Martin W Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Here a a couple of pictures that arrived on Christmas eve from Germany.They were taken on board the Hilfskreuzer Pinguin(Schiff 33) in 1940.The Pinguin was the first of the Hilfskreuzers to be sunk on May 8 1941.She never made it back to Germany,hence the rarity of the photo's.The first picture is of the Commander Ernst-Felix Kruder and his officers.Regards,Martin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin W Posted December 27, 2007 Author Share Posted December 27, 2007 Reverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin W Posted December 27, 2007 Author Share Posted December 27, 2007 The second photo is of Kruder playing with his pet "Dackel". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin W Posted December 27, 2007 Author Share Posted December 27, 2007 Reverse of second photo.The text reads something like this;"Every forenoon Stuppi plays with the commander on the deck of the boat for an hour.This hour belongs to daily routine".Life aboard ship could get very tedious at times i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin W Posted December 27, 2007 Author Share Posted December 27, 2007 Finally,the Pinguin,Schiff 33. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin W Posted December 27, 2007 Author Share Posted December 27, 2007 Reverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nesredep Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 Hello!Nice interesting find,thanks for showing.All the best Nesredep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 What was the origin of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin W Posted May 4, 2008 Author Share Posted May 4, 2008 Rick,i have no idea of the originality.I can only speculate that the original prints or negatives made it back to Germany on one of the Pinguin's prize ships.This set of prints came from Kai Winkler.Regards,Martin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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