Lot 8926
Two photo albums belonging to a naval cadet and a flotilla pennant
Orders and Military Collectibles from 1919 onwards | A109r | Live auction | 1186 Lots
Description
Two photo albums belonging to a naval cadet: one containing approx. 130 photos covering the RAD, basic training, the sail training ship *Gorch Fock*, Marienburg, Tannenberg, Krýsuvík (Iceland), and Norway. The second, large-format album, titled (tr.) “Overseas Voyage of the Cruiser *Emden* 1937–38,” contains approx. 250 photos: Italy, Rome, Colombo (Sri Lanka), Sumatra, an equator-crossing ceremony, Asmara (Eritrea), a burial at sea, and much more. In addition to military photos, the albums include civilian snapshots and commercially produced photographs. Also included are the “baptism certificate” dated December 18, 1937, and a heavily used flotilla pennant measuring 0.5 x 0.7 m.Condition: II Questions about the lot?