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Badge of the 10th U Boot Flotilla.
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4721
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Badge of the 10th U Boot Flotilla.
See original version (French)
Estimate €50 - €80
Voluntary lot
Description
Badge of the 10th U Boot Flotilla. Stamped metal. Four fixing points, no visible markings. Some wear and oxidation. Condition II+. The 10. Unterseebootsflottille was the 10th German submarine flotilla of the Kriegsmarine during the Second World War. Formed in Lorient on 15 January 1942 as a combat flotilla (Frontflottille), it was placed under the command of Kapitänleutnant Günther Kuhnke. Its activities came to an end in August 1944, when the last boats left the Lorient submarine base for Norway. Korvettenkapitän Günther Kuhnke (en) was the last to leave the base on board the U-Boat U-853 on 27 August 1944, arriving at his new base in Flensburg, Germany, on 14 October 1944 as part of the 33. Unterseebootsflottille. 10th U-Boat Flotilla insignia. Stamped metal construction. Four attachment points. No visible markings. Showing honest wear and oxidation. Condition II+. The 10th U-Boat Flotilla was established at Lorient on 15 January 1942 and remained active until the evacuation of the base in August 1944.
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