Kapitänleutnant
GERD THÄTER, Skipper of U-466, rejoices on the bridge of his Type
VII-C boat after his successful break-through at Gibraltar and subsequent
arrival at Toulon - untouched by enemy forces. Most U-Boat men did not go
through the 'Gates of Hell' at Gibraltar even once - this was the second
time for THÄTER! He had gone through once before as I.W.O. on another
boat. His father had been a U-boat Skipper in World War I, and the
sunburst conning tower emblem was on his father's boat in that war. At the
end of the war, GERD had command of a Type XXI boat, U-3506
and the sunburst was on that tower as well.Only 300 of these prints have been produced, and all are hand-signed by Captain THÄTER. These prints are available in two convenient sizes so you may determine which will fit best on your walls.
The large prints are
GERD THÄTER has since departed on his "Eternal Patrol"
