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U-109 earthenware tile. In coloured ceramic, representing th…
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4727
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U-109 earthenware tile. In coloured ceramic, representing th…
See original version (French)
Estimate €200 - €300
Voluntary lot
Description
U-109 earthenware tile. In coloured ceramic, representing the symbol of U-109. 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 broken and glued back together. Made by Henriot Quimper. Dimensions 11.5 x 11.5 cm. Some wear and patina. Condition II+. It left Kiel for its first patrol under the command of Korvettenkapitän Hans-Georg Fischer on 6 May 1941. After 24 days at sea and a result of 5,173 tons, she reached the Lorient submarine base. Leaving Lorient on 28 April 1943 for her ninth patrol, U-109 was sunk on 4 May 1943, after seven days at sea, south of Ireland by depth charges launched by a British Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber (Squadron 86/P). All 52 crew members died in the attack. U-109 faience tile. Coloured ceramic tile depicting the emblem of U-109. Recovered from the ruins of a Lorient bunker that housed the Soldatenheim. Broken and professionally repaired. Manufactured by Henriot Quimper. Dimensions 11.5 × 11.5 cm. Showing honest wear and patina. Condition II+. U-109, commanded by Korvettenkapitän Hans-Georg Fischer, was sunk south of Ireland on 4 May 1943 by depth charges dropped from a Consolidated B-24 Liberator of No. 86 Squadron, with the loss of all 52 crew members.
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