SCHARNHORST Memorabilia

[JYN]

Hello,

I was wondering if this kind of book which such stamp is rare or not.

I don't know who signed it.

Jean-Yves

[JYN]

Christmas Stamp

[JYN]

Stamp

[JYN]

Dedication

[JYN]

Inside

[Gerdan]

The German text I read:

Offiziersmesse Schlachtschiff "Scharnhorst" zum 17. 5. 1943
Gießler
Kapitän zur See und I. O. (erster Offizier)

Helmuth Gießler was I.O. on the Scharnhorst in the period March 1942 - April 1943 (so Lexikon der Wehrmacht)

Gerdan

[JYN]

Thank you Gerdan.

So he survived it.

Jean-Yves

[Simon O.]

Yes, his last post was as Captain of the Nürnberg which he held from late '44 until the end of the war.