EK2 mit KM Ehrenblattspange

[George L]

Very nice, Nigel! If you ever want to part with that one, drop me a line!

[Mike Yokum]

Great pics of a great piece Nigel!

The nice close-ups of the Ehrenblatt confirm my thoughts that it's an early one! Excellent! It's a crisp strike and has all the quality of an early Ehrenblatt!

Add this bit of information - ONLY 37 "Ehrenblattspange der Kriegsmarine" were awarded wartime and you've got something VERY SPECIAL there Nigel! Check here for more info - >CLICK<

Here's a wartime Heeres example also attached to an EKII ribbon. They were worn on an EKII ribbon but Nigel's and this Heeres example were apparently worn with the EKII itself. Note that the Heeres example also the fold at the bottom of the ribon where it has gone through an EKII loop.

[Nigel N]

Thanks guys, and a special thank you Mike, for that extra info!!
Looks like 2010 has got off to a good start -Nigel

[Matthieu]

Looks like 2010 has got off to a good start -Nigel

And it has only started ..... h*ll yeah . I have a gut feeling 2010 will be a good year for all of us !

[vic007]

Nice score Nigel. Congrats on landing this hard to find clasp.

Best regards

stijn

[Seewolf]

Wonderful little group Nigel
Can i save your pics for comparison ?

Very interesting to see the KM award mounted there, looks only great.....

[Nigel N]

Thanks guys!!
Rudiger, use the photo's anyway you like buddy, if you want any more just let me know! You are the KM king!!!icon_notworthy.gif
I'm in touch with the seller, see if we can put a name to the award!! -Nigel

[Mike Yokum]

Hey Nigel,

Here's a thought, you might want to check with the folks in the Bundeswehr section of the forum to see if they can help you identify any of the 37 wartime KM EBS winners that went onto careers in the BW. The list MUST be a short one and it might be pretty easy to identify your man that way.

[Seewolf]

Rudiger, use the photo's anyway you like buddy, if you want any more just let me know!

Thanks Nigel,
your pics are good enough for me to use
The close ups of the front and the pins are great

[jt327gir]

Very nice!

[Peter Wiking]

Thanks for showing it.

Peter

[Edward L. Hsiao]

Honor Clasps Holders in the Bundesmarine

Gentlemen,

The only two holders of the Navy Honor Roll Clasp that I know so far that were in the Bundesmarine after WWII were Karl Hetz (German Cross in Gold Holder/Vizeadmiral Bundesmarine) and Otto Nordt (German Cross in Gold and Knight's Cross Holder/Korvettenkapitan). But I'm sure there had to be other holders of the Navy Honor Roll Clasp that served in the Bundesmarine.

Sincerely,

Edward L. Hsiao

[Nigel N]

Thanks for the info Edward Very interesting!!!
Theres no way to know for sure that this Ehrenblattspange did serve again in the Bundesmarine unfortunately, he may have done, or this could just have belonged to a wartime vet, who bought replacement medals??
-Nigel