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WW2 Uboat commander Paul Brasack signed 5 x 4 inch b/w photo. Knights Cross winner. U-737 U-Boat captain. Paul Brasack was born on 9th May 1916 in Stettin. On 1st April 1937 he went into service with the Reichsmarine as Seeoffiziersanwärter. Between 1st September 1939 and 31st March 1940, he was in Verfügung with the Marineluftstreikraefte and followed a Beobachterausbildung in the Fliegerwaffenschule (See) at Parow. He becam a Beobachter and Staffeloffizier on 1st April 1940 with the Küstenfliegerstaffel 1 / Küstenfliegergruppe 706 and in July 1940 he became a Beobachter with Küstenfliegergruppe 126 which later was transformed to the I. Kampfgeschwader 28. From 1st June 1941 he was placed with the Stab IX.Fliegerkorps. In October 1941 he was appointed to the Ergänzungsgruppe Kampfgeschwader 28 and from October 1941 until 28th February 1942 as Ausbildungsoffizier in Kampfgeschwader 4. On 1st March 1942 Paul Brasack transferred to the U-boats with 2.Admiral der Unterseeboote, U.W.O-Lehrgang in 2.Unterseeboots-Lehr-Division, Gotenhafen and he followed the U.T.O-Lehrgang in Torpedoschule, Flensburg-Mürwik. Between 10th August 1942 and 26th November 1942, he acted as Wachoffizier-Überplanmäßig on U 590 (Müller-Edzards) / 6.U-Flottille, St.Nazaire, with which he conducted two patrols. from December 1942 Brasack followed the Kommandantenschießlehrgang with the 24.U-Flottille, Memel. From 30th January 1943 he attended the Baubelehrung U 422 on the Danziger Werft AG shipyard, Danzig under supervision of the 7.KLA, Danzig-Neufahrwasser. He became the Kommandeur of U 737 / 8.U-Bootsflotille, Danzig on 5th February 1943 and later within the 13.U-Bootsflotille at Trontheim. With this ship he completed ten patrols. From December 1944 until 8th May 1945, he was the Ausbildungsoffizier and Schießleiter with the 25.U-Bootsflottille at Libau. Brasack was a Prisoner-of-war from 9th May 1945 intil 15th August 1947. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
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