Cap emblem question

[andya]

Hi
Came across this picture with what looks like an edelweiss badge. I believe he is a sailor so perhaps someone could help with the reason for wearing this badge
many thanks
andy

[hucks216]

Here you go...
http://uboat.net/special/emblems/u124.html

[andya]

excellent
many thanks indeed
andy

[A.H. Thomassen]

There are mainly 4 reasons for wearing the Schiffchen and the Edelweiss:

1. Crewmember from U-64
2. Crewmember from U-124
3. KM participant of the Battle of Narvik 1940
4. The wear of the Edelweiss in any odd KM-unit as an un-official badge

Thus its important to underline that not every KM-person depicted with the Edelweiss automatically is a Uboat-guy, but of course when it comes to selling these kind of pictures or even Schiffchen with Edelweiss' on them it surely gives the saleprice a hefty push describing them as Uboat-related and nothing else


AH

[Simon O.]

AH is quite right. He could just as easily be non-uboat.

[BergführerKiser]

Servus Kameraden,

Here are a few Kriegsmariners wearing Edelweiss on their caps during the battle of Narvik:





Es war ein Edelweiss...

Patrick