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[StuGIII]

U-Boat commander?

Hi,

I believe this photo is a pre war shot of a U-Boat commander. If so, who was he?

[StuGIII]

U-Boat commander?

Here's the reverse of the U-Boat commanders photo.

[Gerdan]

Kurt und Anni am 27. Juli 1938

U-Bootkommandant untergegangen MEYER - U-Boot Commander sunk MEYER

Gerdan

[StuGIII]

Kurt Meyer

Hi Gerdan,

Thanks for the quick response. So the man in the photo is Kurt Meyer, he was a U-Boat commander and apparently he was killed during the war. Is that correct?

[Gerdan]

Hi John,

exactly, so the text.

Gerdan

[StuGIII]

Kurt Meyer

Hi Gerdan,

Thanks for your help. That's what I thought you meant, but wanted to be sure. It'll be interesting to find out which boat he commanded. I feel sorry for Anni, she looks so happy and in just a few years, Kurt was at the bottom of the Atlantic.

[Gerdan]

Hi John,

I tried to find him but have not been successful. As you can see the word "MEYER" is written later from a different person...

http://www.u-boote-online.de/kommand...ndex-k_ip.html

Gerdan

Gerdan

[StuGIII]

Kurt Meyer

Hi Gerdan.

Could I ask your opinion. On this U-Boat site that I belong to, they list the U-Boat crews. There are only 2 Kurt Meyer's listed as officers, neither were U-Boat commanding officers. One was Lt. z. S. Kurt Meyer Born March 27, 1922 - Killied in Action July 8, 1943 aboard the U-232. He was the boat's WO and was with the Crew of 1939. The other Kurt Meyer was a OLt. ing. He was born July 18, 1911 and was killed in action February 4, 1943. aboard the U-187. Of these two, which do you think is the man in the photo? Should I continue searching?

[Jan A]

Hi John

If you pick the man born in 1922 you`ll have a bridegoom aged 16 in 1938. :-)

Jan

[StuGIII]

Kurt Meyer

Hi Jan,

You're right. I guess I didn't think of that. It must be the Oblt. Ing. fellow born in 1911. Whoever wrote that he was a U-Boat CO obviously didn't know a lot about his service.

[Tim W]

Hello All: I need help with the back side of this photo!
Thanks for all your help.
Tim W

[Gerdan]

1) Ruhe auf dem Grabenrand - Repose on the border of the trench

2) Die Post von Emmi ist angekommen, 19. August 1942 - Mail from Emmi (?) arrived

3) Gau Minden - Ravensburg Ost. Stahlhelmtag in Levern am 10. Juli 1932 - District Minden -
Ravensburg East. - Day of the steel helmet in Levern (village) 10 July 1932

4) Friedhof Schächter(?) Januar 1934 - Paterhagen(?) - Cemetery Schächter january 1934

5) Auf der Reise nach Ostpreußen am 23. März Januar 1941 - On the trip to Eastern Prussia...

4) Postausgabe H... - issuing of mail H...

5) Über die Marne - crossing (the river) Marne (France)

6) ?

7) Schönefuß - name of a person

Gerrdan

[Gerdan]

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Tim W

all I can identify is that there are listed three names and a date of KIA (?) for each of them.
It is very difficult to identify the names. The second name I would read "Metzger".
The last one (name?) was a "Führer der 6./SS ... II Regt. Das Reich.
That's all I can read.



Gerdan

[HouweTrouwe]

Which is this name? Many thanks!

[andya]

translation help please

Hello yet again
anyone help me with these please?
many thanks
andy