Memorial cross to the blockade runners, Captain Paul König, 1916
heavy iron cross based on a design by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, the date: 9. Juli 1916 in high relief on the vertical bars, a bronze medal mounted in the middle of the cross en face and on the reverse, inscribed: Kapitän Paul König - U Deutschland bzw. Zur Erinnerung an die Ankunft des ersten Handels U Bootes in Baltimore 9. Juli 1916, good age-appropriate condition, 7.5 x 7.5 cm (HxW)
The return of the merchant submersible U Deutschland to Bremerhaven took place on August 23, 1916, the distance covered was 4200 nautical miles. It was the first Atlantic crossing by a submarine.
360 degree photo on our website.
The return of the merchant submersible U Deutschland to Bremerhaven took place on August 23, 1916, the distance covered was 4200 nautical miles. It was the first Atlantic crossing by a submarine. 360 degree photo on our website.