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U-190 earthenware tile. In coloured ceramic, representing th…
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4719
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U-190 earthenware tile. In coloured ceramic, representing th…
See original version (French)
Estimate €200 - €300
Voluntary lot
Description
U-190 earthenware tile. In coloured ceramic, representing the symbol of U-190. This tile comes from the ruins of a bunker in Lorient in which the Soldatenheim was located. When the Germans left, the bunker was scuttled. This tile was found in the remains of the same bunker. A Youtube film has been made about it. Tile with some missing pieces. Made by Henriot Quimper. Dimensions 15.5 x 15.5 cm. Some wear and patina. Condition II+. Commissioned on 24 September 1942, the Unterseeboot 190 received her basic training at Stettin in Poland in the 4. Unterseebootsflottille until 31 January 1942, when she joined her combat flotilla at Lorient in the 10. Unterseebootsflottille. As the Allied forces advanced in France and to avoid capture, he was assigned to the 33. Unterseebootsflottille in Flensbourg. On 8 May, Karl Dönitz ordered him to surrender. After reporting its position on 11 May 1945, U-190 was intercepted by the frigate Victoriaville and the corvette Thorlock. The surrender took place shortly before midnight when a team from the Thorlock boarded the ship. Oberleutnant zur See Reith signed a document of unconditional surrender, a copy of which is kept at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, and was taken prisoner with his crew. U-190 sailed under the command of Lieutenant F.S. Burbidge from Bay Bulls, Newfoundland, on 14 May. The German crew, prisoners of war, were transferred to Halifax. U-190 faience tile. Coloured ceramic tile depicting the emblem of U-190. Recovered from the ruins of a bunker in Lorient that housed the Soldatenheim. Following the German withdrawal, the bunker was demolished and the tile was later recovered from the site. Manufactured by Henriot Quimper. Dimensions 15.5 × 15.5 cm. Several small losses. Showing honest wear and patina. Condition II+. U-190 entered service on 24 September 1942, served with the 4th and later the 10th U-Boat Flotillas at Lorient, and ultimately surrendered in May 1945 before being taken to Canada.
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