Kriegsmarine portraits.

[Frank K]

More sailors

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and if it is okay to post here, then here is some paperwork that could have belonged to any of the sailors here.

First up our sailor Albert signs up as Matrose with the Reichsmarine in 1928 for a 12 year period.

[Frank K]

Ten years later with the Zerstörer Max Schulz he's promoted to Bootsmann.

[Frank K]

and finally as the 12 years runs out he's not discharged but gets a new promotion as Stabsbootsmann. This time he's on the Torpedoboot Greif.

[km-spain]

Some very nice pictures here.

I have a question for you, does enybody know from what unit is the color strap on shoulders in post 64?.

[Norm F]

shoulder straps

Some very nice pictures here.

I have a question for you, does enybody know from what unit is the color strap on shoulders in post 64?.

Yes, interesting isn't it? I know that in the Heer, they would would use such straps to hide the unit numbers from view, but I'd never seen that in the Marineartillerie before. Looks like two different color stripes - I'm guessing grey and white just by matching the shades to the collar tabs. They don't seem like officer candidate stripes (Fahnenjunker) which wouldn't be in the middle like that, and which I believe would be on Obermaat straps rather than Matrosen-Gefreiter straps.
Best regards,
---Norm

[km-spain]

Hi Norm, I have some pictures with it, and I have seen it also in some Heer men pictures. IMO the strap is white and blue, and was used bu EM, NCOs and Officers. Sometime ago I read in any place that this was used by some units in soem area of Holland, but I'm not sure and can not find the source.

[km-spain]

unknown Admiralarzt

Hi Haruki, could be Dr.Med. Hugo Caanitz

01.02.1944 Admiralarzt
Marinelazarett Stralsund, Chefarzt

[Martin W]

My favorite!

Superb photograph.A picture of three KM awards on one person are hard to find.

Regards,Martin.

[DaveNZ]

My favorite!

nice picture!

no iron crosses though?

[DaveNZ]

Blockade Breaker.

is that an imperial or LC wound badge you thinK?

[W Petz]

Km #5