Kriegsmarine coat of arms of the 1st security flotilla of the minesweeper M 1103
From the personal property of the 2nd WO Petsch, 2nd watch officer on the Togo. Petsch drove the M 1103 minesweeper off the Togo.
Dimensions approx. 15 cm x 19 cm. Probably post-war production. Absolutely unique piece. Established on October 1, 1943 through the renaming of the coastal protection flotilla western Baltic Sea. The flotilla was subordinate to the commander of the security of the Baltic Sea, then to the commander of the security. Estate of Kurt Petsch of the 2nd WO, 2nd watch officer on the Togo.
The estate comes from Kurt Petsch, who already sailed on the support ship Rugard as I.W.O. After that, Petsch was 2nd officer on watch on the Togo and author of the book Nachtleitschiff Togo and the book Seafaring for Brandenburg - Prussia. Petsch also received the original Togo ship's coat of arms, a large oil painting of the ship, a ship model, which is in a museum, the on-board stamps, photo albums, a marine dagger and much more. You can find all these things in our shop if you enter Togo under the search term.
