A Wartime Signed Picture Postcard Of U-Boat Captain & Kc Recipient Schepke certificate_of_authenticity on 50 mm knurled pin

on 50 mm knurled pin

one month shy of his forty-fourth birthday

inscribed "Deutsche Verdienstmedaille" on the inside lid

Includes discharge certificate

comprised of five divisions and two armoured brigades

A Wartime Signed Picture Postcard Of U-Boat Captain & Kc Recipient Schepke certificate_of_authenticity on 50 mm knurled pinA postcard showing a picture of Joachim Schepke. It measures 91x141mm, mint condition. It is signed in black ink. The back of the card identifies the photographer as Photo Hoffmann, Munich. It also states that reprinting is forbidden: Nachdruck verboten. Footnote: Captain Lieutenant Joachim Schepke (19121941) was a U Boat commander and recipient of the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross, as well as the 7th recipient of the Oak Leaves. He sank 34 ships,