Kriegsmarine

[AndyC]

Very nice KM collection you have there.

Andy

[Trance_Eyes]

Yeah

Great stuff!!

[lieproo]

VERY NICE COLLECTION SVANTE , CONGRATS

[phild]

Very nice items and display. Certainly rarer than W-SS uniforms...less made during the period and lower % survived...for sure with U-Boat material...

While collectors may not be fighting so hard over KM (right now) as W-SS, I do very much appreciate the rarity and the historical merit of those items!

[kirk]

Nice collection.

[HouweTrouwe]

Very beautiful !

[Greg Kubasek]

Very nice indeed!! Any other Uboat items you have to share?

[Darrell]

Happy Eastern from the Navy.

Three men from three boats. U259, U380 and U651.
Do you have more info about our boats or rest of the crew?
Deeper details than U-boat.net if possible

Happy Easter to all of you

Svante

Not sure what U-Boat.net has ... but ....


U259

- Type VIIC

- Commissioned 18-Feb-42

Flotillas:
- 1 Sep 1942 - 15 Nov 1942 from 5. Flotilla (training)

- 2 Patrols

- Sunk with all hands 15 Nov 1942 in the Mediterranean north of Algiers by Depth Charges from a Lockheed Hudson of the No. 500 Sqn RAF. 48 Dead.



U380

- Type VIIC

- Commissioned 22-Dec-41

Flotillas:
- 1 Sep 1942 - 30 Nov 1942 from 5. Flotille
- 1 Dec 1942 - 11 Mar 1944 from 6. Flotille

- 12 Patrols, 2 ships sunk (total 71,450 GRT), 1 ship damaged beyond repair (total 7178 GRT), 1 ship damaged (total 7191 GRT)

- Sunk 11 Mar 1944 in the Mediterranean near Toulon by US Bombs, 1 Dead.



U651

- Type VIIC

- Commissioned 12-Febc-41

Flotillas:
- 12 Feb 1941 - 29 Jun 1941from 1. Flotille

- 1 Patrol, 2 ships sunk (total 11,639 GRT)

- Sunk 29 Jun 1941 South of Iceland by Depth Charges from Destroyers HMS Malcolm and HMS Scimitar, corvettes HMS Arabis and HMS Violet and minesweeper HMS Speedwell. All 45 Crew survived.

[Heer Flak]

Excellent Display! Darrell that is some good info as well. I just finished watching Das Boot again and that is what made me check out this thread. There is just something about a U-Boat.

Eric

[Svante]

Excellent Display! Darrell that is some good info as well. I just finished watching Das Boot again and that is what made me check out this thread. There is just something about a U-Boat.

Eric

Thanks all for your visits and comments to this thread.

For about a month ago I publisched a photo of three diffrent men from three diffrent submarines. Today over 1000 visitors have been on the thread mostly
just reading it but some have comments to. That makes me happy for such interesst

Therfore I have decide to make a little deeper presentation of these mens.
I will start with U259 and Maximillian Reichermeyer.

U 259 was a typical submarine for world War II.
We are most used to read about boats with 1000 tons of sinking and brave men waiting for waterbombs at 200 meters deep. Such boats exist but several hundreds was lost on their first or second mission.

Reason for that is in common that the enamy had been better and better in hunting submarines. They can now use aeroplanes, day and nights and everywhere, use radar, listen to radio traffic and so on.
Warships protect convoys with military ships such as carrier and destroyer.
They have also built up more and more experiance in how to finding submarines and then how kill them.

No glory and a short life was what many Germans have to expect from his duty

U259 was ordered st 23.12.1939 and built at Vegesack Werft in Bremen

<a href="http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/svante_2007/?action=view&current=2008-01-20-1854-07_edited.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/svante_2007/2008-01-20-1854-07_edited.jpg" border="0" alt="Kriegsmarine.biz"></a>


The type was VIIC the most common type. Fieldpostnumber 40438
Captain was Klaus Köpke. Born 05.01.1915
Submarine education 6 month
Watchofficer at U569
First command 18.02.1942

<a href="http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/svante_2007/?action=view&current=u2592-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/svante_2007/u2592-1.jpg" border="0" alt="kriegsmarine.biz"></a>


Köpke is the second from left

First operation 29.08-1942-5.10.1942 38 days. Kiel to La Pallice (almost to Island around GB and down to La Pallice in France

<a href="http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/svante_2007/?action=view&current=u2594-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/svante_2007/u2594-1.jpg" border="0" alt="afterfirstmissionu259"></a>

U259 back from first mission. Probably La Pallice 5.10.1942

Second Patrol 5.11.1942-15.11.1942 From La Pallice-througt Gibraltar-into Mediterranien- Cost of North Algerie.
Hit by several bombs from a Hudson S. Pilot flight officer Mick A Ensor.

All man lost (48) inclusive Maximillian Reichermeyer

<a href="http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/svante_2007/?action=view&current=reichermeiermax011-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/svante_2007/reichermeiermax011-1.jpg" border="0" alt="kriegsmarine.biz"></a>

His MessJacke was probably stored in La Pallice and probably sent home to his parents when it was confirmed what had happend.

<a href="http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/svante_2007/?action=view&current=IMG_1669.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/svante_2007/IMG_1669.jpg" border="0" alt="kriegsmarine.biz"></a>

<a href="http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/svante_2007/?action=view&current=Messjacke2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/svante_2007/Messjacke2.jpg" border="0" alt="kriegsmarine.biz"></a>

<a href="http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/svante_2007/?action=view&current=JackeRMinside.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/svante_2007/JackeRMinside.jpg" border="0" alt="km"></a>

Later his parents get information about what happends and he also recivied
a uboot badge. He had take part in two mission and have deserve it.

<a href="http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/svante_2007/?action=view&current=Reichermeyer2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/svante_2007/Reichermeyer2.jpg" border="0" alt="Kriegsmarine.biz"></a>

<a href="http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/svante_2007/?action=view&current=Reichermeyer1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/svante_2007/Reichermeyer1.jpg" border="0" alt="Kriegsmarine.biz"></a>

Therefore there is on my respone to put the the badge on his Jacke.
I think you can agree upon that...

[Dallas]

Reichermeyer

I've got his Service Tunic and pants! His stuff is spread around the world!

[Fluffy]

Anoter uboat man. Love your collection.

I don't know if you know this site:

http://www.ubootwaffe.net/

[Bond]

Very nice indeed!!

JerryB

[Svante]

I reed your comments to my U-boot men. Are you collecting Mediterrainen KM stuff? I have a few...

Best

Svante

Very nice indeed!!

JerryB

[Mike TM]

Nice collection!!!

Mike