U-boat visor - white top - rare!

[Kreager]

Very interesting. Yes please keep this all togther.

[Steinar]

Nice! thanks for letting us know

[collani]

Hello together,

thank you all for the friendly words! When I will visit the US in the future I will ask Gebirgsjäger for the beer

My main interest are the history of the german Monsun boats, so you can be sure that I will never split this grouping. I will post in the next days some other items and photos from this group.

I get this visor eagle also from this Leutnant. What do you think? Maybe also japanese made?

Regards

[collani]

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[stonemint]

Just when I thought I had seen it all! Gebirgs, you have a killer eye picking out the Japanese components (albeit with a heavy dose of skepticism)

Collani, that has to be one of the most fascinating (and historical) pieces of headgear I have seen here in a while--great score....

[Arran]

I get this visor eagle also from this Leutnant. What do you think? Maybe also japanese made?

Regards

Of course- look at the eagle's slanty eye...

[R.Beck]

Just when I thought I had seen it all! Gebirgs, you have a killer eye picking out the Japanese components (albeit with a heavy dose of skepticism)

Collani, that has to be one of the most fascinating (and historical) pieces of headgear I have seen here in a while--great score....

Yea, I guess I owe collani an apology for flying off the handle. I had bad news that day and took it out on that guy.
You guys are pretty good telling good from fake and I self appointed myself the Marine expert since Gordon and Michael don't visit here anymore.
Guess I'll lay low for a spell.

[clestuff]

Mind blowing

I love the hat and the history behind it! Any chance of parting with it??

Or maybe the "Jap" eagle??

Cant blame a guy for trying.....

[ApathyL]

wow, some great stuff,...you deserve plenty of beers for having these stuff together Good luck on more rare stuff !


Cheers, Les

[Svante]

Amazing item!
Nice to see more from your collection.
Congratualations

Svante

www.kriegsmarine.biz

[101combatvet]

Thin rice paper backing?

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[merdock]

Hi,
Very nice ,always like it when something not text book proves correct,reminds me of my Gebirgsjager tunic ,that also caused a ripple or two.
Merdock

[Antiquefrog]

Most informative thread.

Learned a lot, including a reminder to keep my mouth shut on something new and different.

Good posts.

[lemalouin]

A winner for sure , I think a Masterpiece in a collection ! And a great history behind this nice and rare cap

[collani]

Uit-24

Hello,

here are some more informations about the history of UIT 24:

The 1060-ton submarine of the "Marcello" Class was commissioned for the Italian Navy as the "Comandante Cappellini" on 23/9/1939. Under this name it operated from Bordeaux as a long-range battle and transport boat. On 9 July 1943, after a transport cruise lasting almost two months, the submarine sailed into the Japanese base at Sabang, Indonesia in Southeast Asia. From there on 13 July it continued on to Singapore (Shonan), where it was seized by the Japanese following Italy´s defection from the Axis on 3 September 1943. On 25 October the boat was banded over to the Kriegsmarine, which put it into service as UIT-24 under Oblt. z.S. Heinrich Pahls.
UIT-24 was attached to the 12th Submarine Flotilla (Bordeaux) until September 1944 and the 33rd Submarine Flotilla (Flensburg) from October 1944 to May 1945. After one combat sortie the boat carried out three transport missions in Southeast Asia. The crew selected an emblem for the boat that suited its principal role. It was an elephant loaded with goods. The boxes on ts back must have symbolized general cargo, while the automobile tires the elephant is swinging with its trunk surely stand for the transport of raw rubber or even completed tires and inner tubes. UIT-24 was surrendered to the Japanese in Kobe on 10/5/1945.