The World War One selection features a submariner's photos of U-25, an early German U-boat. They belonged to WO Friedrich Pohl who served on U-boats SM-25 and SMU-33. There are many photos of the U-boat itself, crew on deck and attacks on Norwegian merchant ships with the surface gun. U-25 was launched 12 July 1913, sank a total of 21 ships, 14,126 tons and surrendered to France 23 February 1919.
The World War Two photos include images from an original WW2 U Boat commander's photo album. It belonged to Kapitan Leutnant Herbert Bruninghaus. As a U Boat navigator, he served on the famous U-38 under ace Heinrich Liebe. Herbert later went on to command three U Boats of his own - U-6, U-148 and U-1059.There are also original images from a Kriegmarine officer's photo album (unfortunately unnamed). It includes photos ofCommander Prien's U-47 returning to Kiel after attacks at Scapa Flow.
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The World War One selection features a submariner's photos of U-25, an early German U-boat. They belonged to WO Friedrich Pohl who served on U-boats SM-25 and SMU-33. There are many photos of the U-boat itself, crew on deck and attacks on Norwegian merchant ships with the surface gun. U-25 was launched 12 July 1913, sank a total of 21 ships, 14,126 tons and surrendered to France 23 February 1919.
The World War Two photos include images from an original WW2 U Boat commander's photo album. It belonged to Kapitan Leutnant Herbert Bruninghaus. As a U Boat navigator, he served on the famous U-38 under ace Heinrich Liebe. Herbert later went on to command three U Boats of his own - U-6, U-148 and U-1059.There are also original images from a Kriegmarine officer's photo album (unfortunately unnamed). It includes photos ofCommander Prien's U-47 returning to Kiel after attacks at Scapa Flow.
Imprint | Pen & Sword Maritime |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | February 2010 |
Availability | Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. |
First published | November 2009 |
Authors | Jon Sutherland, Diane Canwell |
Dimensions | 246 x 189 x 7mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 160 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-84884-045-4 |
Barcode | 9781848840454 |
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LSN | 1-84884-045-4 |