Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Lot Of Wartime Photos Of U-968 Crew certificate_of_authenticity (Kriegsmedaille 1873)

(Kriegsmedaille 1873)

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all superimposed onto a black shield backer

engraver marked "MP"

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Lot Of Wartime Photos Of U-968 Crew certificate_of_authenticity (Kriegsmedaille 1873)(U 968 Bilder). A fascinating lot of wartime photos depicting the crew of Type VIIC U Boat U 968, including a candid portrait of its commander, Oberleutnant zur See Otto Westphalen, depicted seated on the exterior of the vessel, the reverse with a handwritten inscription, measuring 104 mm (w) x 150 mm (h), with material fatigue throughout, in overall very fine condition; a second photo depicting Westphalen shortly after receiving the Knights Cross