Gentlemen,
Today, while doing some more cataloging, I came across a picture of the crew of a schnellboot lined up on the deck of their boot while departing on a ten week exercise. The caption for the picture was:
"Marinesoldaten des Flugkoerper-Schnellboots "Dachs" der Bundesmarine stehen am Dienstag, 7. Maerz 2006, im Marinestuetzpunkt Warnemuende bereit zum Ablegen zur Auslandsausbildung. Das 2. Schnellbootgeschwader der Marine verliess seinen Heimathafen am Dienstag zu einer zehnwoechigen Reise ins Mittelmeer. Es ist die letzte Reise des Geschwaders, das im Rahmen der Umstrukturierung der Bundeswehr im Juni aufgeloest wird. (AP Photo/Thomas Haentzschel) ---Marine soldiers of missile speedboat "Dachs" by the German marine stand in line prior to casting off from the naval base in Warnemuende, northeastern Germany, Tuesday March 7, 2006. The speedboat squadron left for a ten-week trip to the Mediterranean." (AP Photo/Thomas Haentzschel)
I started working on the picture because two of the crewmen seem to be wearing the ships crest on their schiffchen. Unfortunately, I can nor make out the design of the pin. It might be for the "Dachs" and it might not for a couple of reasons: Dachs was part of 7. Snellbootgeschwader. and not part of 2. Schnellbootgeschwader. 2. Snellbotgeschwader was decommissioned on 28 June 2006 and it seems odd that it would leave on a 10 week cruise just before it was decommissioned. Although, this may have been a farewell trip.
Anyway, on to the picture of the crew and some pictures of the ships emblems from 7. Schnellbootgeschwader. The Dachs first. The badges on the caps seem to be a different shape than the emblem for the Dachs.
And to my question. How wide a practice was it to wear ships emblems on caps in the Marine? I say "caps" because we will get to a picture of an officer wearing ships emblems on his cap later.
Regards,
Gordon
Today, while doing some more cataloging, I came across a picture of the crew of a schnellboot lined up on the deck of their boot while departing on a ten week exercise. The caption for the picture was:
"Marinesoldaten des Flugkoerper-Schnellboots "Dachs" der Bundesmarine stehen am Dienstag, 7. Maerz 2006, im Marinestuetzpunkt Warnemuende bereit zum Ablegen zur Auslandsausbildung. Das 2. Schnellbootgeschwader der Marine verliess seinen Heimathafen am Dienstag zu einer zehnwoechigen Reise ins Mittelmeer. Es ist die letzte Reise des Geschwaders, das im Rahmen der Umstrukturierung der Bundeswehr im Juni aufgeloest wird. (AP Photo/Thomas Haentzschel) ---Marine soldiers of missile speedboat "Dachs" by the German marine stand in line prior to casting off from the naval base in Warnemuende, northeastern Germany, Tuesday March 7, 2006. The speedboat squadron left for a ten-week trip to the Mediterranean." (AP Photo/Thomas Haentzschel)
I started working on the picture because two of the crewmen seem to be wearing the ships crest on their schiffchen. Unfortunately, I can nor make out the design of the pin. It might be for the "Dachs" and it might not for a couple of reasons: Dachs was part of 7. Snellbootgeschwader. and not part of 2. Schnellbootgeschwader. 2. Snellbotgeschwader was decommissioned on 28 June 2006 and it seems odd that it would leave on a 10 week cruise just before it was decommissioned. Although, this may have been a farewell trip.
Anyway, on to the picture of the crew and some pictures of the ships emblems from 7. Schnellbootgeschwader. The Dachs first. The badges on the caps seem to be a different shape than the emblem for the Dachs.
And to my question. How wide a practice was it to wear ships emblems on caps in the Marine? I say "caps" because we will get to a picture of an officer wearing ships emblems on his cap later.
Regards,
Gordon
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