Cool and informative video! I've collected a few WW2 relics over the years, and I've got a U boat emblem pin, of U201, the Snowman. Some of the paint has flaked off but I believe the pin dates back to WW2. Would you know the purpose of these pins? Souvenirs maybe? I've always been kinda curious. Thanks for any info. Ryan H.
Give me a little bit of time to look into that. If you don't hear back from me in a week or so, send me email, it's on the channel page. And thanks for watching and the comment, it's appreciated!
To my knowledge, personal u-boat emblems were a product of WW2, originating with Lemp. I have not done any study really of u-boats in WWI yet. I can't speak to the possibility that u-boats back then could've been sponsored by cities or regions and thus displayed crests. Good, clear, imagery of u-boats from WWI I is hard to find, but that's where you'd want to look. Possible it's mentioned in biographies from that period.
I love U boat emblems
I do too, it was a great way for the U-boat crews to express themselves!
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Cool and informative video! I've collected a few WW2 relics over the years, and I've got a U boat emblem pin, of U201, the Snowman. Some of the paint has flaked off but I believe the pin dates back to WW2. Would you know the purpose of these pins? Souvenirs maybe? I've always been kinda curious. Thanks for any info. Ryan H.
Give me a little bit of time to look into that. If you don't hear back from me in a week or so, send me email, it's on the channel page. And thanks for watching and the comment, it's appreciated!
If you can send me a picture of the emblem pin that would be helpful.
Were personal emblems used by German or Austro-Hungarian U-boat captains in WWI?
To my knowledge, personal u-boat emblems were a product of WW2, originating with Lemp. I have not done any study really of u-boats in WWI yet. I can't speak to the possibility that u-boats back then could've been sponsored by cities or regions and thus displayed crests. Good, clear, imagery of u-boats from WWI I is hard to find, but that's where you'd want to look. Possible it's mentioned in biographies from that period.