KM Schnellboot badge in wear

[WWIIBuff]

S-Boote Badge in wear

Here is a shot of the badge in wear from a group of photos I recently acquired.

[Joe Slavick]

WWIIBuff:

Your photo was taken at the funeral of Leutnant zur See Johann-Konrad Klocke, former Adjutant of the HSK Widder, and later officer aboard Schnellboot S 121.

Died in action on 11 Aug 1943 when the 4th and 5th S-boat Flotillas made a raid from L´Abervrach to Plymouth Bay and were attacked by two waves of British fighter-bombers.

The S 121 under Klocke was sunk. This wartime burial is in Brest.

After the war he was moved and buried in Ploudaniel-Lesneven Cemetery, France, Block 13, Row 5, Grave 188.


Joe

[WWIIBuff]

Funeral

Thanks for that great information Joe. Have you seen this picture before or do you have others from the same funeral? I have three more shots of the funeral. These are from a group of photos from the estate of LtKpt. Müller of the 5. S-Booteflottille.

[Ian Jewison]

This is one of my favourites........the holder was a member of 7 and 2 Schnellboot Flottille and actually entitled to those awards....perhaps not 3 S-Abzeichen at the same time but maybe had 3 different ones........

He was awarded his EK II for taking part in the sinking of my home town's ship, HMS Lightning! EK I for actions around D-Day.

Interestingly, tropical tunic and snow on the ground!

/Ian

[Joe Slavick]

John:

Ref your questions regarding the funeral...I've seen the photo before, but I don't own a copy of it, nor any others from the funeral. The only reason I know of it is because there is a former auxiliary cruiser crewman in the photo and it is the funeral for another former auxiliary cruiser crewman.

Ian:
Your photo is amazing!!! I would say it is easily the most interesting of them all! Three S-boat badges and an EK-2 linked a bit to your home town, then to top it off an the uniform and the snow---that's a keeper for sure!

Joe

[WWIIBuff]

S-Boot Badge

Thanks Joe. I was just curious.

Ian I agree with Joe. That is one awesome picture, thanks for posting it.

Here is another from the same group as the funeral picture I posted above.

[WWIIBuff]

S-Boote

Somebody aked me if I can identify any of the officers in the above photo. The only one I know for sure is the one on the left of the three saluting. He is Oberleutnant zur See, Karl Müller, commander of S52 from the 4. Schnellbootflottille.

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