard. Edited October 30, 2010 by stgeorge64
Gordon Williamson Posted October 30, 2010 Author Posted October 30, 2010 Hi Richard, Yes he did survive. At least two of the boats he served on are known. He served on U-125,a Type IX under Günter Kuhnke and Ulrich Folkers then on U-223, a Type VII. He was captured when U-223 was sunk on in the Med. on 30 March 1944 after depth charging by a group of 4 British Destroyers, his first war patrol after receiving the DK. .
DDD777 Posted October 31, 2010 Posted October 31, 2010 I let slip the set years ago, but im very happy that the doc's from Lomker are in good hands! Congratulations again! PS : Have a nice Helloween to everybody! :43:
Gordon Williamson Posted October 31, 2010 Author Posted October 31, 2010 I let slip the set years ago, but im very happy that the doc's from Lomker are in good hands! Congratulations again! PS : Have a nice Helloween to everybody! Did you have the full grouping ? I know that at first all of the awards were included and also a photo album but the group was later split up. I had hoped to find a nice portrait shot of Lömker wearing the DK. I assume there would have been some nice shots of him in the album.
DDD777 Posted October 31, 2010 Posted October 31, 2010 Did you have the full grouping ? I know that at first all of the awards were included and also a photo album but the group was later split up. I had hoped to find a nice portrait shot of Lömker wearing the DK. I assume there would have been some nice shots of him in the album. No Gordon, in a pity the grouping was split more earlier. I have the same scans but from different scanner. For example the DKiG BU document look's :
joe campbell Posted October 31, 2010 Posted October 31, 2010 (edited) GRRRR... can't stand it when groups get split, but love it when, occasionally, they get reunited. very impressive grouping here. would he have likely received the metal edition of the DK at this point in the war? thanks! joe Edited October 31, 2010 by joe campbell
Gordon Williamson Posted October 31, 2010 Author Posted October 31, 2010 would he have likely received the metal edition of the DK at this point in the war? thanks! joe Joe, Yes indeed. The cloth versions were private purchase items. Theoretically the only way to get a cloth DK was to buy one. Only the metal versions were ever oficially awarded. Having said that, a Waffen-SS DK winner I met swore that the only DK he ever got was the cloth version.
joe campbell Posted October 31, 2010 Posted October 31, 2010 Joe, Yes indeed. The cloth versions were private purchase items. Theoretically the only way to get a cloth DK was to buy one. Only the metal versions were ever oficially awarded. Having said that, a Waffen-SS DK winner I met swore that the only DK he ever got was the cloth version. many thanks. "appropriate" one from a local LDO businessman, or continue production of a labor intensive act requiring skilled people who were probably much needed elsewhere... joe
nesredep Posted December 19, 2010 Posted December 19, 2010 Hi! Very impressive set You sharing with us.Congratulation Gordon. All the best Morten.
spanferkel Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 Nice document grouping Gordon! Thanks for showing. Jeremy
Paul R Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Another amazing set! How do you find these things?
nesredep Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Another amazing set! How do you find these things? Agree with You. Morten:cheers:
Gordon Williamson Posted January 5, 2011 Author Posted January 5, 2011 Its all about having good friends here who think of you when selling such things ! :cheers:
all1knew Posted February 22, 2011 Posted February 22, 2011 Hello all, So who was the original dealer that split this grouping up? William Kramer
Gordon Williamson Posted February 22, 2011 Author Posted February 22, 2011 Hello all, So who was the original dealer that split this grouping up? William Kramer Detlev Niemann. It was offered first as a complete grouping and was only split as no one was interested in buying the entire group,(no doubt due to the very high price of such groupings).
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