{"product_id":"an-extensive-collection-of-awards-photos-documents-of-kriegsmarine-machinist-g28728","title":"An Extensive Collection Of Awards, Photos, \u0026 Documents Of Kriegsmarine Machinist","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA ribbon bar, measuring 75x18mm, mint condition: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1) Iron Cross 1939 2nd Class. 2) Hindenburg Cross with Swords. 3) Air Warden Honour Decoration 2nd Class  4) Hungarian World War Commemorative Decoration 1914\/1918 with Swords. 5) Bulgarian War Commemorative Decoration 1915\/1918 with Swords. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6 photo postcards, measuring between 85x135mm and 174x122mm, three of which show battleships, one shows a navy musicians’ band, another one a group shot to commemorate the class of 1918, and a picture of a Navy NCO, possibly Alander. They show various degrees of aging signs, overall extremely fine condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA collection of documents, measuring between 139x200mm and 210x330mm, all in fine to mint condition. They are award certificates for either promotions or decorations:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePromotion to machinist 3rd class, 1923.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHindenburg Cross with Swords, 1935.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA document in Bulgarian for the Bulgarian War Commemorative Decoration 1915\/1918 with Swords, 1941.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMinesweeper War Badge, 1942.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIron Cross 2nd Class, 1943.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIron Cross 1st Class, 1944.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWound Badge in Black, 1945.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNaval Front Clasp, 1945. He received this award in a Dutch P.O.W. camp in August.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA bilingual (English and German) certificate of discharge from the Kriegsmarine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA military ID book of the Imperial German Navy from 1916, measuring 87x146mm, 40 pages. Considering its age, it is in extremely fine condition. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA book of good conduct, measuring 146x202mm, in fine condition. It contains a two page autobiography and several evaluations, all praising Alander’s conduct. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA ship’s company book for Ship 1414 of the 14th picket flotilla, measuring 165x208mm, in extremely fine condition. It contains a double page for all the sailors that served on it, one of them being Alander.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFootnote: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWilhelm Heinrich Friedrich Alander was born on October 18, 1898 in Wilhelmshaven, Prussia. His father was a Navy artificer. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlander became a machinist and then joined the Imperial German Navy as a war volunteer on November 10, 1916, as part of the 1st Detachment of the 2nd Shipyard Divison (1. Abteilung II. Werft-Division) in Wilhelmshaven. He first served on the Cruiser “Karlsruhe”, the Battleship “Westfalen”, and then the Cruiser “Königsberg”. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDue to the reduction of the German fleet, Alander was discharged on September 10, 1920. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe then worked in the police force between 1920 and 1923, then joined the mercantile marine (Handelsmarine), with which he stayed until 1927, the year he got married. He settled down and bought a grocery store, which he then managed until 1940. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlander was drafted into the Kriegsmarine on August 5, 1940. Between 1942 and 1943, he served to protect the French coast. Later, he was assigned to the Floating Anti-Aircraft Battery (Schwimmende Flakbatterie) “Medusa” outside Wilhelmshaven, as part of the Navy Anti-Aircraft Detachment 222. He was wounded during this assignment in January 1945.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46120020082965,"sku":"G28728","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/e_1424.jpg?v=1692867178","url":"https:\/\/www.emedals.com\/products\/an-extensive-collection-of-awards-photos-documents-of-kriegsmarine-machinist-g28728","provider":"eMedals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}