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Wilhelm Alsen | Matrosen Obgefreiter Wilhelm Alsen (deceased) Willi Alsen joined the Kriegsmarine on 1 October 1940, his first ship was the cruiser Koln. On 1 March 1941 he was posted to join the battleship Scharnhorst and as a Seaman 1st class he was one of the ship's starboard gunners, serving a 2cm four-barrel anti-aircraft gun. He was also trained as an aircraft recognition specialist. During his service he was awarded the Iron Cross II class. Willi Alsen was the last of the thirty-six men who survived the sinking of the Scharnhorst to be rescued. He served the remainder of the war as a Prisoner of War. Any photos of him signing our prints etc were taken in April 2010 during a signing session when a representative of Cranston Fine Arts went to meet him. Alsen died on 22nd July 2012. |
Items Signed by Matrosen Obgefreiter Wilhelm Alsen (deceased) |
| Operation Cerberus, Channel Dash by Ivan Berryman. (APB) Price : £200.00 | February 1942 and Viz. Admiral Ciliaxs mighty Scharnhorst leads her sister Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen up the English Channel during Operation Cerberus, their daring breakout from the port of Brest on the French Atlantic coast to the relative safety o...... | |
| Attack on the Scharnhorst by Ivan Berryman. (APB) Price : £200.00 | Swordfish of 825 Sqn led by Lt-Cdr Esmonde begin their heroic attack on the battlescruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen as they make their way up the English Channel from Brest during Operation Cerberus on 12th Februa...... | |
| Clipped Signature - Wilhelm Alsen. Price : £30.00 | Joined the German Navy and within a year was a gunner on the battleship Scharnhorst. When the battleship was sunk in 1943, just 36 of a crew of almost 2,000 were rescued - Wilhelm Alsen was the 36th. He served the remainder of the war as a prisone...... | |
| Clipped Signature - Wilhelm Alsen. (B) Price : £35.00 | Joined the German Navy and within a year was a gunner on the battleship Scharnhorst. When the battleship was sunk in 1943, just 36 of a crew of almost 2,000 were rescued - Wilhelm Alsen was the 36th. He served the remainder of the war as a prisone...... | |
| Escort to the Scharnhorst by Simon Atack Price : £140.00 | When the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau entered Brest in March, 1941, between them they had sunk a total of 22 ships during their North Atlantic operations. Laying in port however, they became a target for constant air attack, Scharnho...... |
| Escort to the Scharnhorst by Simon Atack (AP) Price : £170.00 | When the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau entered Brest in March, 1941, between them they had sunk a total of 22 ships during their North Atlantic operations. Laying in port however, they became a target for constant air attack, Scharnho...... | |
| Escort to the Scharnhorst by Simon Atack. (B) Price : £150.00 | When the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau entered Brest in March, 1941, between them they had sunk a total of 22 ships during their North Atlantic operations. Laying in port however, they became a target for constant air attack, Scharnho...... | |
| Escort to the Scharnhorst by Simon Atack (XX) Price : £120.00 | When the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau entered Brest in March, 1941, between them they had sunk a total of 22 ships during their North Atlantic operations. Laying in port however, they became a target for constant air attack, Scharnho...... |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Matrosen Obgefreiter Wilhelm Alsen (deceased) |
Pack 257. Pack of two German Naval Battleship prints by Simon Atack. Pack Price : £190.00 Saving : £190 | Naval Print Pack....... Titles in this pack : Battleship Bismarck by Simon Atack. Escort to the Scharnhorst by Simon Atack | ||
Pack 258. Pack of two German WW2 Naval art prints of the Scharnhorst by Simon Atack and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £160.00 Saving : £140 | Naval Print Pack....... Titles in this pack : Escort to the Scharnhorst by Simon Atack Atlantic Comrades by Ivan Berryman. | ||
Channel Dash Operation Cerberus Prints by Philip West and Simon Atack. Pack Price : £240.00 Saving : £100 | Naval Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Operation Cerberus - The Channel Dash by Philip West. Escort to the Scharnhorst by Simon Atack. (B) | ||
German Battleship Scharnhorst Naval Prints by Ivan Berryman and Simon Atack. Pack Price : £165.00 Saving : £135 | Naval Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Against All Odds - Attack on the Scharnhorst by Ivan Berryman. Escort to the Scharnhorst by Simon Atack |
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