U-Boat 9 button

[stuka f]

I need help identfying thise button!
cheers
|<ris

[HPL2008]

Interesting.

There were three German U-Boats designated as U9, one each with the Imperial Navy, the Third-Reich-era Kriegsmarine and the FRG-era Bundesmarine.

Given the presence of the Reichskriegsflagge [Imperial War Flag], this button is obviously in some way connected to the Imperial-era U9. This was a rather famous boat that sunk 14 enemy ships, which included no less than 3 British cruisers sunk within just one hour. *)

Surely, individual boats did not have special uniform buttons. Maybe this is some kind of patriotic souvenir item or a button for a naval veterans' organization composed of former crewmen and/or named in honor of the sub?

(Just my theory.)


*) See:
SM U-9 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
U 9 - German and Austrian U-boats of World War One - Kaiserliche Marine - uboat.net

[stuka f]

Interesting.

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Surely, individual boats did not have special uniform buttons. Maybe this is some kind of patriotic souvenir item or a button for a naval veterans' organization composed of former crewmen and/or named in honor of the sub?


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That was also my idea!
Thanks HPL!
|<ris

[stuka f]

I forgot to mention there is no backmark!
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[cricketchris1944]

Patriotic piece look to me .not military.
Still a very interesting item
chris

[drmessimer]

I agree with all the previous posts and the only suggestion I have to add is that it might be a blazer button, though I'm not sure that Germans wear blazers, which I think are more British and American. That would be in keeping with HPL2008's opinion that it's a patriotic thing. Where did you find it? Dwight