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U-Boat
Collection
SIGNED Photograph
of Reinhard Hardegen
Summary:This is an 8 in x 10 in B&W
photograph signed by U-boat captain Reinhard Hardegen. Price: $345.00
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- Reinhard Hardegen (1913- ).Hardegen was
one of Germany's most important U-boat commandres. His two commands
were of U 147 and U 123.Hardegen transferred from the air arm
of the Kriegsmarine to the U-Boat service in 1939.During the
course of several patrols including ones of the East Coast of
the United States Hardegen's boats sunk 22 ships (115,656 tons),
remarkable record.This made him one of Germany's top U-Boat.
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- U-boat is the anglicization of the German word U-Boot
(help·info), itself an abbreviation of Unterseeboot
(undersea boat). The primary targets of the U-boat campaigns
in both world wars were the merchant convoys bringing supplies
from Canada and the United States to Europe. The distinction
between U-boat and submarine is common in English-language
usage (where "U-Boat" is used to refer exclusively
to the German naval submarines of the First and Second World
Wars) but unknown in German, in which the term U-Boot refers
to any submarine.
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- Hardegen had severe physical;
problems related to a car accident but continued to serve although
he was technically unfit to do so.It seems that the orders to
take him out of active service never caught up with him. He eventually
ended up in a desk job and was captured by the British but returned
to civilian life and prospered in business for many years after
the war.
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- The offering is an 8 in x 10
in B&W photograph signed as Reinhard Hardegen and hardegen
has noted his two commands:U-147 and U-123. The signature
is in fountain pen ink and is clear and very bold.
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- The autographs comes with a
letter of authenticity as to its origin, history and authenticity.
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- Price;$345.00
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