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Korveitenkapitan Helmut Witte Signed Naval Art
Naval Art  Signatures S to Z  Witte, Helmut |
Korveitenkapitan Helmut Witte
Born 6th April 1915 - Died 3rd October 2005. Helmut Witte joined the Kriegsmarine in 1934, joining the submarine force in July 1940 after serving on several vessels including the cruiser Koln, destroyer Z-22 and a number of torpedo boats. After training with U-Boats, he joined U-107 until July 1941. Three months later he was given command of U-159 for four patrols before leaving this boat in June 1943.
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Against All Odds by Robert Taylor. Robert Taylors painting protrays the renowned defiance of the U-Boat crews. Caught on the surface by a PBY Catalina the gun crews of a type VIIc U-Boat are quickly into action. The 3.7cm anti-aircraft gun is hurriedly reloaded while on the upper platform the two 2cm anti-aircraft twins take chunks out of the Catalinas tail - enough damage to secure a respite from the attack. Soon they will dive to relative safety beneath the Atlantic swell. |
Clipped Signature - Helmut Witte. Joined the Kriegsmarine in 1934 and served on Koln and destroyer Z-22 before transferring to submarines in 1940. Joined U-107 before taking command of U-159 for four patrols. He died in 2005. |
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