Vic Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 Could anybody post an example of the emblem used at U108?Thank you very much.Victor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aldwyn Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 Hogel shows these two images for U108. At time time of her sinking, the boat was using the polar bear on her conning tower.- Aldwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Posted June 30, 2006 Author Share Posted June 30, 2006 Thanks!any idea of the emblem used in the crew side caps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aldwyn Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 I take it back... the polar bear was NOT when it was sunk in 44, but was from a British report after the sinking of the steamer Michael E. on June 2nd, 1941!I honestly dont know what the crew wore as their tradition pin, if they wore any at all.I did a quick look through my photos and books, as well as the members section of uboat.net, and cant find any pictures of the crew wearing a pin, or even a picture of either the shield or the polar bear on the conning tower!I will keep digging around though... maybe I will come up with something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Posted June 30, 2006 Author Share Posted June 30, 2006 Thanks!I wait your news!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aldwyn Posted July 1, 2006 Share Posted July 1, 2006 So far, not so good... I have found nadda as far as U108 and a tradition pin goes.But at least we know that early in the boat career, it used the polar bear. I suspect that the shield came after the skipper won the knights cross, or, when the second skipper took over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Posted July 1, 2006 Author Share Posted July 1, 2006 Thanks again!In the book "U boat crews" of Gordon Willianson published by Osprey a Polar bear is featured as the symbol of U 108!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiefenmesser Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Hello VicU-108 showed both symbols at the same time. The shield was painted at both sides of the conning tower, the polar bear at the front. There is only one photo in my collection showing a cap pin. This is a bit unsharp. But it seems that it was the polar bear too, the pin is too big for the shield.Best regardsTiefenmesser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monsun Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Hello Victor,here are a few photos from U 108 from my collection. I had a lot of photos from U 108. The next days I will look if I could find a photo from a crewmember with a cap pin.Best regards,Monsun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monsun Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Picture 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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