Some of my Kriegsmarine items

[Jody]

Hi folks,
I would like to post some of the KM items in my collection. Most of this stuff has been posted already. It is not the largest collection, but I like it.

Here is my Imperial U-boat badge, it was most likely produced by the Juncker firm and was designed by Walter Schott. This is one of my favorite pieces. I love the verdigres on this badge.
Regards,
Jody

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Imperial U-boat

The reverse. Notice the flaw in the spelling of the name.
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KM War badges

Here are some of my KM war badges and all are by Schwerin Berlin. Here is one of my Schwerin Berlin U-boat badges, I have an earlier example which I will post later. Some of you old timers will remember the following pics of my KM badges from my old web-site Beltram's German Militaria. That web-site I had up from 1995-2001.
Jody

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U-boat

Here is a U-boat badge by Juncker:
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Destroyer

Here is my my Destroyer badge and one of my absolute favorite pieces. I have never seen one in nicer condition.
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Minesweeper

Here is a nice early example. This badge was originally found in the front right pocket of an American Ike jacket. The jacket had been purchased from a goodwill store for $9 in 1980.
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!st Pattern S-boat

A nice early one. this was a yard sale purchase in the mid 1970's.
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High Seas Fleet

Another favorite. I paid $55 for this badge in 1979 and at the time, that was top dollar. Those were the days.
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Auxiliary Cruisers

Here is a hallmarked example by Schwerin Berlin.
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Coastal Artillery

This Schwerin badge was vaulted by the individual KM man.
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Blockade Runners

This Blockade Runners badge is cased. This pattern badge is the type with the circular indentation on the reverse. Notice the bubbling to the finish.

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KM Honor Roll Clasp

A beautiful award:

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U-boat document

Here is a early style U-boat document and it bears a striking image of a U-boat badge. This and the following EK document belonged to Hans Klenner of the U-93.

The U-93 sank a total of 8 ships for a total of 43,392 GRT. Klenner was lucky enough to have been taken prisoner on January 15, 1942 when the U-93 was sunk in the North Atlantic by the British destroyer HMS Hesperus. Six of the U-boat men were killed and 40 were made prisoners. The final commander of the U-93 was Horst Elfe. On it's last mission the U-93 had sailed from St. Nazaire on December 23rd, 1941.

Does anyone know how I can find out if Hans Klenner is still alive?
Jody

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EK document

Here is the Hans Klenner's 2nd Class EK document. Exactly 11 months after this EK was awarded, the U-93 was sunk (1/15/42) and Hans luckily became a P.O.W.
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Spange Document

Here is a rare 2nd class Spange document for a KM officer. As you can see this KM officer served in Italy. What makes this document rare is that it features the rarely used Latin script.
Jody