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Germany Navy Post Card of Otto Weddigen

Germany Navy Post Card of Otto Weddigen

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Otto Weddigen (1882-1915) Was the first German Naval officer to receive the Orden Pour le Mérite. At the outbreak of WW I he was in command of the U-9. In one action his ship sank three older British cruisers. For this he received the 1914 Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class. The rest of his small crew received the 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class. At this stage of the war this was a major award. Shortly after this his ship sank another vessel and he was awarded the Knights Cross with Swords of the Hohenzollern House Order followed shortly by the PLM. He was transferred to the U-29 and this ship was rammed in March 1915 by the British battleship H.M.S. Dreadnaught and he and all hands were lost at sea.


This postcard shows the U-9 riding on the surface in a storm. It mentions the action in September 1914 where the U-9 sank three British warships in a single hour which brought the 1914 Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class to Weddigen and the 2nd Class to the rest of the crew.


This post card was mailed as a Naval Feldpost in 1916 and has the stampings for this. It is in excellent condition and.

This is a consignment item.

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