Third Reich : Willrich Postcard of Kriegsmarine Kapitänleutnant Günther Prien.

146mm x 105mm coloured portrait postcard by artist W Willrich from the 1940 VDA Schulsammlung series. The sketch is dated 1939. The card is captioned on the reverse "Kapitänleutnant Prien, Commander of one of the successful U-Boote, the victor of Scapa Flow".
Günther Prien was awarded the Knights Cross on 18 October 1939 and the Oakleaves (5th) on 20 October 1940. He was killed on 8 March 1941 when his U-Boot U47 was sunk with all hands. The card has a black band across one corner so must have been bought after his death. Very good condition.

Code: 52881