Hello RK,
I am new to this forum, having just joined and am amazed at the scope of it. One of my many interests are U-Boat commanders. I have been collecting autographs for over twenty years, Knights Cross winners/Victoria Cross Winners/Medal of Honor Recipients/Fighter Aces and U-Boat Commanders. In 1987 I was at a local gun show and came across some press release photos, one of which was Hans-Edwin Reith. I quickly paid for my little treasure. It was taken in May 1945 Halifax and shows Reith leaving a harbour craft in U-Boat leather jacket cap and brief case in hand ! The captionb on the backl described him as CO of U-119, but as I had just finished readingHadley's "U-Boats against Canada" and had distinctly remebered that it was U-190 not U-119. In the book it mentioned that he was in Hamburg, running a successful business. I contacted another U-Boat commander who I knew in Hamburg and he provided me with Herr Reith's address. I wrote to him in 1987 and sent a copy of the press release photo to him as well. I have more to the story but have to run
Cheers !
Bill
I am new to this forum, having just joined and am amazed at the scope of it. One of my many interests are U-Boat commanders. I have been collecting autographs for over twenty years, Knights Cross winners/Victoria Cross Winners/Medal of Honor Recipients/Fighter Aces and U-Boat Commanders. In 1987 I was at a local gun show and came across some press release photos, one of which was Hans-Edwin Reith. I quickly paid for my little treasure. It was taken in May 1945 Halifax and shows Reith leaving a harbour craft in U-Boat leather jacket cap and brief case in hand ! The captionb on the backl described him as CO of U-119, but as I had just finished readingHadley's "U-Boats against Canada" and had distinctly remebered that it was U-190 not U-119. In the book it mentioned that he was in Hamburg, running a successful business. I contacted another U-Boat commander who I knew in Hamburg and he provided me with Herr Reith's address. I wrote to him in 1987 and sent a copy of the press release photo to him as well. I have more to the story but have to run
Cheers !
Bill
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