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Otto Kretschmer
| Otto Kretschmer (deceased) Otto Kretschmer was born in May 1912, joining the navy in 1930, and transferring to u-boats in 1936. He was the Watch Officer aboard U-35 from 3rd November 1936 to 30th July 1937. He briefly took command of U-35 after the death of the Captain, Hermann Michahelles, assuming command until 15th August 1937, after which he was Watch Officer once again until 30th September 1937. During this time, U-35 was involved in the Spanish Civil WarHe was in command of U-23 at the outbreak of war in 1939, and had successful patrols with U-23 which included the sinking of HMS Daring, before taking command of U-99 in April 1940. In March 1941, Kretschmer was captured after scuttling U-99 due to damage suffered from depth charges from British destroyer HMS Walker. After his capture, Kretschmer was imprisoned until December 1947. Despite his capture early in the war, Kretschmers total tonnage sunk of over 273 thousand tons was enough to make him the top scoring u-boat Ace of the war. Kretschmer was awarded the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. Otto Kretschmer died 5th August 1998. |
Items Signed by Otto Kretschmer (deceased) |
  | Surprise Attack by Ivan Berryman. (B) Price : £240.00 | The German crew of a Type VII U-boat man the guns as their submarine comes under a surprise attack from a Beaufighter of Coastal Command. ...... | |
  | Dawn Departure by Ivan Berryman. (B) Price : £300.00 | A Type VIIC U-Boat slips quietly toward the open sea from her pen at Lorient, France in 1942. ...... | |
  | Clipped Signature - Otto Kretschmer. SOLD OUT | Otto Kretschmer was born in May 1912, joining the navy in 1930, and transferring to u-boats in 1936. He was the Watch Officer aboard U-35 from 3rd November 1936 to 30th July 1937. He briefly took command of U-35 after the death of the Captain, Her...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
  | U-552 A Lonely Vigil by Robert Barbour. (APB) Price : £350.00 | U-552 heads for home on the surface at sunset in the Atlantic- Summer 1943. ...... | |
  | Atlantic Rendezvous by Robert Barbour. (APB) Price : £160.00 | 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. ...... |
| | Atlantic Rendezvous by Robert Barbour. (APC) Price : £260.00 | 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. ...... | |
  | Catalina Attack by John Wynne Hopkins. (APB) Price : £350.00 | 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 putti...... | |
| | Catalina Attack by John Wynne Hopkins. (C) Price : £290.00 | 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 putti...... | |
  | U-203 Under Cover of Darkness by Anthony Saunders. (C) Price : £600.00 | 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 so...... | |
| | U-203 Under Cover of Darkness by Anthony Saunders. (E) Price : £800.00 | 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 so...... |
  | Das Boote by Anthony Saunders. (APB) Price : £300.00 | 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 westbo...... | |
  | U-201 Deadly Chase by Anthony Saunders. (APB) Price : £580.00 | 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. ...... | |
| | U-201 Deadly Chase by Anthony Saunders. (C) Price : £580.00 | 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. ...... | |
  | U-269 by Ivan Berryman. (E) Price : £500.00 | 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. ...... |
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