Who has seen this 'unofficial' KM-badge ('penguin') before?

[Coco]

Dear all,

I recently acquired this 3-pieced KM-grouping from one of my pickers...both standard KM-badges are naturally fine....but what is the 'penguin'-badge?

I am pretty sure that it is one of the various 'inofficial' KM-badges but who knows exactly for what unit ie. ship it was used? I could not find any reference for it......

Thanks in advance for your kind assistance!

Best regards,

Coco

[Coco]

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[kokstok]

Hilfskreuzer Pinguin perhaps?

[compressore]

Bundesmarine

Hi,
no KM badge.
It is Bundesmarine Flugkoerper-Schnellboot S58

http://www.s58-pinguin.de/

Regards
Christian

[Martin W]

An identical enamelled badge is illustrated on page 77 in Gordon Williamson's book "Torpedo Los".
It is described as being a traditioins badge of the 1st U-Flottille.

Edit.On another forum the badge is described as being from the U-3024,and not the 1st U-Flottille ?

Regards,Martin.

[Coco]

The penguin badge...

Dear Rene, Martin and Christian,


Thanks for your information guys! At least I am a bit further....I think that it is however not a post-war Bundesmarine badge: it came with the two other badges and I am pretty convinced that it is a WWII-period badge...

I hope that someone else knows a bit more....

Thanks in advance!

Best regards,

Coco

[amiklic1]

Nice one. I saw it in the book, also.

[compressore]

Hi,
I am still on the Bundesmarine thought......
http://www.foerderverein-museums-sch...%20Pinguin.jpg

http://www.foerderverein-museums-sch...%20pinguin.jpg

Why should a S-Boat from the Bundesmarine should use a tradtion emblem from an U-Boat Flotille ?
And I got a couple of KM badges mixed with BM insignas....togehter in a lot means no proof.
Regards
Christian

[amiklic1]

There are some differences in these.

1. Penguin is standing on a piece of ice on the one from the first post.
2. It looks that on BM ones penguin has a bit raised head

Not much, but the emblems usually follow the same details when reproduced.


BM could use those non-nazi emblems to keep a memory of their predecessors of which they could be proud of, and still to comply with the regulation as they didn't have swastika.

just my 2 cents ;-)

[gingerbread]

The Penguin is the 7 Vorpostenflottille badge.

For exemple, one picture from the V729:

http://francois.delboca.free.fr/port/fschalu.html

Best regards
Ben

[gingerbread]

A letter from the Flottillenchef KKpt. Hamacher about the delevery of the badge for a wounded man from the flottilla:



Best regards
Ben

[alessio cammelli]

A letter from the Flottillenchef KKpt. Hamacher about the delevery of the badge for a wounded man from the flottilla:



Best regards
Ben

Wow! Thanks for sharing this incredible and interesting document!! Your archive is indeed unbelievable....

alessio

[compressore]

Nice !

I am happy for Coco that I was wrong and it is NOT a Bundesmarine ! Nice catch
But does it mean that Grodon Williamson book is mistaken in this badge by atrributing it to U-Boat ?
Regards
Christian

[gingerbread]

7 Vorpostenflottille



My Badge.
Yes, Gordon Williamson made a mistake.

Best regards
Ben

[amiklic1]

Great badge, really. Gordon made a mistake, but I am happy to see that we are finding new details on a daily basis.