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English: Photo taken at the Lofoten War Memorial Museum (Norwegian: Lofoten Krigsminnemuseum) in Svolvær, Norway's largest exhibition of uniforms and smaller items related to the Second World War and the German occupation of Norway 1940 – 1945:
  • Uniform of a submarine officer in the Wehrmacht Kriegsmarine, the navy of Nazi Germany (Third Reich)
    • Peaked visor cap with golden insignia/cap badges (Mützenabzeichen) for a U-boat captain (Deutsche U-Boot Kapitäne/Kommandant Schirmmütze):
      • Metal Kriegsmarine style golden Hoheitszeichen/Hoheitsadler, the Third Reich 'eagle-and-swastika' national and military emblem featuring an art deco Reichsadler with expanded wings clutching a swastika inside a circular oak wreath
      • Cockade surrounded by a wreath of oakleaves (Kokarde und Blattkranz, Mützenkranz, Eichenlaub) in the centre of the cap band
      • Golden bullion leaf-shaped decoration ("scrambled egg" embellishment) on visor (bestickter Mützenschirm, Goldfadenstickerei auf dem Mützenschirm) as insignia for navy officers. The visor caps of Senior Officers below the rank of Admiral, including Stabsoffiziere, Musikinspizienten, and Korvettenkapitän through to Kommodore, feature a single row of interlocking gold-coloured oak leaves, embroidered in bullion or celleon, along with the visor’s border.
      • Summer model with white crown/top cover was worn as U-boat hat all year round
    • Grey leather jacket/coat
    • Knitted turtleneck sweater
    • See Uniforms and insignia of the Kriegsmarine and Guide for visor cap insignia of Nazi Germany.
  • German tobacco pipes for sale aimed at seamen: Für unsere Matrosen auf hoher See als Gruss aus der Heimat eine "Echte" Bruyere Pfeife - garantiert Deutsche Wertarbeit
  • Stopwatch (Stoppuhr) from a German submarine
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