unknown badge on Navy uniform

[aktinium]

Hi,

who knows what badge is he wearing on his left arm?

Thanks for help

Stefan

[aktinium]

<img src="http://www.aktinium.homepage.t-online.de/FotoMarine.jpg">

[Don Scowen]

It's a diplomatic sleeve insignia.

Cheers
Don

[Martin W]

His dagger also appears to be that of a Diplomatic official.
Martin.

[HPL2008]

It's the pay group insigne for officials in pay group B 3 a.

[aktinium]

what does that mean?

It's the pay group insigne for officials in pay group B 3 a.

[McCulloh]

B3a group

Diplomats apparently were referenced by their pay group-and limited to specific functions by their educations. Group B was "Beamte des gehobenen Dienstes(Officials of an Elevated Career)". However, I don't see a gruppe 3a in Angolia's book, so I have no idea as to his title, but the regs. (pg.99) do specify this was a "B" rank insignia.

[HPL2008]

Diplomats apparently were referenced by their pay group-and limited to specific functions by their educations. Group B was "Beamte des gehobenen Dienstes(Officials of an Elevated Career)". However, I don't see a gruppe 3a in Angolia's book, so I have no idea as to his title, but the regs. (pg.99) do specify this was a "B" rank insignia.

I thought I had found this insignia on page 85 of the same book (with the pay group B 3a listed below a photo of the insigne), but if I look closer, I think I have mis-identified it: The insigne on pg. 85 has an outer wreath of oakleaves, but the one in the posted photo seems to have the straight-lined, simpler border.

So, I have to correct myself: Apparently, it is pay group A 2 a/A 2 b/A 2 c. (See pg. 90 of Angolia)