Andrew Harris Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Hello, guys. Could you help me to understand who we have here? Shoulder boards: Buttons: Reverse: "Mal im Tropendress! Dein Freund Heinz. Dez. 1942" I can't identify: - tunic - shoulder boards - buttons Identified only helmet: http://afrikakorps.forumcrea.com/viewtopic.php?id=15 (posts #7-10). Also notice the photo in the post #10 - there are no any insignia on them too! Rostyslav. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Is that French? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 It does not look German to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odulf Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Probably a German Merchant Navy telegraphist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odulf Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 I have just had it verified, the buttons are of the Telefunken Company; this organisation trained and seconded communications officers (telegraphists and wireless) o/b merchant ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Harris Posted February 18, 2013 Author Share Posted February 18, 2013 I have just had it verified, the buttons are of the Telefunken Company; this organisation trained and seconded communications officers (telegraphists and wireless) o/b merchant ships. Wow! Thank you very much! Could you also provide me with link about these buttons/tunic/shoulder boards? Rostyslav. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odulf Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 (edited) I'm sorry Rostyslav, there is little to none information about these uniforms. I had it verified through two collectors of brass buttons, who recognised the Telefunken buttons and thus confirmed my educated guess. When wireless communications were introduced, the companies who produced these new and very complicated contraptions, also trained the operators. They were placed on board large ocean going ships as communications officers, but with a special status. Usually they wore some sort of simple uniform, to distinguish them as part of the ship's complement, but they had no other status than their responsibility for the "wireless hut". Perhaps information can be had from the Telefunken Archives in Germany. Edited February 18, 2013 by Odulf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Harris Posted February 18, 2013 Author Share Posted February 18, 2013 Once more thank you, Odulf! Greetings, Rostyslav. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Very interesting. Thanks for finding that out Edgar Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter monahan Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 I believe that Marconi Radio did the same for the British Merchant Marine. My late father-in-law, a Canadian, was hired in London by Marconi but served aboard a tramp steamer, the SS Pensilva. He wore a Merchant Marine uniform with RO badges. In fact, it was the only thing he owned as he abandoned ship after sending an "S S S" [submarine attack!] signal as the Pensilva went down, half a day out of England in September 1939! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Hello PeterI found this for you...".....It was part of a 32 ship Convoy HG-7 travelling from Durban in South Africa to Dunkirk with a cargo of maize. On the 19th November 1939 the ship was intercepted and sunk by U-49 north west of Cape Oretegal, Northwest Spain and sunk at 12:19pm in position 46'51N 11'36W without loss of life. The Captain and crew were rescued by the Destroyer HMS Echo and transferred to the Destroyer HMS Wanderer before being landed at Plymouth....."http://www.pensilvahistorygroup.org/places/16-s-s-pensilvaLarry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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