Kriegsmarine Documents

[Reinhard Hardegen]

I have been working on documents for the members of my campaign. These are Kriegsmarine documents copied from the real ones that I has seen while living in the Washington D.C. area for the last 10 years.

These are made with the names of the U-boat Commanders and the dates the items were won, in both down load or printed for framing. Each document is in the original 8"x5.75" (20.32cm x 14.605cm)

Let me know what you think of them?

http://www.raiders-of-the-deep.com/SH3-Documents/1.jpg

http://www.raiders-of-the-deep.com/SH3-Documents/2.jpg

http://www.raiders-of-the-deep.com/SH3-Documents/3.jpg

http://www.raiders-of-the-deep.com/SH3-Documents/4.jpg

http://www.raiders-of-the-deep.com/SH3-Documents/5.jpg

http://www.raiders-of-the-deep.com/SH3-Documents/6.jpg

http://www.raiders-of-the-deep.com/SH3-Documents/7.jpg

[Feuer Frei!]

They look good. Thanks for sharing.
How will these be integrated into the game?

[flag4]

They look great.!!
So these can be printed off and framed?
Congratulations.:yep:

Could you do one for Englebert Endrass?

[Gustav Schiebert]

Very nice work, extremely authentic! Made a good job of them :up:

[Sailor Steve]

Beautiful! :sunny:

[Mittelwaechter]

Well done! :up:

Some minor suggestions - for grammatical correctness:

First document:

Im Namen des Führers...

"dem" is doubled - keep the printed one.

http://www.abload.de/img/urkunde-ek-2k2kc7.jpg

Second document:

"Aufgrund" - one word (today "Auf Grund" is possible, but it wasn't in the `40ies) - "due to/on the basis of"

"Ermächtigung" - one word - "authorization"

Fourth document:

http://www.abload.de/img/ritterkreuz-04ncysh.jpg

"das Ritterkreuz des Eiserenen Kreuzes"

Fifth document:

"das Eichenlaub zum Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes"


http://www.abload.de/img/o222032aox.jpg
The real one - not only the "provisonal ownership certificate" (vorläufiges Besitzzeugnis)

[Reinhard Hardegen]

Well done! :up:

Some minor suggestions - for grammatical correctness:

First document:

Im Namen des Führers...

"dem" is doubled - keep the printed one.

http://www.abload.de/img/urkunde-ek-2k2kc7.jpg

Second document:

"Aufgrund" - one word (today "Auf Grund" is possible, but it wasn't in the `40ies) - "due to/on the basis of"

"Ermächtigung" - one word - "authorization"

Fourth document:

http://www.abload.de/img/ritterkreuz-04ncysh.jpg

"das Ritterkreuz des Eiserenen Kreuzes"

Fifth document:

"das Eichenlaub zum Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes"


http://www.abload.de/img/o222032aox.jpg
The real one - not only the "provisonal ownership certificate" (vorläufiges Besitzzeugnis)

First of all thank you all for your comments.

This was the feedback that I needed. It took me a long time to match letters to fonts and borders. Then trying to get the spelling right, like in some "l,s, and f" look almost the same, so getting the spelling right was not so easy.

Once again thanks for the comments, I will make the changes, and repost the changes.

[Reinhard Hardegen]

[QUOTE=Mittelwaechter;2027151]Well done! :up:

Some minor suggestions - for grammatical correctness:


Second document:

"Aufgrund" - one word (today "Auf Grund" is possible, but it wasn't in the `40ies) - "due to/on the basis of"

"Ermächtigung" - one word - "authorization"

In the Document that I have it shows "Aufgrund", as "Auf Grund" in 1940. All other changes have been made.

http://www.raiders-of-the-deep.com/SH3-Documents/8.jpg

[Reinhard Hardegen]

They look great.!!
So these can be printed off and framed?
Congratulations.:yep:

Could you do one for Englebert Endrass?

Do you want game dates, or actual dates for Englebert Endrass?

[Mittelwaechter]

Indeed "Auf Grund" is obviously the used form those days.

I stand corrected.

After some research I think it changed several times over the years.
Our last - famous - orthography reform allows both now - with a recommendation on "aufgrund".

:woot:

Edit: as a redemption two Kriegsmarine "Dienstsiegel" (even circular)

http://www.abload.de/img/1204058307i1lma.jpg

http://www.abload.de/img/1282812713xrl82.jpg

[Reinhard Hardegen]

Indeed "Auf Grund" is obviously the used form those days.

I stand corrected.

After some research I think it changed several times over the years.
Our last - famous - orthography reform allows both now - with a recommendation on "aufgrund".

:woot:


thanks again for the corrections. :yeah:

In the last document I posted, although it showed the "Auf Grund" I did notice it shows the wrong rank for Dornitz...:hmmm:
It show him as "Konteradmiral" on 15. Novermber 1940. He was promoted to "Vizedadmiral" on 01. September 1940.:hmm2:

[Reinhard Hardegen]

Thanks for the two stamps, I see that I need to make mine more rounded. I was trying to make Dontiz's stamp that he used, like in the last document I posted.

I will work on that...:up:

There are no clear images of one, so it took me hours to try to read it and duplicate it.

[Gustav Schiebert]

These are so good. What did you use to create them? I don't want to rip off and steal your great work, but it would be great to get blank templates of these so I could run certificates off for my DID campaign commanders ... I even have a '40s typewriter (not German unfortunately), which I could use to type in the names ...

[Reinhard Hardegen]

Just finished the real documents to the knights cross and the knights cross with oak leaves, to go with the "provisonal ownership certificate" (vorläufiges Besitzzeugnis).

http://www.raiders-of-the-deep.com/SH3-Documents/9.jpg http://www.raiders-of-the-deep.com/SH3-Documents/10.jpg

[flag4]

Do you want game dates, or actual dates for Englebert Endrass?

Actual dates would be brilliant.
Thank you very much:up:

[TheDude107]

These are so good. What did you use to create them? I don't want to rip off and steal your great work, but it would be great to get blank templates of these so I could run certificates off for my DID campaign commanders ... I even have a '40s typewriter (not German unfortunately), which I could use to type in the names ...

If you have an old typewriter then you probably have some older books lying around right? You can make get that older "brown paper" look by using old paper from the "notes" section of books from the 1970's or earlier. Will be an older style of paper and it will already have aged.

Or take some new paper with a document type look(like stock paper for diplomas/buisness cards) and throw it in the oven at @250 for about 1-2 minutes at most.

I can't help you with the typewrite keys but if you really want to go all out.... Go to some estate sales. Alot of older German families live in my area in the US. Last time I was at an estate sale I could have gotten the German keys for the typewriter. Plus the old books obviously. I actually almost thought they were german naval engineering books(Maybe for subs?) when I was digging around at this guys house. Nope, just normal 1950's/1970's boat building stuff from his company's trade shows.

Those weren't the extremley rare droids I was looking for....

[HW3]

Or, if you have a program that allows you to insert text, download German fonts (there are several available) and put them in your Windows font folder. Most programs use the Windows fonts, so they will be available then.

:subsim:

[Reinhard Hardegen]

Actual dates would be brilliant.
Thank you very much:up:

Do you want these in .pdf format so you can print them, or just .jpg for your computer.

The .pdf will be printer friendly, you just need to print them on parchment paper, and then cut them on the cut lines.

[flag4]

Do you want these in .pdf format so you can print them, or just .jpg for your computer.

The .pdf will be printer friendly, you just need to print them on parchment paper, and then cut them on the cut lines.

pdf please.
you are gentleman Herr Hardegan.
and thank you very much.
i look forward to seeing them on my wall.
:up:

[Reinhard Hardegen]

Working on them now, just trying to set the cut marks for you.

I am also giving you his trading card, which just sold in England this January for almost 20 pounds. Size 6"x4".

http://www.raiders-of-the-deep.com/SH3-Documents/Endrass.jpg

[flag4]

...how's things going? were you able to complete the certificates or am I being impatient:oops:

[Reinhard Hardegen]

I have them done, just placing cut marks so you can cut them to to the right size. As the documents are just white background, so you can print them on the parchment paper. Will be ready to send to you tomarrow.:up:

[Reinhard Hardegen]

Okay, I think I have every one done now. If I left out any one please let me know. The links are in your e-mails... enjoy

[flag4]

Herr Hardegen

...I am downloading them now as I type this.
please accept my apologies for my impatients :oops:

I am looking forward very much to have them framed and hung up.
as soon as this is done you will see them here in this forum and I will send you a message to let you know.

many thanks again:up: