SMGM-3969 Knights Cross Winner Victor Oehrn U Boat Commander signature
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Description
A 4×6″ post war photo with authentic post war signature
From Traces of war:
Oehrn, Victor
- Date of birth:
- October 21st, 1907 (Kedabeg/Caucases, Russia)
- Date of death:
- December 26th, 1997 (Bonn/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Finally reached the rank of Fregattenkapitän.
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- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Kapitänleutenant (Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kommandant “U 37”
- Awarded on:
- January 27th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Kapitänleutenant (Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kommandant “U 37”
- Awarded on:
- June 10th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Kapitänleutnant (Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kommandant “U 37”
- Awarded on:
- October 21st, 1940
Awarded for sinking 24 ships (with 104785 GRT) and damaging 1 other (with 9494 GRT) as commander of U-37. He achieved this in just 81 days over the course of 4 patrols.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 2nd, 1941
- Awarded on:
- December 20th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 10th, 1940
A submarine returning from a long-distance patrol under the command of Kapitänleutnant Oehrn reports the sinking of 43,000 GRT enemy shipping.
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