My Kassel find - Konteradmiral Thedsen

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Hello,

back from Kassel show, I would like to share one of my finds:
A mess dress jacket for Konteradmiral Otto Thedsen, the technical "right hand" of Doenitz and responsible for the U-Boat technology since 1935 until end of the war. The jacket is tailored by "Berger & Colani" in Berlin in 1940.

Together with the jacket came his official Reichs- and Kriegsmarine personal files, including yearly appraisals. Some of them are signed by Doneitz himself as chef of the Weddingen flotilla. Also included was a pair of shoulderboards.

I put the jacket on a standard torso, but it is huge size....it is even mentioned in his personal files: "to much weight"

I hope you like it.

Christian


P.S.
Thank you, KM-Spain, for your "on-the-spot" appraisal.

Here his career:
Born: 01 Jan 1886 in Hamburg, Died: 11 Feb 1949 in Kiel
Oberheizer (21 Dec 1906); Maschinistenmaat (01 Apr 1907); Ubootsmaschinistenobermaat (01 Apr 1911); Ubootsmaschinist (01 Apr 1914); Ubootsobermaschinist (01 Oct 1916); Leutnant (Ing.) (08 Apr 1921); Oberleutnant (Ing.) (01 Jan 1924); Kapitänleutnant (Ing.) (01 Aug 1929); Korvettenkapitän (Ing.) (01 Apr 1935); Fregattenkapitän (Ing.) (01 Nov 1938); Kapitän zur See (Ing.) (01 Jun 1940); Konteradmiral (Ing.) (01 Mar 1943)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Heizer with the I. Shipyard-Division (01 Feb 1905-31 Mar 1905)
On Board the Mine-Steamer 'Pelikan' (01 Apr 1905-28 Jun 1906)
With the I. Shipyard-Division (29 Sep 1906-20 Apr 1907)
On Board the Liner 'Preußen' (21 Apr 1907-30 Sep 1910)
With the I. Shipyard-Division (01 Oct 1910-31 Mar 1911)
With the Submarine-Division (01 Apr 1911-29 Apr 1911)
On Board the Submarine 'U 9' (30 Apr 1911-22 Jul 1911)
Construction-Information for the Submarine 'U 10' (23 Jul 1911-30 Aug 1911)
Technician Number 1 on the Submarine 'U 10' (31 Aug 1911-11 Jan 1912)
With the Submarine-Division (12 Jan 1912-04 Mar 1912)
2nd Watch-Machinist on the Submarine 'U 10' (05 Mar 1912-13 Sep 1913)
With the Submarine-Division (14 Sep 1913-04 Oct 1913)
Engineer and Deck-Officer School (05 Oct 1913-24 Mar 1914)
With the Submarine-Division (25 Mar 1914-22 Apr 1914)
With the II. Submarine-School-Flotilla (23 Apr 1914-02 Jun 1914)
Senior-Machinist on the Submarine 'U 16' (03 Jun 1914-10 Mar 1918)
Senior-Machinist with the Submarine-School-Half-Flotilla (04 Apr 1918-11 Sep 1918)
Chief Engineer on the Submarine 'UC 91' (12 Sep 1918-06 Jan 1919)
With the Coastal-Defence-Regiment of the Baltic Sea Station (07 Jan 1919-10 Apr 1920)
Chief Engineer on the Minesweeper 'M 5' (11 Apr 1920-20 Oct 1920)
Attended Naval-School Kiel-Wik (21 Oct 1920-02 Jan 1922)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (03 Jan 1922-20 Feb 1922)
Chief Engineer on the Torpedo-Boat 'G 8' of the 1st Half-Flotilla (21 Feb 1922-30 Sep 1925)
Instructor at the Naval-School Kiel-Wik (01 Oct 1925-27 Sep 1927)
Watch-Engineer on the Cruiser 'Nymphie' (28 Sep 1927-16 Apr 1929)
Watch-Engineer on the Cruiser 'Königsberg' (17 Apr 1929-02 Oct 1931)
Half-Flotilla-Engineer of the 2nd Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (03 Oct 1931-03 Oct 1933)
Assistent in the Naval-Supply-Office Swinemünde (04 Oct 1933-23 Sep 1934)
Company-Chief in the I. Battalion of the Ships-Cadre-Division of the Baltic Sea (24 Sep 1934-05 Sep 1935)
Flotilla-Engineer of the Submarine-Flotilla 'Weddigen' (06 Sep 1935-03 Oct 1936)
Formation-Engineer with the Leader of Submarines (01 Jan 1936-16 Oct 1939)
Formation-Engineer with the Organisation-Department of the Commander of Submarines (17 Oct 1939-11 Sep 1941)
Chief-Engineer and Leader of the Technical Department with the Staff of the 2nd Admiral of Submarines (12 Sep 1941-31 Jan 1943)
Chief-Engineer and Leader of the Technical Department with the Staff of the Commanding Admiral of Submarines (01 Feb 1943-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-24 Feb 1946)
Released (24 Feb 1946)

Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 31.08.1943 als Konteradmiral (Ing) und Chefingenieur und Leiter Technischen Abteilung/ Stab Kommandierender Admiral der Unterseeboote
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- U-Bootskriegsabzeichen, 1918
- Kgl. Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern

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his files

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Doenitz signature

There are 3 of those yearly apprailsals, signed by Doenitz

[km-spain]

Christian, nice catch, this one is even nicer in hands that in these pictures, you must improve your photographer skills ...

It was a really pleasure met you there and share a little time with you, I'm looking forward for the next time.

[Adam S.]

Wonderful! Congrats!

That's great to be able to have the paperwork with it.

[-Ray-]

Well this fine collection is definitely in the deep end of the pool for many of us. The jacket and boards are most interesting, and I really like to see that thick sleeve rank, even with the under vest and above all a researchable item. Thanks for sharing fellow KM collector.

If it doesn't trouble you, would be delighted to see the quality of the breast eagle close up please, or is it of standard production. Thanks again.

-Ray-

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Eagle

Thanks for the comments.

If it doesn't trouble you, would be delighted to see the quality of the breast eagle close up please, or is it of standard production. Thanks again.

-Ray-

Here a pic of the eagle.

Regards
Christian

[48RMC]

That's a very beautiful catch Christian well done

[berkenkruis]

congrats, very interesting and nice find.

[amiklic1]

Great set, really!

[NOR_collector]

Nice find!

Regards,
André

[WWIIBuff]

Very nice. Congratulations.

[Dr.Vet]

First class grouping

Regards
Jakub

[MLH13]

A handsome ensemble. Congratulations!