WW2 German U-boat 6. Th Flotille U-742 U-BOOT Kriegsmarine 1941-42 Pocket watch

The 6th U-boat Flotilla -German 6. Unterseebootsflottille-, also known as Hundius Flotilla, was a front-line unit of Germany's Kriegsmarine before and during World War II. Formed on 1 October 1938 in Kiel under the command of Korvettenkapitän Werner Hartmann, it was named in honour of Kapitänleutnant Paul Hundius, a U-boat commander during World War I, that died on 16 September 1918 after his U-boat SM UB-103 was sunk by depth charges from British steamer Young Crow. The flotilla was disbanded in December 1939. The flotilla was re-formed as "6th U-boat Flotilla" in July 1941 under the command of Korvettenkapitän Georg-Wilhelm Schulz with her base in Danzig.

During the first months it was a training flotilla, but when it moved to St. Nazaire in February 1942 it became a combat flotilla. It was disbanded in August 1944, when the last boats left the base for Norway. 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.

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