Original Kriegsmarine equator baptism certificate ww2
Product no.: 0198
Description
Original Kriegsmarine equator baptism certificate Linienschiff Schlesien 1936
Equator certificate for the Obergefreiten Brand of 1936
A beautiful collector's item of the Kriegsmarine
Issued on board the Linienschiff Schlesien. Edge and corner defects. Unfortunately, the lower left corner is missing. Backside stains. Still a rare piece.
Material: paper
Dimensions: 30.5 x 21.8 cm
The Linienschiff Schlesien took place in World War I and participated in the Battle of Skagerrak. After the war, it was taken over in the imperial and later in the Kriegsmarine. There she made several trips abroad. At the beginning of the Second World War she was involved in the bombardment of land targets on the Polish coast. Participation in the operation "Weserübung". Several times decommissioned during service, used as a training ship or icebreaker. March 1945 Bombardment of land targets Gdansk / Gotenhafen. After mining damage on 03. May 1945 before Swinemünde grounded to secure the evacuation of Usom with the flak. On 04. May there blown up.