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Kaiserliche Marine & See-Battalion
This is a very interesting postcard that numbers and lists WW I’s ships. By each category is a total of the number of that type, along with that vessel’s name or number. For example, we have the following: one battleship sunk, seven Grosse Kreuzers, seventeen Kleine Kreuzers (including the Emden and the Königsberg), ten Kanonenbootes (including the S. M. S. Iltis), one hundred ten Torpedoboots, one-hundred-ninety-eight U-Boots (including the U-9), thirty zeppelins, and one-hundred-seventy airplanes. This is a great little reference tool. $45.00
38-1722 POSTCARD - LISTING - ALL KAISERLICHE MARINE SHIPS SUNK - WW I.
38-1721 POSTCARD - S. M. Y. HOHENZOLLERN SAILING KIEL CANAL. This postcard shows the Kaiser’s royal yacht, the Hohenzollern, as she sails through the Kiel canal. The ship was the first vessel through the canal when it was opened. On the reverse we see that the postcard was mailed in 1912. This is a very scarce postcard! $50.00
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This postcard shows the S. M. S. Oldenburg. She has a number of tenders beside her, offloading supplies. $15.00
38-1480 POSTCARD - BATTLESHIP S. M. S. OLDENBURG.
This is a postcard of the S. M. Y. Meteor. Kaiser Wilhelm II had a lifelong interest in the sea. He kept several yachts at his disposal. The S. M. Y. Hohenzollern was a large motorized yacht that took the Kaiser all over Europe. Another of his yachts was the sailing ship S. M. Y. Meteor. The Kaiser enjoyed sailboat racing. He was the Kaiserlicher Yacht Club’s leading member. $25.00
38-1334 POSTCARD - S. M. Y. METEOR.
38-1337 POSTCARD - VIZEADMIRAL GRAF von SPEE.
This postcard shows Vizeadmiral Graf von Spee in uniform. He commanded the
German squadron based in China. When the war began, he realized he was in a
bad situation in China and decided to bring his ships home. Sailing East
across the Pacific, he defeated a British squadron at the Battle of Cornel
and Santa Maria off Chile’s coast. Barely a month later, the tables were
turned on him at the Battle of the Falklands. Most of his squadron was
destroyed by a better-equipped British squadron. Von Spee and his two young
sons perished in the battle.
$20.00
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Alfred von Tirpitz (1849-1930) was one of SIX Großadmirals in the Kaiserliche Marine. He was a Großadmiral without patent. He did not have an active sea command but was rather the Secretary of State of the Imperial German Naval Office. He held the post from 1897-1916. Kaiser Wilhelm II was his greatest patron. He also ended his tenure when von Tirpitz displeased him! Von Tirpitz was the architect of the modern German fleet. In this color postcard von Tirpitz is seen in the gala uniform. This was the ultra high dress uniform that usually was worn only by senior officers. I cannot remember ever seeing one for an officer below the rank of admiral. $20.00
38-1504 COLOR POSTCARD - GROßADMIRAL ALFRED von TIRPITZ.
This postcard shows Großadmiral Alfred von Tirpitz (1849-1930). Von Tirpitz served as the Secretary of State of the Imperial Naval Office from 1897 to 1916. He was the chief architect of the High Seas Fleet. This included the modernization and expansion of the fleet, including a heavy dependence on U-Boats. In this pose von Tirpitz is in a Großadmiral’s uniform, wearing a dagger. The postcard is unused. $25.00
38-1293 POSTCARD - GROßADMIRAL ALFRED von TIRPITZ.
This postcard shows Großadmiral Alfred von Tirpitz wearing his gala uniform. Below his image is a reproduction of his signature. The postcard was produced during WW I to benefit the German Red Cross. $20.00
38-1642 POSTCARD - GROßADMIRAL ALFRED von TIRPITZ.
38-1720 POSTCARD - GROßADMIRAL von TIRPITZ.
This postcard shows Großadmiral Alfred von Tirpitz (1849-1930). Von Tirpitz served as the Secretary of State of the Imperial Naval Office from 1897 to 1916. He was the chief architect of the High Seas Fleet. This included the modernization and expansion of the fleet, including a heavy dependence on U-Boats. In this pose von Tirpitz is in a Großadmiral’s uniform, wearing a dagger. A greeting and von Tirpitz’s reproduction signature appear on the obverse. The postcard is unused. $20.00
38-1295 POSTCARD - GROßADMIRAL ALFRED von TIRPITZ.
38-1296 POSTCARD - GROßADMIRAL ALFRED von TIRPITZ. This postcard shows Großadmiral Alfred von Tirpitz (1849-1930). Von Tirpitz served as the Secretary of State of the Imperial Naval Office from 1897 to 1916. He was the chief architect of the High Seas Fleet. This included the modernization and expansion of the fleet, including a heavy dependence on U-Boats. In this pose von Tirpitz is wearing a Großadmiral’s gala uniform, has his Zweispitz (fore and aft cap) under his right hand, and holds a sword. It was mailed as a Feldpostkarte in 1915. This pose is rarely seen. The obverse features von Tirpitz’s reproduction signature. $25.00
38-1292 POSTCARD - GROßADMIRAL ALFRED von TIRPITZ - GROßADMIRAL PRINZ HEINRICH von PREUßEN. This postcard shows two of Germany’s Großadmirals, Prinz Heinrich von Preußen and Alfred Tirpitz. An oval frame shows each man. Between the photos is a Hohenzollern Eagle grasping a kriegsflagge and laurel leaves in its talons. Below that is a patriotic poem dated 1914-1915. It is a very unusual postcard. I have not seen this variation before. $25.00
During the Imperial German Period, only six Großadmiral’s were created. Two were created strictly as members of royalty. The first true Navy man to be awarded the rank was Hans von Koester. The postcard shows him in color on the occasion of his 70th birthday in April 1914. The card was authorized to benefit the Deutscher Flotten Verein. A slight bend is in the lower right corner. $25.00
38-2105 COLOR POSTCARD - GROßADMIRAL HANS von KOESTER.
38-1765 POSTCARD - ADMIRAL REINHARD SCHEER. Reinhard Scheer (1863-1928) was the commander of the High Seas Fleet during the Battle of Jutland (Skagerrak). He later (August 1918) was promoted to full Admiral, and became the Chief of the Naval Staff. He replaced Henning von Holtzendorf in the Navy’s highest position. He was an interesting fellow. He was offered a knighthood after the Battle of Jutland for what Kaiser Wilhelm II considered a major victory. Scheer refused the knighthood. [Interestingly, Franz Ritter von Hipper, who led the Cruiser (Scouting) Squadron at Jutland and saved the rest of the fleet with his actions, did NOT turn down the knighthood offered by his King Ludwig III of Bavaria]. Scheer is in uniform wearing the 1914 Iron Cross 1st Class and the ribbon for the 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class. He also received the PLM but this photo was taken before the award. This postcard has been removed from a photo album. $15.00
38-1766 POSTCARD - FRANZ von HIPPER. Franz Ritter von Hipper 1863-1932 was a major admiral and hero of the Kaiserliche Marine during WW I. He saved the rest of the German fleet at the Battle of Jutland (Skagerrak) in 1916. He commanded the Cruiser/Battle Cruiser (Scouting) Squadron during the battle. His bold action held off the British fleet while the main body of the High Seas Fleet under Reinhard Scheer retired. After the battle von Hipper was hailed as a hero and awarded the PLM by Kaiser Wilhelm II. He was also knighted by his King, Ludwig III of Bavaria. Late in the war (August 1918) he took over command of the High Seas Fleet, while his superior Scheer took the post of Chief of the Naval staff. Von Hipper is seen in the Navy’s gala uniform. [The gala uniform was used generally at very important events which supplanted the use of the dress uniform. Naval officers actually had three different uniforms: daily service, dress, and gala]. He is impressively dressed, with three neck orders and a frack bar that features the Red Eagle Order 3rd Class (Prussia) with bow, a Red Eagle Order 3rd Class with Crown, and a Knight’s Cross of the White Falcon Order (Saxe-Weimar). This postcard has been removed from a photo album. $15.00
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38-1469 POSTCARD - ADMIRAL EDUARD von KNORR. Eduard von Knorr (1840-1920) was an important (full) admiral in the Kaiserliche Marine. He was involved in the German colonies’ expansion of the 1880's and 1890's. He commanded squadrons in Asia and Africa, and helped set up several German colonies. He achieved his final rank of Admiral in 1893, then retired from active service in 1899. He was awarded the 1870 Iron Cross 2nd Class for action against the French. He is wearing it on the postcard, along with the Twenty-Five-Year Oak Leaves and an Order of the Red Eagle. He is seated holding his sword. The postcard was produced during WW I. It was mailed as a Feldpostkarte in 1916.
This postcard shows the hero of the U-9, Otto Weddigen, and his wife in a studio pose. Weddigen is wearing his summer schirmutze (officer’s visor cap), frock coat, and naval dagger. It is very likely that the photograph was taken before WW I’s outbreak. Weddigen did not survive WW I. He was killed in early 1915, when his new command, the U-29, was rammed and sunk by a British battleship. $20.00
38-1335 POSTCARD - KAPITÄNLEUTNANT OTTO WEDDIGEN AND WIFE.
Otto Weddigen was the earliest of the German U-Boat commanders to capture the hearts of the German people. In the second month of the war, he and the crew of his tiny U-Boat U-9 sank three British Cruisers in an hour. For this act he received the 1914 Iron Crosses 1st and 2nd Class. All other members of his crew received the 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class. A month later when he sank another British Cruiser, he received both the Knight’s Cross with Swords of the Hohenzollern House Order and the Orden Pour le Mérite. He died early in 1915 when his new command, the U-29, was rammed and sunk by a British battleship. He is seen here with his wife. He is wearing the PLM at his throat, along with the 1914 Iron Cross 1st Class and the ribbon for the 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class. The surface of this postcard has some crazing to it. Our price reflects the imperfection. This postcard was removed from a photo album. $12.00
38-1764 POSTCARD - OTTO WEDDIGEN - WIFE.
Otto Weddigen was the first of Germany’s U-Boat commanders to receive the Orden Pour le Mérite. He was German’s first great U-Boat hero. While many captains exceeded his score, none were as beloved as Otto Weddigen. In many ways he was like Oswald Boelcke and Max Immelmann, the first of the aviation stars. These men were very much the rock stars of their age. They were more important than any film actors to the German people, who wanted and needed heroes to cherish. Little more than a month after WW I began, Weddigen and his little U-9 sank three British cruisers in a single afternoon (in an hour, actually!). For this exploit he was awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class and 2nd Class. All of the other officers and men of the U-9 received the Iron Cross 2nd Class. Shortly thereafter the U-9 would sink a fourth British ship and by imperial decree he was awarded the Pour le Mérite. In early 1915 he was assigned a new and larger U-Boat, the U-29. On 15 March 1915 his ship would be rammed by a British battleship and would be lost with all hands. As a national hero in Germany during WW I countless different poses of Weddigen were available on postcards to an adoring public and he continued to be popular even after his death. This pose is actually a pen and ink drawing of him rather than a photograph. It shows Weddigen in uniform with his Pour le Mérite at his throat. His arms are crossed and he is wearing his Naval officer visor cap. The reverse of the card makes mention that it is from some sort of veterans group or war aide group raising money for a cause. $20.00
38-672 POSTCARD - U-BOAT HERO OTTO WEDDIGEN.
38-1482 POSTCARD - OTTO WEDDIGEN - U-9. This postcard shows Germany’s first U-Boat hero, Otto Weddigen. He is wearing the 1914 Iron Crosses 1st and 2nd Class and the PLM. A reproduction signature appears below the photograph. $15.00
38-1483 POSTCARD - OTTO WEDDIGEN - U-9. This postcard shows Germany’s first U-Boat hero Otto Weddigen. He appears from the shoulder up. His name, rank, and the fact he was the U-9's Kommandant appears below his image. The postcard was produced by the German Red Cross. It was mailed in 1915, before his death. The cancellation from the reverse has bled through to the card’s obverse. It shows up to the right of his head. $15.00
38-720 POSTCARD - U-BOAT HERO OTTO WEDDIGEN. This is a postcard portraying one of WW I’s most-famous U-Boat commanders, Otto Weddigen. Weddigen was the first German submariner to fire his people ‘s (and his Kaiser’s) imaginations with his 1914 exploits. Shortly after the beginning of WW I, his submarine, the U-9, sank three British cruisers in a single afternoon. For this he received the 1914 Iron Crosses 1st Class and 2nd Class. Shortly after sinking yet another British warship, he was awarded the Knight’s Cross with Swords of the Hohenzollern House Order and the Orden Pour le Mérite. He was reassigned from the U-9 to the U-29. He was lost with his entire crew in March 1915, when his boat was rammed by a British battleship. This pose shows him from the neck up, wearing his white summer visor cap and tunic. At his neck we can see the very top of his Orden Pour le Mérite. $20.00
38-673 POSTCARD OF U-BOAT HERO OTTO WEDDIGEN.
This is a consignment item. It is a postcard showing Germany’s greatest U-Boot hero, Otto Weddigen. The greater part of the postcard is devoted to the U-Boot. A small oval features Weddigen. It was mailed as a Feldpostkarte in 1915. A message is written on both the obverse and reverse. $15.00
38-2141 XLL POSTCARD - OTTO WEDDIGEN - U-9.
This is a consignment item. The postcard shows the great U-Boot hero, Otto Weddigen, and his wife. It probably is a pre WW I photo, as both the PLM and the 1914 Iron Cross 1st Class have been airbrushed in. The postcard was mailed. $20.00
38-2142 XLL POSTCARD - NAVAL HERO - U-BOOT COMMANDER OTTO WEDDIGEN - WIFE.
This is a consignment item. It is a photograph of an Otto Weddigen postcard. Thus, it becomes a second-generation photograph. $5.00
38-2143 XLL REPRODUCTION POSTCARD - OTTO WEDDIGEN.
This is a consignment item. The postcard was produced from a charcoal sketch of PLM-winner and U-9 commander Otto Weddigen. It was mailed in 1916 as a Feldpostkarte. $20.00
38-2144 XLL POSTCARD - NAVAL HERO - U-BOOT COMMANDER OTTO WEDDIGEN.
This is a consignment item. The postcard was produced from a charcoal sketch of PLM-winner and U-9/U-29 commander Otto Weddigen. The card is bordered in black, making it a memorial card. It indicates that Weddigen was killed in action on 25 March 1915. A brief poem appears beneath his likeness. $20.00
38-2145 XLL POSTCARD - NAVAL HERO - U-BOOT COMMANDER OTTO WEDDIGEN.
This is a consignment item. This postcard shows PLM-winner Otto Weddigen and his wife. It is a prewar portrait as his tunic reveals NO decorations. The postcard was mailed in 1915 from Frankfurt. $20.00
38-2146 XLL POSTCARD - NAVAL HERO - U-BOOT COMMANDER OTTO WEDDIGEN - WIFE.
This is a consignment item. The postcard was produced from a charcoal sketch of PLM-winner and U-9/U-29 commander Otto Weddigen. $20.00
38-2147 XLL POSTCARD - NAVAL HERO - U-BOOT COMMANDER OTTO WEDDIGEN.
This is a consignment item. The postcard was produced from a charcoal sketch of PLM-winner and U-9/U-29 commander Otto Weddigen. It was produced to benefit a charitable organization. $20.00
38-2148 XLL POSTCARD - NAVAL HERO - U-BOOT COMMANDER OTTO WEDDIGEN.
This is a consignment item. The postcard was produced from a charcoal sketch of PLM-winner and U-9/U-29 commander Otto Weddigen. A reproduction signature of Weddigen appears under his likeness. $20.00
38-2149 XLL POSTCARD - NAVAL HERO - U-BOOT COMMANDER OTTO WEDDIGEN.
This is a consignment item. The postcard was produced from a charcoal sketch of PLM-winner and U-9/U-29 commander Otto Weddigen. A message is written on the reverse, dated 1917. $20.00
38-2150 XLL POSTCARD - NAVAL HERO - U-BOOT COMMANDER OTTO WEDDIGEN.
This is a consignment item. The postcard shows the U-24 on the water’s surface, close to land. A great number of her crew members are on the deck. It was mailed in 1917. $20.00
38-2151 XLL POSTCARD - U-24.
This is a consignment item. The postcard shows the officers men of the cargo U-Boot "Deutschland." It was mailed from Sweden in 1916! $20.00
38-2152 XLL POSTCARD - CREW - CARGO U-BOOT DEUTSCHLAND.
This is a consignment item. The postcard shows an U-Boot on the surface. Her deck gun crew is shelling what appear to be ships in a harbor. The scene is the work of noted German naval artist Professor Willy Stöwer. The postcard was produced for an U-Boot donation day in June 1917. It was mailed. $20.00
38-2153 XLL POSTCARD - U-BOOT GUN CREW - SHELLING SHIPS - PORT.
This is a consignment item. The postcard shows an U-Boot with her crew manning their positions on deck and on the conning tower while running in heavy seas. The scene is the work of noted German naval artist Professor Willy Stöwer. The postcard was produced for an U-Boot donation day in June 1917. It was mailed as a Feldpostkarte in 1917. $20.00
38-2154 XLL POSTCARD - U-BOOT - CREW - HIGH SEAS.
38-2155 XLL POSTCARD -
S. M. S. KARLSRUHE. This is a
consignment item. The postcard shows the Cruiser S. M. S. Karlsruhe.
This is a postcard that shows Admiral von Fischel. I have been unable to do any research on him. The postcard was mailed in 1916. $15.00
38-698 POSTCARD - ADMIRAL von FISCHEL.
$40.00
38-03 POSTCARD - CAPTAIN - S. M. S. MÖWE. This is a postcard of the Captain of the S. M. S. Möwe, Graf zu Dohna-Schlodien. Under his command, the S. M. S. Möwe was the most successful Auxiliary Cruiser of WW I, sinking thirty-eight ships. The S. M. S. Möwe was, in fact, a converted freighter. After the war it was given to the British, who later sold it back to the Germans, who used it in WW II, until it was sunk in 1945! Whew!
This postcard shows the officers and crew of the U-Boat Deutschland on the deck of their vessel. The Deutschland was a cargo U-Boat, which brought needed supplies to Germany under the British blockade. She was not a part of the Kaiserliche Marine, but a member of Germany’s merchant fleet. Her Kapitän was Paul König. This postcard was removed from a photo album. $20.00
38-1757 POSTCARD - OFFICERS - CREW - U-BOAT "DEUTSCHLAND."
This postcard shows the officers and crew of the U-Boat Deutschland on the deck of their vessel. The Deutschland was a cargo U-Boat, which brought needed supplies to Germany under the British blockade. She was not a part of the Kaiserliche Marine, but a member of Germany’s merchant fleet. Her Kapitän was Paul König. If you look closely at the flags that she is flying, it is the U.S. flag. The photo was probably taken during a visit to Baltimore in 1916. This postcard was removed from a photo album. $20.00
38-1758 POSTCARD - OFFICERS - CREW - U-BOAT "DEUTSCHLAND."
This postcard shows the officers and crew of the U-Boat Deutschland on the deck of their vessel. The Deutschland was a cargo U-Boat, which brought needed supplies to Germany under the British blockade. She was not a part of the Kaiserliche Marine, but a member of Germany’s merchant fleet. Her Kapitän was Paul König. If you look closely at the flags that she is flying, it is the U.S. flag. The photo was probably taken during a visit to Baltimore in 1916. This postcard was removed from a photo album. $20.00
38-1759 POSTCARD - OFFICERS - CREW - U-BOAT "DEUTSCHLAND."
This postcard shows the officers and crew of the U-Boat Bremen on the deck of their vessel. The Bremen was a cargo U-Boat, which brought needed supplies to Germany under the British blockade. She was not a part of the Kaiserliche Marine, but a member of Germany’s merchant fleet. This postcard was removed from a photo album. $20.00
38-1761 POSTCARD - OFFICERS - CREW - U-BOAT "BREMEN."
38-1837 POSTCARD - CREW AND CAPTAIN - U-DEUTSCHLAND - ON DECK.
38-1838 CHRISTMAS POSTCARD - U-DEUTSCHLAND.
38-1839 POSTCARD - KORVETTENKAPITÄN BURGGRAF und GRAF zu DOHNA-SCHLODIEN.
This postcard shows a torpedoboot running alone in high seas. On the reverse we see that the postcard was mailed in 1917 to a young Berlin woman. $15.00
38-1595 POSTCARD - TORPEDOBOOT - HIGH SEAS.
The German Navy’s single most important action during WW I may well have been the sinking of three British Cruisers in the war’s second month. The event took place over less than an hour. Otto Weddigen, along with the crew of his tiny U-9, was elevated to hero level by the German people. A message is written on the postcard’s reverse, but it was not mailed. $20.00
38-1596 COLOR POSTCARD - SINKING THREE CRUISERS - U-9 - OTTO WEDDIGEN.
This color postcard shows a torpedoboot running with the German fleet. Several larger ships can be seen on the postcard. It was mailed from Kiel as a Feldpostkarte in 1916. $20.00
38-1597 COLOR POSTCARD - TORPEDOBOOT SAILING WITH FLEET.
38-1178 POSTCARD - DEUTSCHEN HOCHSEEFLOTTE AT NIGHT. This is a very unusual postcard. It shows a large number of ships at night, with their searchlights on. The lights are playing across the clouds. The postcard is titled "Deutschen Hochseeflotte (German High Seas Fleet)." It was mailed as a Feldpostkarte by a Navy sailor from Wilhelmshaven in 1915. $20.00
This postcard shows the S. M. S. Göben and the S. M. S. Breslau. They are sailing into a port. They were handed over early in WW I to Germany’s ally Turkey. They remained under the command of German officers and were sailed by German crews. They were renamed with Turkish names to reflect this action. The postcard is from an illustration by noted German naval artist Professor Willy Stöwer. $15.00
44-02 POSTCARD - S. M. S. GÖBEN - S. M. S. BRESLAU.
44-03
POSTCARD - RUSSIAN NAVY SHIPS - BATTLE. This postcard shows Russian
ships as they fight in battle, under shelling from the Kaiserliche Marine.
It comes from a painting entitled "Vernichtung russicher Kriegsschiffe"
(Destruction of Russian Warships) by noted German naval artist Professor
Willy Stöwer.
$15.00
44-04 COLOR POSTCARD SHOWING RUSSIAN NAVY SHIPS IN BATTLE. This color postcard shows Russian ships as they fight in battle, under shelling from the Kaiserliche Marine. It comes from a painting entitled "Vernichtung russicher Kriegsschiffe" (Destruction of Russian Warships) by noted German naval artist Professor Willy Stöwer. The illustration is in black and white, while the postcard’s reverse is multicolored. $15.00
44-05 COLOR POSTCARD - S. M. S. KÖNIGIN LUISE - BATTLE. This is a very interesting and high quality postcard. It is from a HAND-colored original sketch. The caption reads "Untergang des Minendampfers Königin Luise und des englischen Kreuzers "Amphion" vor der Themsemündung" (Sinking of the Minesweeper Steamship "Queen Louise" and the British cruiser "Amphion" at the Thames estuary ). A message is handwritten on the reverse. It was mailed as a Feldpostkarte in 1918. $30.00
44-06
POSTCARD - S. M. S. HESSEN. This postcard shows the battleship S. M.
S. Hessen. She is passing under a bridge from Kiel. Much of her crew can
be seen on the deck. The caption reads "S. M. S. Hessen die Hochbrücke
bei Rendsburg passierend" (S. M. S. Hesse passing under the bridge at
Rendsburg). The postcard was mailed 23 November 1916.
$15.00
44-07
POSTCARD - GERMAN WARSHIPS - WILHELMSHAVEN. This postcard shows several
German ships tied up at piers in Wilhelmshaven. A message is written on the
obverse, as was the custom with this type of postcard. The reverse sports a
large area for the recipient’s address. It was mailed in 1903 from
Wilhelmshaven.
$15.00
38-1184 POSTCARD - NAVAL BOMBING RAID - VENICE.
38-1190 POSTCARD - U-BOAT SINKING - ENEMY SHIP.
This postcard shows an unusual pose of Korvettenkapitän Graf und Burggraf zu Dohna-Schludien, who commanded the auxiliary cruiser S. M. S. Möwe. this is a seldom seen pose of him in civilian clothes as opposed to being in uniform. $15.00
38-1605 POSTCARD - CAPTAIN - S. M. S MÖWE.
The Marine Ehrenmal Laboe near Kiel is one of the most outstanding navy memorials in the world. It was first opened for and commemorated the German seamen who died for their country in WW I. In the 1950's, the memorial was intended as a memorial for ALL seamen. This postcard shows the main portion of the building. The tower is some 72 Meters tall. It has an underground memorial (you really feel like you are under the water. I enjoy sitting here in silence, thinking of all the sailors who have died for their countries). The memorial complex has two other interesting parts. First is the U-995, which is one of only two known, intact WW II U-Boats in existence (the other, the U-505, resides in Chicago, USA). You can tour the U-995 from stem to stern. The other area is the U-Boat memorial. It lists each U-Boat that was lost during WW I and WW II. Under every boat’s name, each man who perished is listed. This postcard showing the central tower comes from the 1930's, shortly after the memorial first opened. $15.00
38-1310 POSTCARD - NAVY MEMORIAL - KIEL.
Felix von Luckner led an amazing life. Born to the nobility, he ran away from home and traveled by ship all over the word. He even had a spell in the U.S. H e served in the Kaiserliche Marine during WW I. He was given the command of the S. M. S. Seeadler (Sea Eagle). He was charged with acting as an Auxiliary Cruiser and attacking the Allies’ commerce. His ship was perhaps the most unusual of the war: it was a three masted sailing ship! The ship was successful until eventually it was cornered and sunk near New Zealand. Von Luckner was not beaten, however, and escaped. After the war he traveled extensively and served aboard a variety of ships. In this postcard von Luckner is seen in a postwar uniform. He is bedecked in medals. Below his image we see a reproduction of his signature. This postcard was removed from a photo album. $15.00
38-1769 POSTCARD - FELIX GRAF von LUCKNER.
38-1768 POSTCARD - LEUTNANT zur SEE HANS BERG. Hans Berg was an officer who served aboard the Auxiliary Cruiser S. M. S. Möwe. The Möwe had two very successful cruises and wreaked havoc on Allied shipping. Berg is in uniform wearing his naval dagger. This postcard was removed from a photo album. $15.00
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GUSTAV LIERSCH CARD Nr 7639 - LEUTNANT zur SEE BERG - S. M. S. MÖWE.
This is a consignment item. This is
Gustav Liersch Card Nr 7639. It shows Leutnant zur See Berg, who was an
officer aboard the well-known commerce raider, S. M. S. Möwe.
This is a consignment item. Admiral Maximilian von Spee was one of the most famous German admirals of WW I. With the outbreak of the war, von Spee took his East Asia Squadron, (which had been based at Tsingtau, China) and sped eastward across the Pacific. On 1 November 1914, von Spee’s squadron engaged a British fleet at Coronel off the coast of Chile. Two English ships, along with their commanding admiral, were sunk. Barely a month later, on 8 December 1914, von Spee’s fleet engaged another British fleet. In this battle all of von Spee’s ships, save one, were sunk. He was aboard his flagship, the heavy cruiser S. M. S. Scharnhorst. Graf von Spee, along with his two sons, Otto (aboard the S. M. S. Nürnberg), and Heinrich (aboard the S. M. S. Gneisenau), were among the 2,200 German seamen who died in the battle. Interestingly, in WW II the Kriegsmarine built ships that were christened the Scharnhorst, the Gneisenau, and the Graf Spee. The Graf Spee, a pocket battleship, became one of the most famous German surface vessels of WW II, right behind the great battleship Bismarck. The Graf Spee was scuttled by her crew in 1939. Admiral Graf von Spee himself lives on as one of the Imperial German Navy’s most historic figures. $50.00
38-584 XES POSTCARD - ADMIRAL GRAF von SPEE’S TWO SONS.
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38-1484 POSTCARD - ENGLISH MERCHANT SHIP TORPEDOED BY
U-BOOT.
38-1485 POSTCARD - ENGLISH MERCHANT SHIP TORPEDOED BY U-BOOT. This postcard comes from a painting by noted German naval artist, Professor Willy Stöwer. It shows a British merchant ship that has just been torpedoed by an U-Boot. It is part of a postcard series sold during WW I to benefit Germany’s war veterans. $15.00 [Four postcards make up the series. They can be purchased individually, or all four may be purchased for $50.00].
38-1486 POSTCARD - TORPEDOBOOT. This postcard comes from a painting by noted German naval artist, Professor Willy Stöwer. It shows a Torpedoboot sailing with the fleet in heavy seas. It is part of a postcard series sold during WW I to benefit Germany’s war veterans. $15.00 [Four postcards make up the series. They can be purchased individually, or all four may be purchased for $50.00]
38-1487 POSTCARD - BATTLE - NORTH SEA - 1915.
This postcard comes from a painting by noted German naval artist, Professor
Willy Stöwer. It shows Battle Cruisers fighting in the North Sea on 24
January 1915. It is part of a postcard series sold during WW I to benefit
Germany’s war veterans. $15.00
[Four postcards make up the
series. They can be purchased individually, or all four may be purchased for
$50.00].
This postcard shows a U-Boat shelling a port. It comes from a painting by the noted naval artist Professor Willy Stöwer. The postcard was produced for "U-Boot=Tag Juni 1917." $20.00
38-1414 POSTCARD - U-BOAT SHELLING PORT.
This postcard is of an early 20th Century Battleship, the S. M. S. Wittelsbach. $15.00
38-1491 POSTCARD - S. M. S. WITTELSBACH.
38-984 TORPEDOBOOT FLOTILLA - BAD WEATHER. This colorized postcard shows a Torpedoboot flotilla sailing the North Sea in bad weather. It was mailed from Kiel in 1905. $15.00
The painting of "The Last Man" (Der Leßte Mann) was very popular in Germany during WW I. It was painted by Professor Hans Bohrdt. It shows a defiant German sailor thrusting a kriegsflagge in the air as he stands on what appears to be the deck of a German ship. Several ships in the background are steaming towards the man. The painting was done to commemorate the Battle of the Falkland Islands on 8 December 1914, wherein the German squadron commanded by Admiral Maximilian Graf von Spee (1861-1914) was destroyed by an English squadron. Only one of von Spee’s ships escaped the action. The admiral and two of his sons perished in the battle. Ironically, twenty-five years later in December 1939, the pocket battleship Graf Spee was scuttled in the river Plate between Argentina and Uruguay. This was after fighting with another British squadron, and being forced to leave the waters due to the laws of international neutrality. The spirit of this painting was a rallying point for the German Navy and the people of Germany, since this "Last Man" fights on to the end. This postcard depicts a black and white version of "The Last Man," and a poem that salutes his bravery and spirit. This postcard was mailed in 1915. $15.00
38-1086 POSTCARD -PAINTING - LAST MAN.
This color postcard shows a British biplane flying over three submarines and two other surface vessels. It was a part of series "Ships of the Sea and Air" from Tuck’s. A message on the reverse indicates the postcard was given as a Christmas gift in 1915. $20.00
38-1094 COLOR POSTCARD - ENGLISH BIPLANE FLYING OVER ENGLISH SUBMARINE FLOTILLA.
This postcard was produced from a charcoal sketch. It shows an airplane flying over a U-Boat. It appears that two members of the crew are shooting at the airplane with rifles and the pilot is waving his hand. A message was written on the reverse, but the postcard was not mailed. $25.00
38-1091 POSTCARD - AIRPLANE AND U-BOAT.
38-590 POSTCARD -
YOUNG WOMAN WEARING NAVY OFFICER’S VISOR CAP. It is a colorized postcard. It shows a young woman
wearing a Navy officer’s visor cap.
$40.00
39-12 POSTCARD OF A BRITISH SUBMARINE PASSING
THE 19th CENTURY
SHIP OF THE LINE H.M.S. VICTORY.
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