A theme which crops up from time to time is cross awarding of badges i.e. Luft-Heer etc., etc.. The following items were awarded to Unteroffizer Johannes Flath. flath served with Bordflieger staffel 196 and served during his career on the following vessels Koeinigsburg, Prinz Eugen and Admiral Scheer. though Luftwaffe personel he was awarded the KVKmS2, EK2, Luft. specialty patch w/gold cord and the High Seas Fleet Badge. The photo might say it all but even with the same award grouping very unique.
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High Seas Fleet Badge awarded while aboard Prinz EugenComment
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Very nice and very rare Jeremy
I wonder what the total LW compliment was on the capital ships?Collecting German award documents, other paperwork and photos relating to Norway and Finland.Comment
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Very nice Jeremy,
I remember this one well but a little expensive at the time
I have one also that served with Bordflieger staffel 196, he later became a succesful Stuka pilot.
Can you show the units pages? If I remember correctly there were some pages missing but can not remember which ones!
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Collecting interests: Cavalry units, 1 Kavallerie/24 Panzer Division, Stukageschwader 1
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Good memory Ian -
Yes, pages were missing from F's Soldbuch, awards and units pages. You may recall that this group came with both the SB and WP so confimration of units was possible.
Attached is the unit listing from his WP.
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And his ship postings, again from his WP.Comment
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Excellent
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Collecting interests: Cavalry units, 1 Kavallerie/24 Panzer Division, Stukageschwader 1
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Thanks Simon -
You bring up a good point about total Luft. commitment to KM ships, I would be interested myself in how many LW crewman/flying personel were posted to each capital ship. Flath was most likely not part of the flying crew as his specialty patch with gold cord would imply a Sound Locator or Range finder.
One thing that might be of interest to you, seeing that you are located in Norway, is that Flath served aboard the Cruiser Konigsburg at the time it was sunk during the Norwegian campaign.
Cheers
Jeremy
Originally posted by Simon orchardVery nice and very rare Jeremy
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He saw quite a bit of action by the looks of it.
With the Königsberg when she was sunk by British dive bombers in Bergen, Norway.
With the Prinz Eugen when she broke out into the Atlantic with the Bismarck and the action which saw the sinking of HMS Hood.
Back with the Prinz Eugen for the channel dash, for which it would seem he was awarded the Flottenkriegsabzeichen.
Towards the end of the war he was then with the Scheer as she helped evacuate refugees and troops from Eastern Prussia.
The gaps in most of his sea postings are like markers in time for either sunk or badly damaged ships. Of the 3 he served on 2 were sunk and the other badly damaged twice whilst he was serving onboard.
I bet he had a few war stories to tell!Collecting German award documents, other paperwork and photos relating to Norway and Finland.Comment
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KM badges
Now this is a really cool photo ...
For us Luftwaffe guys who collect all the badges those men wore, this presents a new set of possibilities. Good grief, you cost us some money!
Mike
Collecting mint condition Imperial German uniforms, visor caps, and Pickelhauben.
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