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Reinhard Hardegen, signed HARDEGEN in black ink on echte photo card, plus letter to person asking for his autograph, nice set

REINHARD HARDEGEN
(1913 – 2018) German U-boat commander who sank 22 ships, amounting to 115,656 gross register tons (GRT), making him the 24th most successful U-boat commander in World War II. Lot of two war-date signed items, includes: war-date signed photo 4 x 5 3/4 in. boldly signed at bottom,comes with a printed form letter hand-signed in black ink, ‘On Board’, Jan. 30, 1942, acknowledging congratulations for his receipt of the Oak Leaves and sending the photo. Two pieces, fine.

Reinhard Hardegen
Korvettenkapitän (Crew 33)

Successes
22 ships sunk, total tonnage 113,792 GRT
1 auxiliary warship sunk, total tonnage 3,209 GRT
4 ships damaged, total tonnage 32,516 GRT
1 auxiliary warship damaged, total tonnage 13,984 GRT
U-boat Commands
U-boat From To
U-147 11 Dec 1940 4 Apr 1941 1 patrol (19 days)
U-123 19 May 1941 31 Jul 1942 4 patrols (221 days)
AWARDS

18 Sep 1940 Iron Cross 2nd Class
18 Nov 1940 U-boat War Badge 1939
23 Aug 1941 Iron Cross 1st Class
23 Jan 1942 Knights Cross
23 Apr 1942 Knights Cross with Oak Leaves
7 May 1942 U-boat War Badge with Diamonds