{"id":20607,"date":"2026-09-03T17:06:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T00:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiquesarmsandarmor.com\/?p=20607"},"modified":"2026-09-03T17:06:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T00:06:17","slug":"kriegsmarine-cap-talley-3-torpedosbootflotille-3-g","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiquesarmsandarmor.com\/index.php\/militaria\/insignia\/german-military-insignia\/kriegsmarine-cap-talley-3-torpedosbootflotille-3-g\/","title":{"rendered":"Kriegsmarine Cap Talley \u201c3.TorpedosbootFlotille 3.\u201d(G)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Description: <\/b>Kriegsmarine<\/span> M\u00fctzenband,<\/span> early<\/span> woven black rayon construction cap talley with machine woven\u00a0 \u201c3.TorpedosbootFlotille 3.\u201d Gothic script, ” in quality gold flat wire. Full length; Pre-war quality. \u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

Reference:<\/b> The German EM\/NCO\u2019s “Donald Duck” style sailor\u2019s cap was based on a traditional design that dates back to the creation of the Prussian Navy in 1848. During the Imperial German Navy, the Reichsmarine and the early Third Reich eras these Donald Duck style sailor\u2019s caps were issued with a named cap talley to identify the ship, flotilla or land unit the individual was serving with. On November 1ST 1938 the Navy mobilization order introduced the “Kriegsmarine” cap talley to replace the named cap tallies as a security measure in the case of active mobilization. Personnel who had no possible contact with the outside world retained the privilege to wear the named tallies until mid-1940 when additional orders restricted wear of all named cap tallies excluding personnel of the NCO\u2019s Preparatory Schools. Originally the script on the cap tallies was worked in gilt wire but due to the potential tarnish discoloration of the wire regulations of October 1936 dictated that the manufacture of the gilt script on the cap tallies was to be discontinued and replaced with golden yellow celleon threads although the directive was not strictly adhered to.<\/span><\/p>\n