Kriegsmarine and Diamonds!

[Sepp45]

Hi, I've made a compilation of many kriegsmarine badges and awards with Diamonds. Maybe you can help to complete the missing ones, and /or correct me if you see a fake one in here.

U-Boots-kriegsabzeichen und Diamonds - Uboat badge with Diamonds

Institution date: October 13th 1939
Number awarded: 28
Markings: Schwerin.




Schnellboot-Kriegsabzeichen mit Brillanten - E- Boat Badge with Diamonds

Institution date: May 30th 1941.
Number awarded: 8




Kapitänleutnant Werner Töniges con la condecoracion en cuestion.

The recipients:

(pending photo)
- Korvettenkapitän George Christiansen


- Korvettenkapitän Klaus Feldt


-Korvettenkapitän Friedrich Kemnade


- Korvettenkapitän Bernd Klug


-Kapitänleutnant Götz Freiherr von Mirbach


-Kapitän zur See Rudolf Petersen


-Kapitänleutnant Werner Töniges


-Kapitänleutnant Siegfried Wuppermann

Source:http://forum.axishistory.com/viewforum.php?f=9


Kriegsabzeichen für Minesuch-, U-Bootsjagd- und Sicherungsverbände und Diamonds - Minesweeper badge with Diamonds
Date of institution: August 30th 1940.
Number awarded: 2 (confirmed)
This rare Kriegsmarine badge was awarded in two oportunities (recorded): to Fregattenkapitän Gerhard von Kamptz and Fregattenkapitän Karl-Friederich Brill
, both posthumously.


I really don't have any better picture than this.. sorry


Fregattenkapitän Gerhard von Kamptz.


Fregattenkapitan Karl-Friedrich Brill.

Its whereabouts are known

Source: http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=1769


Kriegsabzeichen für Hilfskreuzer und Diamonds - Auxiliary cruiser badge with Diamonds
Institution date: 31 de Diciembre de 1941
Number awarded: 1

This rare badge was awarded to Kapitän zur See Bernhard Rogge, captain of the Cruiser "Atlantis". It was given to him by Karl Donitz on February 1942, after provinding important information captured inside a british cargo ship






Bernhard Rogge.


Source: http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/war_...iser_badge.htm


As an extra, I'll show you this rare document, bought years ago by WCSTUMP (Axis history forum):
Award document of Kriegsmarine honor clasp. Only 37 documents existed in the war.


Source: http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=17251

I'm missing Karl Donitz's special Uboat badge, so if you could post any picture I would appriciate that!

Hope you liked it!

[Sepp45]

I also found in this forum, this special badge: any info on the winner?



Source: http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...arine+diamonds

Regards,
Sepp.

[Dietrich Maerz]

Again a fake. The Kriegsmarine badges with Diamonds were a present from Grossadmiral Raeder (not an award) for Oakleaves winner of the corresponding badge. There was only one Oakleaves winner who also was awarded the Fleet War Badge: Admiral Krancke. And regarding his own testament, he never got one.

Of course there are several "Diamonds" of this badge around. All "genuine" and with a perfect story!

Dietrich

[Sepp45]

Again a fake. The Kriegsmarine badges with Diamonds were a present from Grossadmiral Raeder (not an award) for Oakleaves winner of the corresponding badge. There was only one Oakleaves winner who also was awarded the Fleet War Badge: Admiral Krancke. And regarding his own testament, he never got one.

Of course there are several "Diamonds" of this badge around. All "genuine" and with a perfect story!

Dietrich

Dietrich, thanks for the respond. One question: This badge is present in the Maritime Museum of Hamburg and they say is geniune and original. Does the museum knows that or there's just a lack of knowledge about this type of Badge?

Thanks!

[Dietrich Maerz]

There are a lot of fake items in museums. They get donations and they don't care. This one is from the Tamm collection and he thought it most likely to be good. But it isn't.

[ethreecee]

doenitz

doenitz fake

[BubbaZ]

Hi Sepp45,
Here is another fake HSF with diamonds and link to the auction if you were interested
http://www.huesken.com/shop/de/krieg...ind-45047.html
Cheers,
Hubert

[Simon O.]

As an extra, I'll show you this rare document, bought years ago by WCSTUMP (Axis history forum):
Award document of Kriegsmarine honor clasp. Only 37 documents existed in the war.


Source: http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=17251



Hope you liked it!

One of about 37 known to have been awarded, the number who actually got this formal document it seems were far fewer. I'm lucky enough to have a couple of photo albums and a few other bits and pieces from one of the awardees, Ruprecht Rössger

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...ad.php?t=19397

[Sepp45]

doenitz fake

Thanks for the photos, Ethreecee! Really helps a lot!

Hi Sepp45,
Here is another fake HSF with diamonds and link to the auction if you were interested
http://www.huesken.com/shop/de/krieg...ind-45047.html
Cheers,
Hubert

Thanks Hubert! I had already seen this one, but thank you for posing it here.

One of about 37 known to have been awarded, the number who actually got this formal document it seems were far fewer. I'm lucky enough to have a couple of photo albums and a few other bits and pieces from one of the awardees, Ruprecht Rössger

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...ad.php?t=19397

Amazing piece you have there Simon! Congrats! I think I'll do some extra researh on Herr Rössger; seems like an interesting guy .

Regards,
Sepp.