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Earthenware tile from U-507. This coloured ceramic tile depi…
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4735
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Earthenware tile from U-507. This coloured ceramic tile depi…
See original version (French)
Estimate €200 - €300
Voluntary lot
Description
Earthenware tile from U-507. This coloured ceramic tile depicts a seated dog, the symbol of U-507. 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. After his initial training at Stettin in Poland in the 4 Unterseebootsflottille until 28 February 1942, he joined his combat unit at Lorient, in the 2 Unterseebootsflottille. U-507 was sunk on 13 January 1943 in the Atlantic Ocean, 600 kilometres from Cape Saint Roque in Brazil, by depth charges launched by an American Catalina seaplane from the VP-83/P-10 squadron. Size 15.5 x 15.5 cm. Condition II+. U-507 faience tile. Coloured ceramic tile depicting the emblem of U-507. Recovered from the ruins of a Lorient bunker that housed the Soldatenheim. Following the German withdrawal, the bunker was demolished and the tile later recovered from the site. Broken and professionally repaired. Manufactured by Henriot Quimper. Dimensions 15.5 × 15.5 cm. Showing honest wear and patina. Condition II+. U-507 entered service on 13 January 1943 with the 4th U-Boat Flotilla at Stettin before joining its combat unit at Lorient, the 2nd U-Boat Flotilla. On 28 February 1943, while en route to the South Atlantic approximately 600 km off Cape São Roque, Brazil, it was sunk by depth charges and aerial bombs dropped by a Consolidated PBY Catalina of Squadron VP-83.
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