RAF8 No202 Sqn Signed by Captain Zur see Frite Poske Commander U Boat 504 8th Nov 1972 30th Anniv Operation torch ...

RAF8 No202 Sqn Signed by Captain Zur see Frite Poske Commander U Boat 504 8th Nov 1972 30th Anniv Operation torch Flown from Gibraltar in Bristol Britannia of 511 Sqn to Brize Norton then to RAF Leconfield in Westland Whirlwind by 202 Sqn. 30th Anniv Operation torch Picture Cachet of Bristol Pegasus. Personally Signed by Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske Knights Cross holder U - Boat Commander U - 504 Fritz Poske joined the Reichsmarine in April 1923. He served on the torpedo boat Albatros and on the light cruisers Königsberg and Nürnberg, and in October 1940 transferred to the U-boat force. After standard training he commissioned the Type IXC U-boat U -504 in July 1941. He was one of the few commanders to take a boat on active service without any previous experience as a U-boat Watch Officer or Commander-in-Training (Kommandantenschüler). His second patrol was successful: four ships sunk with a total of 26, 561 tons. He also scored on his next two patrols, sinking 11 more ships, and was awarded the Knights Cross in Nov 1942. Korvettenkapitan Poske left U -504 in January 1943 to command the 1st ULD (Unterseeboots-Lehr division, U-boat Training Division). For the last months of the war he was Chief of the Special Staff for Marine Infantry (Chefs des Sonderstabes Marineinfanterie at OKM (Naval High Command). After the war he spent 11 months in British captivity. With German Detailed Cachet on the back. Enclosed 4 Black and White Photo's Cover number 36 of 48 in U Boat Series And cover no 43 of Only 100 covers. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99