Belonged to U-boat Commander Herbert Bruninghaus
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Many interesting photos of the U-boat in action
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I have the personal photo album which belonged to Odin's Commander Kenneth Maciver Woods . He was connected with the submarine from 1931 through to it's loss . There are a few nice photos of Odin and some of her crew . Jim
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Friday 3rd November .2017 ...www.dickinsauctioneers.com lot 304 U-25
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I have added photos from this original photo album on the ww1 forum site below ...would appreciate any help . Especially would like to put some names to faces . [1914-1918.invisionzone.com] many thanks Jim
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Hello , seeking some help with a recently a purchased original photo album which covers WW1 U-boat service , Frustratingly , there are no captions within the album . Can anyone identify the commander / officers face in heavily cropped photo below . many thanks jim
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hello herb , glad to be of service . jim
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Thanks for posting the link on site Andy very helpful ( not ) ...THIS ALBUM IS NOW MY PROPERTY ! Hubertus ..I have 22 photos where crew are identified ..14 match your crew lists . But the following names are not on your list . Btmn Rudolf Treu . Ob.masch Staplemann Ob.masch.mt. Heinz Ackermann Ob.fk. Georg Malinthki Ob.mt. Willi Keull Ob.masch. Zimmer Ob.btsmt. Max Henke ..and of cou
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Hubertus , I have never used the German records people ...have you used their services yourself ? ..it says they can take up to a year to respond . Have you found this to be the your experience .It does seem a very long time . many thanks jim
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Hello Herb and Ken ..thanks for your comments . Herb I think the evidence from the album is pretty conclusive ..what do you require in order to update your records for the crew list of U-108 ...I can possibly add a few more names ...I have many identified names /individual photos which match those people already on your crew list .plus a few others ...the album apears tobe entirely u-108 relat
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It has been pointed out to me elsewhere , that there is no mention of Willi Wilke having served on U-108 ...according to Ubootwaffe.net crew list . and the only Willi Wilke mentioned died on U-655...24th March 1942. I really need some help from someone with indepth knowledge . The album to me clearly suggests Willie Wilke served on U-108 . If it was Willi Wilkes album then there is an inconsi
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Note to site owners ..I'm potentially prepared to upload many of my images to your site ...please contact me if you are interested , so that we can discuss the technicalities. many thanks jim
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I have recently received an excellent original photo album containing 137 photos ( all related to service on U-108 ) . Album which belonged to a crew member who served on U-108 from date of commissioning through to 1942 .... Mirroring the service period of its commander Kptlt. Klaus Scholtz. ( knights cross / oakleaves ) During the command of Klaus Scholtz ... U108 sank 26 ships ( 135, 366 tonn
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Its total nonesense ...what fool would drench original photos in tea ? :-) If it was not so serious it would be funny . well at least you get your money back . jim
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Hello Miles and Jorn ... I had a long break from the site . Jorn ..thanks for the information . I have photos on my website from an original WW1 photo album which shows U-25 attacking named merchant ships ... feel free to look upthe album on my website If someone from uboat.net would like to contact me I would be potentially happy to supply the site with some excellent images. I have also ju
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These images are not from a Russian Archive ...they are stolen images lifted from the web ..its a total scam .
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Hello Einar , these photos are being sold in their thousands , many ebayers are selling them from different countries ...you can see from the other photos he has for sale that they have been dipped in tea to "age " them ..its a total con . If only fools and robs the inexperienced .They are being produced in Eastern Europe . I see from his recent feedback someone agrees with me that
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I have just looked briefly through ebay photos ,there are plenty of traders selling these fake russian archive photos .. for example 360218292442 this ebay listing is in Bulgaria ..the u-boat photo is identical to a fake I was fooled into buying ..you can clearly see the ageing staining . If I search hard enough I bet there are at least 50 sellers worldwide selling these damned photos ,possibly h
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I just tried looking up fifa antiques but could not find them ,..he / they use many ids and they do change .Please show the photos to the forum site I suggested ,there are people much more experienced than myself who will give you good advice . Ageing is no problem,they use tea and coffee , its the oldest trick in the book . As I said they are poor quality fakes , a couple look like copies from
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As I typed the message above ,I have a top WW2 original U-boat photo album on my lap which I received this morning ..I was using the site for research when I saw this thread . The album cost me $2000 .Good quality images come with a high price tag . Please be aware if a good quality image is cheap on ebay ,then in all likelihood its a repro or fake ..experienced buyers avoid these photos like th
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Einar Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I have recently won 2 (of 5) original WWII u-boat > photographs that were in the Russian military > archives until the late 80's. Thankfully, they > were listed as only as ww2 photo's otherwise I > suspect they would have gone for more than the > £15 each they fetched. > > Photo 1
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Hello ..I have in my collection an excellent original photo album which features U-25 and its surface attacks on identified merchant shipping .The album also contains 3 original photos of its commander Otto Wunsche . I have tried to find more details and images relating to Otto Wunsche but to date have little more than is already on this excellent website . Can anyone help me out with deeper
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Hello ...I have within my photo collecion the original personal photo album of WW2 u-boat commander Herbert Bruninghaus .I have over time tried to find information about him ,but have only a little more than is outlined on this excellent website . If anyone could help me out with more detailed information about the man and his service I would be most grateful. Would love to see more images of hi
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