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Knight's Cross Signature Prints.
Kriegsmarine Knight's Crosses -
U-Boat Commanders and Sailors.
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All the prints shown on this page have
editions which have been signed by at least one Knight's Cross
winner. These naval prints have been
personally signed by famous U-Boat Commanders like Jurgen Oesten and Alfred
Eick. A lot of the prints have
several editions, each signed by different Knight's Cross winners; and
some have editions signed by more than one, so it is worth browsing
through all the editions - each edition has the information about the
signatures on its page.
Also,
click this link to find more details about the Knights Cross winners who
signed these prints.
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| Dawn Rendezvous by Anthony Saunders. Germanys U-boat fleet had almost brought Britain to its knees in the First World war, twenty years later the story was very similar. the German U-boat arm came perilously close to cutting the lifeline that crossed the Atlantic between North America and Britain. in the early years of the war Donitz realised that keeping his U-boats at sea for as long as possible would greatly increase their chances of success. here U-93 (left) and U-94 take fuel from the auxiliary cruiser Kormoran whilst in the mid-Atlantic during 1941 Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Special Promotion : This print is 30% off for a limited time only! Image size 24 inches x 15 inches (61cm x 38cm). Price £79.80  Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 24 inches x 15 inches (61cm x 38cm). Price £130.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Save £5 on selected prints - Was £135
Jurgen Oesten U-Boat Knights Cross signature edition of 6 artist proofs, from the edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 24 inches x 15 inches (61cm x 38cm). Price £160.00 Signed by Knights Cross U-Boat Commander Jurgen Oesten. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Alfred Eick U-Boat Knights Cross signature edition of 6 artist proofs, from the edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 24 inches x 15 inches (61cm x 38cm). Price £160.00 Signed by Knights Cross U-Boat Commander Alfred Eick. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Alfred Eick, Jurgen Oesten U-Boat Knights Cross signature edition of 50 prints. Image size 24 inches x 15 inches (61cm x 38cm). Price £160.00 Signed by Two Knights Cross U-Boat Commanders, Alfred Eick and Jurgen Oesten. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Jurgen Oesten U-Boat Knights Cross signature edition of 20 prints, from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 24 inches x 15 inches (61cm x 38cm). Price £145.00 Signed by Knights Cross U-Boat Commander Jurgen Oesten. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Alfred Eick U-Boat Knights Cross signature edition of 20 prints, from the limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 24 inches x 15 inches (61cm x 38cm). Price £145.00 Signed by Knights Cross U-Boat Comnmander Alfred Eick. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Presentation edition of 5 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 24 inches x 15 inches (61cm x 38cm). Price £600.00 Featured the mounted original signatures of
Klaus Scholtz (deceased),
Reinhard Hardegen,
Erich Topp (deceased),
Peter Cremer (deceased),
Kapitanleutnant Heinrich Schroeteler (deceased)
and
Alfred Eick .
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £370.00 £90 Off Selected Giclee Canvas Prints - Was £460
Original painting by Anthony Saunders. . Price £2800.00 Massive Summer Sale! To make way for new art projects, this painting is reduced to gallery trade price for all customers!
Save £1000 on this original painting! - Was £3800
Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
ITEM CODE DHM1285 |
| U-201 Deadly Chase by Anthony Saunders. 17th February 1943, U-201 with U-69 were ordered to intercept the westbound convoy ONS165. With fuel low U-201 was eventually forced to surface following a depth charge attack and rammed by the Destroyer HMS Fame. Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £95.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £130.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Save £5 on selected prints - Was £135
Presentation Edition of 5 artist proofs, supplied double mounted. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £580.00 Features the mounted original signatures of
Otto Kretschmer (deceased),
Carl Emmermann (deceased),
Georg-Wilhlem Schulz (deceased),
Klaus Scholtz (deceased),
Kurt Baberg (deceased)
and
Thilo Bode.
Knights Cross Presentation Edition of 3 publishers proofs, supplied double mounted. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £580.00 Features the mounted original signatures of
Karl-Friedrich Merten (deceased),
Erich Topp (deceased),
Otto Kretschmer (deceased),
Hans-Gunther Lange,
Reinhard Hardegen
and
Peter Cremer (deceased).
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £370.00 £90 Off Selected Giclee Canvas Prints - Was £460
Original painting by Anthony Saunders. . Price £2600.00 Massive Summer Sale! To make way for new art projects, this painting is reduced to gallery trade price for all customers!
Save £1000 on this original painting! - Was £3600
Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
**Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. (1 copy reduced to clear) Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £65.00
ITEM CODE DHM0969 |
| Das Boote by Anthony Saunders. Lother Gunther Buchheim based his famous novel The Boat on his voyage aboard U96 in the early days of World War Two. During this operation on 13th February 1941, U96 sank the straggling tanker, Arthur F Conwin, which had dropped back from the westbound convoy, HX106, after being hit by another U-boat, U103. Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £95.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edtition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £130.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Save £5 on selected prints - Was £135
Kretschmer, Merten Presentation Edition of 5 artist proofs, supplied double mounted. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £300.00 Features the mounted original signatures of Otto Kretschmer (deceased) and Karl-Friedrich Merten (deceased).
Knights Cross Presentation Edition of 5 artist proofs, supplied double mounted. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £575.00 Features the mounted original signatures of
Erich Topp (deceased),
Carl Emmermann (deceased),
Peter Cremer (deceased)
and
Hans-Gunther Lange.
Jurgen Oesten U-Boat Knights Cross signature edition of 10 prints, from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £ Signed by Knights Cross U-Boat Commander Jurgen Oesten.
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £370.00 £90 Off Selected Giclee Canvas Prints - Was £460
Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
ITEM CODE DHM0968 |
| U-269 by Ivan Berryman. This limited edition print depicts the Type VIIC U-Boat U269 during an engagement in the English Channel with a B24 Liberator from 224 Squadron based at St Eval in Cornwall. Limited edition of 500 prints. Image size 22 inches x 13 inches (56cm x 33cm). Price £95.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 22 inches x 13 inches (56cm x 33cm). Price £130.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Save £5 on selected prints - Was £135
Alfred Eick, Jurgen Oesten Knights Cross signature edition of 50 prints. Image size 22 inches x 13 inches (56cm x 33cm). Price £160.00 Signed by Two Knights Cross U-Boat Commanders, Alfred Eick and Jurgen Oesten. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Jurgen Oesten U-Boat Knights Cross signature edition of 100 prints, from the signed limited edition of 500 prints. Image size 22 inches x 13 inches (56cm x 33cm). Price £145.00 Signed by Knights Cross U-Boat Commander Jurgen Oesten. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Alfred Eick U-Boat Knights Cross signature edition of 100 prints, from the signed limited edition of 500 prints. Image size 22 inches x 13 inches (56cm x 33cm). Price £145.00 Signed by Knights Cross U-Boat Comnmander Alfred Eick. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Five Signature Presentation Edition of 3 prints from the signed limited edition of 500 prints, supplied double mounted. Image size 22 inches x 13 inches (56cm x 33cm). Price £500.00 Signed by Alfred Eick and Jurgen Oesten and featuring the mounted original signatures of Peter Cremer (deceased), Erich Topp (deceased) and Otto Kretschmer (deceased).
Original painting by Ivan Berryman. Image size 30 inches x 18 inches (76cm x 46cm). Price £
Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
ITEM CODE DHM9004 |
| Catalina Attack by John Wynne Hopkins. D for Donald of 270 squadron, Royal Air Force, out of Freetown, West Africa operating in the Atlantic Ocean. It was during routine operation search that D for Donald surprised U515 on the surface and immediately attacked the submarine. U515 in putting up stiff resistance blew a large hole in the hull of D for Donald and the magazine of the starboard side 0.5 twin Browning was hit and the subsequent shrapnel wounded both blister gunners. U515 escaped but was sunk by an American naval hunter group a year later. D for Donald limped back to base and managed to make the beach before it would sink completely. Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £95.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £130.00 Signed by Sydney Hillier and Alex Morrison. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Save £5 on selected prints - Was £135
Knights Cross Presentation Edition of 5 artist proofs, supplied double mounted. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £350.00 Signed by Sydney Hillier and Alex Morrison and featuring the mounted original signatures of Otto Kretschmer (deceased), Hans-Gunther Lange and Karl-Friedrich Merten (deceased).
Signature edition of 250 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £130.00 Signed by Sydney Hillier and Alex Morrison. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Save £5 on selected prints - Was £135
Kretschmer, Schulz Presentation Edition of 5 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints, supplied double mounted. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £290.00 Features the mounted original signatures of Otto Kretschmer (deceased) and Georg-Wilhlem Schulz (deceased).
Original painting by John Wynne Hopkins. Image size 40 inches x 30 inches (102cm x 76cm). Price £3000.00
ITEM CODE DHM0849 |
| Atlantic Rendezvous by Robert Barbour. A U-boat wallows on the surface in typical Atlantic winter weather in February, 1944. approaching at low level is a Luftwaffe FW 200 C-8 Condor of 111KG 40 from the base at Bordeaux-Marignac in S.W. France. Signed limited edition of 1250 prints. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £56.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £95.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Kretschmer Presentation Edition of 5 artist proofs (Nos 1 - 5) supplied double mounted. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £160.00 Features the mounted original signature of Otto Kretschmer (deceased).
Knights Cross Presentation Edition of 5 artist proofs (Nos 6 - 10) supplied double mounted. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £260.00 Features the mounted original signature of
Karl-Friedrich Merten (deceased),
Otto Kretschmer (deceased)
and
Peter Cremer (deceased).
Original painting by Robert Barbour. . Price £650.00
ITEM CODE DHM0765 |
| Operation Drumbeat by Anthony Saunders. The entry of the United States into the war opened up vast new hunting grounds for the German u-boat fleet. Operation Paukenschlag (Drumbeat in English) began in January 1942, bringing the U-boats their easiest pickings of the war. Over 300 allied vessels were sunk during the Paukenschlag along the US coastline, ranging from New York harbor, to the Straits of Florida. This period, also known as the second Happy Times to the men of the U-boats, was only brought to an end in mid 1942 by the formation of allied convoy systems. On the evening of April 5th 1942, U552, commanded by Kapitanleutnant Erich Topp, sealed the fate of the British tanker MV British Splendour east of Cape Hatteras. The U-boat was part of the fourth wave of boats of Operation Paukenschlag, she returned to Saint Nazaire on April 27th 1942 having sunk seven ships during the patrol. Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £95.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £130.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Save £5 on selected prints - Was £135
Knights Cross Presentation Edition of 5 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £420.00 Features the mounted original signatures of Reinhard Hardegen, Erich Topp (deceased) and Hans-Gunther Lange.
Alfred Eick, Jurgen Oesten Knights Cross edition of 50 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £160.00 Signed by Two Knights Cross U-Boat Commanders, Alfred Eick and Jurgen Oesten. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Jurgen Oesten U-Boat Knights Cross signature edition of 150 prints, from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £145.00 Signed by Knights Cross U-Boat Commander Jurgen Oesten. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Alfred Eick U-Boat Knights Cross signature edition of 50 prints, from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £145.00 Signed by Knights Cross U-Boat Comnmander Alfred Eick. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Erich Topp Knights Cross signature edition of 5 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £400.00 Features the mounted original signatures of Erich Topp (deceased), Heinrich Schroeteler (deceased) and Klaus Scholtz (deceased).
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £370.00 £90 Off Selected Giclee Canvas Prints - Was £460
Original painting by Anthony Saunders. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £3800.00
Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
ITEM CODE DHM1088 |
| U-203 Under Cover of Darkness by Anthony Saunders. October 1941, U203 approaches her mooring on the western bank at the French port of Brest. Her fate would be sealed by depth charges from the destroyer HMS Pathfinder and aircraft from the escort carrier HMS Biter while attacking the convoy ONS 4 south of Greenland on April 25th 1943. Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £95.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £130.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Save £5 on selected prints - Was £135
Presentation Edition of 5 artist proofs, supplied double mounted. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £590.00 Features the mounted original signatures of
Heinrich Schroeteler (deceased),
Reinhard Hardegen,
Peter Cremer (deceased),
Georg-Wilhlem Schulz (deceased),
Thilo Bode
and
Hans-Gunther Lange.
Alfred Eick, Jurgen Oesten Knights Cross edition of 50 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £160.00 Signed by Two Knights Cross U-Boat Commanders, Alfred Eick and Jurgen Oesten. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Knights Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords Presentation Edition of 3 publishers proofs, supplied double mounted. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £600.00 Features the mounted original signatures of
Karl-Friedrich Merten (deceased),
Erich Topp (deceased),
Otto Kretschmer (deceased),
Kapitanleutnant Heinrich Schroeteler (deceased),
Kurt Baberg (deceased)
and
Carl Emmermann (deceased).
Joth Signature edition of 200 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £140.00 Signed by Horst Joachim Joth. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £370.00 £90 Off Selected Giclee Canvas Prints - Was £460
Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
**+Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. (1 copy reduced to clear) Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £65.00
ITEM CODE DHM0853 |
| Wolves at Saint Nazaire by Anthony Saunders. Portrayed in the southern lock at the French port of Saint Nazaire during the Autumn of 1941 are from left: U552, commanded by Kapitanleutnant Erich Topp, U567, commanded by Oberleutnant zur See Engelbert Endrass and U93, commanded by Oberleutnant zur See Horst Elfe. Saint Nazaire was home for two U-boat flotillas: 7. U-Flotille, the Wegener Flotilla and 6.U-Flotille, the Hundius Flotilla. It produced some of the top U-boat commanders including Topp, Endrass, Prien and Kretschmer. The base reached a peak of activity in mid 1943, however, by the end of the war the entire port had been flattened by the allied air forces. The only buildings to survive the onslaught were the bomb proof U-bunkers which can still be seen to this day. Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £95.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £130.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Save £5 on selected prints - Was £135
Knights Cross Presentation Edition of 5 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £410.00 Features the mounted original signatures of Heinrich Schroeteler (deceased), Erich Topp (deceased) and Klaus Scholtz (deceased).
Alfred Eick, Jurgen Oesten Knights Cross signature edition of 50 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £160.00 Signed by Two Knights Cross U-Boat Commanders, Alfred Eick and Jurgen Oesten. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Jurgen Oesten U-Boat Knights Cross signature edition of 50 prints form the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £145.00 Signed by Knights Cross U-Boat Commander Jurgen Oesten. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Alfred Eick U-Boat Knights Cross signature edition of 50 prints, from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £145.00 Signed by Knights Cross U-Boat Comnmander Alfred Eick. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Joth Signature edition of 200 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £140.00 Signed by Horst Joachim Joth. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £370.00 £90 Off Selected Giclee Canvas Prints - Was £460
Original painting by Anthiny Saunders. Size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £
Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
ITEM CODE DHM1089 |
| Atlantic Comrades by Ivan Berryman. The Scharnhorst is pictured in 1939 when she and her sister ship Gneisenau menacingly prowled the North Atlantic. She is shown at dawn as two type VII U-Boats glide towards her for a friendly rendezvous and to take on much needed supplies, as well as a few of the luxuries that the tiny u-boats were simply too small to carry. Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £95.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £130.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Save £5 on selected prints - Was £135
Jurgen Oesten U-Boat Knights Crosss signature edition of 24 artist proofs, from the edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £160.00 Signed by Knights Cross U-Boat Commander Jurgen Oesten. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Alfred Eick U-Boat Knights Cross signature edition of 24 artist proofs, from the edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £160.00 Signed by Knights Cross U-Boat Comnmander Alfred Eick. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Alfred Eick, Jurgen Oesten Knights Cross signature edition of 50 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £ Signed by Two Knights Cross U-Boat Commanders, Alfred Eick and Jurgen Oesten.
Jurgen Oesten U-Boat Knights Cross signature edition of 50 prints, from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £145.00 Signed by Knights Cross U-Boat Commander Jurgen Oesten. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Alfred Eick U-Boat Knights Cross signature edition of 50 prints, from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £145.00 Signed by Knights Cross U-Boat Comnmander Alfred Eick. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Joth Signature edition of 100 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £140.00 Signed by Horst Joachim Joth. Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £480.00 £110 Off Selected Giclee Canvas Prints - Was £590
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £370.00 £90 Off Selected Giclee Canvas Prints - Was £460
Original painting by Ivan Berryman. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £4500.00 Massive Summer Sale! To make way for new art projects, this painting is reduced to gallery trade price for all customers!
Save £1000 on this original painting! - Was £5500
ITEM CODE DHM1004 |
 | Alfred Eick
Alfred Eick joined the Kriegsmarine in 1937, first serving on the destroyer Hermann Beitzen during the frist year of the war. In November 1940 he joined the u-boats, first sailing on two trips on U-176. He bacame commander of U-510 in May 1943, patrolling the Brazilian Waters on his first u-boat patrol. His second patrol was on U-510 as a Monson Boat which was a Wolfpack operating far away from Germany out of Japanese bases in Indonesia at Jakarta, Penang and Sebang. U-510 operated in the Indian Ocean until January 1945 when they were ordered back to Germany, taking with them important materials including tin. U-510 was re-supplied with fuel from U-861 but ran out of fuel in the North Atalnatic, finally managing to reach St Nazaire in April 1945. His awards were as follows: 12th Janaury 1940 Iron Cross 2nd Class, 1st August 1943, Iron Cross 1st Class, 16 March 1944 German Cross in Gold, 31st March 1944 Knights Cross.
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 | Jurgen Oesten
Jurgen Oesten joined the Kriesgmarine in April 1933. He first served on the Admiral Graf Spee and Karlsruhe but transfered to U-Boats in May 1937. In October 1937 he became Watch Officer on U-20 and in August 1939 he joined the new U-Boat U-61 which he served on for 8 patrols, sinking 6 ships during his mine laying patrols. In November he joined U-106. During her first patrol U-106 sank two ships on her way to her new base at Lorient. Jurgen Oesten was awarded the Knights Cross on his second patrol, off Africa where he sank eight ships. During this attack he torpedoed and damaged the British attleship HMS Malaya. In March 1942 he became Admiralstabsoffizier in Norway with Admiral Nordmeer and directed U-boat operations in the Arctic. In September he again joined the U-boats and joined U-861 and in April 1944 she joined the Monson Boats which was a special Wolfpack operating far away from germany, out of japanese bases in Indonesia at Jakarta, Penang and Sebang, sinking two ships on her way to Penang. U-861 operated at sea for five months, after which she was ordered back to Germany with vital supplies. On the 15th January 1945 U-861 left Soerabaya in Indonesia. On the return journey off Greenland Oesten struck an Iceburg but managed to reach Trondheim on 19th April 1945. His awards were as follows: 6th June 1939, The Spanish Cross, 3rd December 1939 Iron Cross 2nd Class, 27 February 1940, Iron Cross 1st Class, 26th March 1941 Knights Cross.
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