Hey guys,
Picked this up from Bill Shea a little while ago. Just thought I'd share it here.
Picked this up from Bill Shea a little while ago. Just thought I'd share it here.
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Well, on initial viewing this looks like a very nice piece, but I believe Dönitz didn't become Head of the U-Boat force until his promotion to Kommodore on 28 January 1939...but this card carries that title for him and he dated it three months earlier...?
Br. JamesComment
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Ooops! Make that more than FIVE months earlier!
Br. JamesComment
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Interesting...Originally posted by Br. James View Post
However, this link: (http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/...rine/BdU-R.htm) seems to state that he was the Führer der Unterseeboote in January of 1936. Correct me if I'm wrong.Comment
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Interesting, though difficult to understand for the unskilled person like myself, who has never closely studied the operations and leadership of the Kriegsmarine or Karl Dönitz' biography. My response was based upon the clear statement found in Dönitz' biography on Wikipedia...which some say is perhaps a doubtable resource. Sounds like we need the input of others who have closely studied these matters to be certain.
Br. JamesComment
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On 1 Sep 1935 he became the commander of the three-boat 1st U-boat Flotilla, then in 1939, he became the commander of the German submarine fleet.
Reference: http://ww2db.com/person_bio.php?person_id=128Comment
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So started the Fregkpt. Dönitz in September 1935 as commander of the 1st Flotilla 'Wediggen' with 3 U-boats (U-7 , U-8 and U-9 ). On 1 Jan, 1936 he became the Führer der Unterseeboote (FdU), this title was changed on the 19 Sep, 1939 to BdU.
reference used: http://uboat.net/men/doenitz.htmComment
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in 1938 he was FdU so the letter head is correctComment
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