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 11 x 17 in. & the small are 8½ x 11 in.