Auction 7
Third Reich Militaria, WWI, WWII, Autographs
By Valkyrie Historical Auctions
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Sep 5, 2021
PO Box 13020 Des Moines, IA 50310, United States
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LOT 670:
Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock Signed Postcard - Uboat
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Sold for: $100
Start price:
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Estimated price :
$150 - $300
Buyer's Premium: 25%
sales tax: 7.8%
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Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock Signed Postcard - Uboat
Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock Signed Postcard plus an additional postcard with printed signature. Fregattenkapitän Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock (11 December 1911 – 18 April 1986) was a submarine commander in the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany during World War II. He ranks sixth of the most successful U-boat commanders in the Battle of the Atlantic against the Allies. He commanded four U-boats, including U-96, a Type VIIC U-boat, which gained widespread recognition when one of its patrols was documented and publicized by an accompanying member of a propaganda company Lothar-Günther Buchheim. Lehmann-Willenbrock was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The story of the U-96 was eventually made into a mini-series and film called Das Boot, in which the captain was portrayed by Jürgen Prochnow.After the war, Lehmann-Willenbrock became a merchant ship captain, serving as the first captain of Germany's nuclear freighter Otto Hahn.
