Odd WW2 naval flag bracelet.

andym · 03-19-2009, 05:16 PM

I was sent this pic from a friend.Do the flags spell out a word or message?I woinder if this was given by a \kriegsmarine sailor to his sweetheart?

any ideas?

RoaldLarsen · 03-19-2009, 05:31 PM

The flags spell WILHGUSTLOFF, so probably Wilhelm Gustav Loff.

andym · 03-19-2009, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by RoaldLarsen

The flags spell WILHGUSTLOFF, so probably Wilhelm Gustav Loff.

Many thanks.so it might be a kraft durch freude souvenir?

Thomen · 03-20-2009, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RoaldLarsen

The flags spell WILHGUSTLOFF, so probably Wilhelm Gustav Loff.

The Wilhelm Gustloff was German Steamer sunk in WWII.

http://www.wilhelmgustloff.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Gustloff_(ship)

Might be a remembrance bracelet or memorabilia.

HansVonBeehan · 03-20-2009, 05:27 AM

The White and Red Checkered Flag is 1.

and the black and yellow flag is F.

RoaldLarsen · 03-20-2009, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by HansVonBeehan

The White and Red Checkered Flag is 1.

and the black and yellow flag is F.

In the Royal Navy, perhaps.

But I doubt that a German would be using the Royal Navy's signal flag code. He'd be using the International Code of Signals, in which

the white and red checkered flag is 'U' and
the black and yellow checkered flag is 'L'.

@Thomen
Nice catch on the Wilhelm Gustloff. I just checked that 'Loff' was a valid German name and left it at that.

FIREWALL · 03-20-2009, 12:16 PM

Nice workmanship on that braclet.

HansVonBeehan · 03-20-2009, 03:39 PM

thehe =]

03-19-2009, 05:16 PM	#1
andym Frogman Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 301 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 2	Odd WW2 naval flag bracelet. I was sent this pic from a friend.Do the flags spell out a word or message?I woinder if this was given by a \kriegsmarine sailor to his sweetheart? any ideas? __________________ GWX 3.0 GOLD,SH3 Commander.

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HansVonBeehan Helmsman Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Broadstairs, Kent Posts: 109 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	The White and Red Checkered Flag is 1. and the black and yellow flag is F. __________________ Cmdr. Mike Beehan Leutnant z. S. Hans von Beehan IC2,IC1,GC,KCOSDG Commander U-181, Type IXD2 1st Flotilla, Brest.

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FIREWALL Eternal Patrol SUBSIM Welcome Committee Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,160 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Nice workmanship on that braclet. __________________ I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

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HansVonBeehan Helmsman Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Broadstairs, Kent Posts: 109 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	thehe =] __________________ Cmdr. Mike Beehan Leutnant z. S. Hans von Beehan IC2,IC1,GC,KCOSDG Commander U-181, Type IXD2 1st Flotilla, Brest.

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03-19-2009, 05:31 PM	#2
RoaldLarsen Watch Officer Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Control Room Posts: 344 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The flags spell WILHGUSTLOFF, so probably Wilhelm Gustav Loff.