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RE: U-boat Badges with Diamonds????
Posted by:
Craig McLean
()
Date: January 19, 2001 03:55AM
<HTML>As an additional comparison, these were the awards for some well-known U-boat Fahrers...
**Doenitz....KC with OL (WWI U-boat Fahrer, BdU, Head of the Navy, and finally 2nd [and final] Fuehrer of the Reich, following Hitler\'s death)
**Hardegen...KC with OL
**Kretschmer...KC with OL and S (tonnage king of WWII)
**Lueth...KC with OL, S, and D (2nd highest ace of the war)
**Topp...KC with OL and S (3rd highest ace of WWII)
Best regards,
Craig</HTML>
**Doenitz....KC with OL (WWI U-boat Fahrer, BdU, Head of the Navy, and finally 2nd [and final] Fuehrer of the Reich, following Hitler\'s death)
**Hardegen...KC with OL
**Kretschmer...KC with OL and S (tonnage king of WWII)
**Lueth...KC with OL, S, and D (2nd highest ace of the war)
**Topp...KC with OL and S (3rd highest ace of WWII)
Best regards,
Craig</HTML>