Lorient and Dunkirk shields

[polux]

Hello,

To complete the list of magnificent document of JYN here is another version of the diploma Stosstruppabzeichen. Cordial greetings.

Polux

[JYN]

Well, so many rare documents in one day but so few shields around..

JYN

[Antonio Scapini]

... I am more concerned to identify the certificate to go with.

Is it the
- Kampfschulabzeichen
- Stosstruppabzeichen
- Haupkampflinie HKL Abzeichen

JYN

I agree with you Jyn, as I wrote there are 3 types of Dunkirken shield printed docs, and two are showed here!
Congrats to Polux for its doc, another amazing extremely rare piece.

[JYN]

I think, the third document you are talking about is the certificate which have been published on this forum which is related to a
V.B. Abzeichen.

Concerning the Stosstruppabzeichen document that we did post with Polux, I think this is the second time that I see this document with a number in front of the Stosstruppabzeichen. In Polux' case there is a number 1.

I am not sure, I don't have the book in hand, but in the Christopher Ailsby book A collector's Guide to the Kriegsmarine, there is a similar certificate signed by FRISIUS which is also a number of Stosstruppabzeichen (I guess is two).

There is a book at Mittler-and Sohn verlag about german mini subs during WWII. There is a section about U activities in Dunkirk and one particular page related to one man crew mini sub' awards.

Here is a bad copy of the page. The man get the shield as well as another type of award. The author of the book clearly linked this sort of award to the Stosstruppabzeichen certificate. That's could explain that you could earn 1 or 2 of it and probably get something bigger afterward.... and by this way say that this certificate is definitivly not related to the shield.

Hope that the author of this thread will don't mind us to debate on a such subject...

JYN

[Stive]

It,s very interesting theme!
Here is two more shields for you.

[Michel]

Duenkirchen group

My Kriegsmarine "Duenkirchen" group.
Best regards from France,
Michel

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[JYN]

Hello,

Quite impressive grouping. Who did signed the combat school insignea document ?

Jean-Yves

[Antonio Scapini]

Congrats Michel for this stunning group.
Really amazing to see the doc with its shield in the same group, super pieces!

[sparkchaser.]

Stunning.

I hope one day to have a Lorient and a Dunkirk.

Way out of my price range though

But one can hope, no?