Odd WW2 naval flag bracelet.

[andym]

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?


http://usera.ImageCave.com/andym/bracelet.jpg


any ideas?

[RoaldLarsen]

The flags spell WILHGUSTLOFF, so probably Wilhelm Gustav Loff.

[andym]

The flags spell WILHGUSTLOFF, so probably Wilhelm Gustav Loff.


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

[Thomen]

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) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Gustloff_%28ship%29)

Might be a remembrance bracelet or memorabilia.

[HansVonBeehan]

The White and Red Checkered Flag is 1.

and the black and yellow flag is F.

[RoaldLarsen]

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]

Nice workmanship on that braclet. :yep:

[HansVonBeehan]

thehe =]