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WW2 Uboat commander Korvettenkapitan Reinhard Hardegen signed 6×4 inch black and white photo. Post War

Reinhard Hardegen (18 March 1913 – 9 June 2018) was a German U-boat commander during World War II. He was credited with the sinking of 25 ships (2 were later refloated), at a total of 136,661 tons. After the war, he spent a year and a half as a British prisoner-of-war before starting a successful oil trading business and serving as a member of Bremen’s city council (the Bürgerschaft) for over 32 years.
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Sep. 22, 1968 in English. In part: ‘…I entered the navy in 1932 before Hitler was chancellor…’, and then explains his decision to go to sea, and those in a position to advance his career, including: ‘…Admiral [Herman Wilhelm] Souchon in command of the Mediterranean division in World War I and Kapitan Paul Konig, an old friend of our family…twice with the merchant submarine U-Deutschland in World War I in Baltimore and New London, gave me the idea to enter the navy…the same reasons your boys have when they enter your navy and become cadets…My highest decorations were the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and the submarine sign with brilliants…’. Fine condition.