Hello all!
I am new to this forum, but I have read a number of posts on here over the years and am always impressed by the level of knowledge and interest of the members here.
Anyway, my grandfather (father's side) served in the Kriegsmarine, and saw numerous roles during that time, including being a Biber pilot right at the end of the war, and being on the Admiral Scheer in 1940. From what my dad remembers, this was his most enjoyable time (it has to have been more fun than being in a Biber, from where a "rowboat looked like a battleship", in my grandfather's words!).
We do not have many artifacts from his time in the Kriegsmarine; a number of his personal items were stolen a good number of years back by scum who broke into his house
. Thus, I was hoping to collect some small items that are known to have, or could very well have, come from the Scheer: I am thinking of things like cutlery, tablewear, maybe even clocks, etc. The problem is I am not well-versed in WWII memorabilia, especially when it comes to things like what styles of dishes, cutlery, etc. would come from a surface ship (~ 1940) vs. what may have been used on U-boats or on land, for example. I know that Kriegsmarine items are typically marked with the "M", but that's about it.
I believe that, by war's end, he was at least a Matrosenhauptgefreiter; I'll post a picture later of him in uniform, and his markings seem to suggest this. Thus, he wasn't an officer, and I know that there are marking differences in things like tableware that are different for officers vs. regular seamen. Details like that would be important to me.
If anyone can give me any guidance on this matter, I would be most appreciative!
I am new to this forum, but I have read a number of posts on here over the years and am always impressed by the level of knowledge and interest of the members here.
Anyway, my grandfather (father's side) served in the Kriegsmarine, and saw numerous roles during that time, including being a Biber pilot right at the end of the war, and being on the Admiral Scheer in 1940. From what my dad remembers, this was his most enjoyable time (it has to have been more fun than being in a Biber, from where a "rowboat looked like a battleship", in my grandfather's words!).
We do not have many artifacts from his time in the Kriegsmarine; a number of his personal items were stolen a good number of years back by scum who broke into his house
. Thus, I was hoping to collect some small items that are known to have, or could very well have, come from the Scheer: I am thinking of things like cutlery, tablewear, maybe even clocks, etc. The problem is I am not well-versed in WWII memorabilia, especially when it comes to things like what styles of dishes, cutlery, etc. would come from a surface ship (~ 1940) vs. what may have been used on U-boats or on land, for example. I know that Kriegsmarine items are typically marked with the "M", but that's about it.I believe that, by war's end, he was at least a Matrosenhauptgefreiter; I'll post a picture later of him in uniform, and his markings seem to suggest this. Thus, he wasn't an officer, and I know that there are marking differences in things like tableware that are different for officers vs. regular seamen. Details like that would be important to me.
If anyone can give me any guidance on this matter, I would be most appreciative!
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