Original German Navy KRIEGSMARINE TRADE BADGE SLEEVE INSIGNIA WW2, NICE CONDITION - NICE EMBROIDERED EXAMPLE
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HELMSMEN NCO'S
CAREER SLEEVE INSIGNIA (Steuermann Laufbahnabzeichen) - On entering
Kriegsmarine service all personnel were assigned and trained for a specific
career. These careers consisted of a wide variety of specialty trades and
functions with some of the careers restricted to certain rank groups. On
successful completion of the appropriate training, personnel were issued
distinctive career insignia to be worn on the upper left sleeve of the
uniforms. For EM/NCO’s the career insignia could be worn combined with the
rank insignia or as separate insignia. Enlisted ranks of Matrose up to and
including Hauptgefreiter career insignia were generally embroidered on small
round bases while NCO ranks of Maat up to and including Oberdeckoffizier
career insignia were on larger, vertically oval bases and could come in
embroidered or stamped alloy versions. Regulations dictated that the base
color of the insignia was to match the color of the uniform it was worn on.
Of Note: Rank designations were tied to the career the individual was
assigned to and in this case the proper rank designation is Steuermann Maat.
The insignia consists of a roughly, 90mm tall, 70mm wide, vertically oval,
navy blue wool base with machine embroidered crossed anchors in bright, golden
yellow, cotton threads. |
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