Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Lot Of Wartime Photos Of U-968 Crew Hold Type II (large Crown)

Type II (large Crown)

(Der Führer Abzeichen)

with only light wear to the officer’s breast eagle

above a raised banner with an inscription of “INDIVISIBILITER AC INSEPARABILITER” (“INDIVISIBLE AND INSEPARABLE”)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Lot Of Wartime Photos Of U-968 Crew Hold Type II (large Crown)(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