Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Lot Of Wartime Photos Of U-968 Crew certificate_of_authenticity with a shield at the

with a shield at the bottom bearing a raised date of “1939”

as he was only "acting" and could have been reduced to the ranks

and "55" the steel batch number) on the underside of the helmet at the back

engraver marked "MP"

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Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Lot Of Wartime Photos Of U-968 Crew certificate_of_authenticity with a shield at the(U 968 Bilder). A fascinating lot of wartime photos depicting the crew of Type VIIC U Boat U 968, including a candid portrait of its commander, Oberleutnant zur See Otto Westphalen, depicted seated on the exterior of the vessel, the reverse with a handwritten inscription, measuring 104 mm (w) x 150 mm (h), with material fatigue throughout, in overall very fine condition; a second photo depicting Westphalen shortly after receiving the Knights Cross