German merchant Navy

color woven ribbon on white, worn, condition 2.

Seaman's book, issued on 16.04.1942 in Hamburg, with entries regarding various stages of training on the training ship Großherzogin Elisabeth and the training ship Deutschland as well as subsequent deployments on the ships Wiegand, Porta and Robert Möhring. At war's end, the owner was aboard the Rotenfels in Norway. Included is an identity card from the training ship Deutschland with the date of entry into service of 06.05.1942. Also contained are the wage statements from Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen and the Deutsche Dampfschifffahrt-Gesellschaft “Hansa”, whose entries extend until 10.12.1945. There is not a single document from the Kriegsmarine, which is historically correct, since the civilian Merchant Marine was merely placed under operational control of the Kriegsmarine for wartime deployment, while the sailors formally remained employees of their respective shipping companies.

Service contract for officer candidates of the Merchant Marine.
Photo album, modern binding, with approximately 280 photographs and postcards, from his early days still in Marine HJ uniform, training aboard ship and ashore, first command at sea, pictorial depiction of his decorations, War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords and Blockade Runner Badge, at war's end we still see the sailors of the Rotenfels in Kriegsmarine uniforms, followed by photographs from the postwar period, veterans' meetings, etc...
Blue sailor's shirt, very likely from Kriegsmarine stocks, with sleeve chevron as seaman and officer candidate, and sleeve badge R-SBG, the abbreviation most likely stands for See-Berufsgenossenschaft. Wearer's labels in the neck, and 2 replacement collars.
Effects: Cap tallies from his service period: Großherzogin Elisabeth, Deutsche Handelsmarine, 2 x Schulschiff Deutschland, Kriegsmarine.
Sleeve chevron for a ship's boy as officer candidate, cuff title in metal thread hand-embroidered execution for officer candidate. Norddeutscher Lloyd cap badge, miniature of the Blockade Runner Badge in 57 pattern.
Some documents from the postwar period (80s and 90s)

Cotton woven construction, length: 111 cm, worn condition, Condition 2+

, Condition 2

Metal thread embroidered version, 43 mm diameter, Condition 2