WW2 German U-boat 1. Th Flotille U-58 U-BOOT Kriegsmarine 1939-1945 Pocket watch

The 1st U-boat flotilla 1. Unterseebootsflottille also known as the Weddigen flotilla, was the first operational U-boat unit in Germany's Kriegsmarine. Founded on 27 September 1935 under the command of Fregattenkapitän Karl Dönitz, it was named in honor of Kapitänleutnant Otto Weddigen.

Weddigen, a U-boat commander during World War I, died on 18 March 1915 after his submarine U-29 was rammed by the British battleship HMS Dreadnought in the North Sea. The flotilla at first only consisted of U-9, a Type IIB boat commissioned on 21 August 1935. Later, boats U-1 to U-12 were included in the flotilla, but U-1 to U-6 were only used as training boats and were attached to the U-boat training school in Neustadt. Originally based in Kiel from September 1935 - May 1941, it was moved to Brest, France in June 1941. In September 1944, the flotilla was disbanded and its remaining boats were distributed to other flotillas.

The watch has been in the family collection for many years. It is fully functional and works smoothly. The watch has been checked by a watchmaker. The diameter of the watch without the crown is 49 mm. I guarantee your satisfaction and a beautiful collector's item that will expand your collection!

The watch comes complete with a beautiful chain and a medal with a sash. I do not propagate any ideology!!

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