HISTORY.   When a sailor entered the Kriegsmarine, they were assigned to a training Schiffsstammabteilung (Detachment).  All detachments fell under either the Baltic Command or the North Sea Command.  Schiffsstammabteilung 6 was stationed at Wilhelmshaven and was assigned under the North Sea Command. 

An extremely well preserved Seaman’s cap from the Schiffsstammabteilung 6, constructed of a black wool exterior with rayon interior liner. The peak of the cap features a die-stamped gilded brass pin in the form of a Kriegsmarine-style German national eagle with wreathed mobile swastika and attached directly below is a multi-colored brass cockade.  The tally ribbon is constructed of black rayon.  The interior features a tan-colored leather sweatband, securely held in place by two rows of stitching and stamped on the interior with “LFA”.  Near MINT.

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