U-Boot-Kapitän Paul König (1867 - 1933) - Erinnerungskreuz zum 9. Juli 1916 - photo 1

U-Boot-Kapitän Paul König (1867 - 1933) - Erinnerungskreuz zum 9. Juli 1916

Lot 3374
17.10.2023 10:00UTC +01:00
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Lot 3374 | U-Boot-Kapitän Paul König (1867 - 1933) - Erinnerungskreuz zum 9. Juli 1916
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Eisen, die Kreuzarme beidseitig mit erhabenem Datum "9. JULI 1916", beidseitig im Zentrum reliefierte Medaillons aus Buntmetall, schauseitig das Profil Königs mit Umschrift "PAUL KÖNIG KAPITÄN / U-DEUTSCHLAND" und auf der Gegenseite die Ansicht des U-Bootes mit Umschrift "ZUR ERINNERUNG AN DIE ANKUNFT DES ERSTEN HANDELS U-BOOTES IN BALTIMORE / 9. JULI 1916". Gebrauchs- und Altersspuren. Anbei zwei originale Zeitungsartikel aus den 1930er Jahren. Breite des Kreuzes 72 mm, Gewicht 280 g. Selten.
Nach Ausbruch des Ersten Weltkrieges wurde König als Kapitänleutnant der Reserve in die Kaiserliche Marine eingezogen. Eingesetzt wurde er zunächst als Wachoffizier, später als 1. Offizier. Ab Januar 1916 besuchte er die U-Boot-Schule, im Juni erhielt er das Kommando über das erste Handels-U-Boot "U-Deutschland". Mit diesem U-Boot gelang ihm 1916 eine Fahrt in die USA, die zu diesem Zeitpunkt noch nicht am Krieg beteiligt waren. Das als Ballast dienende Eisen wurde zu den vorliegenden Erinnerungskreuzen umgearbeitet, die aber aufgrund des Kriegseintrittes der USA nur in wenigen Exemplaren von König nach Deutschland gebracht werden konnten. König führte 1917 bis Kriegsende eine Gruppe von Sperrbrechern und war nach Kriegsende in der Marineleitung tätig.

U-Boat Captain Paul König (1867 - 1933) - a Commemorative Cross for July 9th, 1916
Iron, the arms of the cross cast on both sides with the raised date "9. JULI 1916", a bronze-coloured medallion of non-ferrous metal in the centre with a profile portrait of König surrounded by the inscription "PAUL KÖNIG KAPITÄN / U-DEUTSCHLAND" on the obverse and an image of the submarine surrounded by the inscription "ZUR ERINNERUNG AN DIE ANKUNFT DES ERSTEN HANDELS U-BOOTES IN BALTIMORE / 9. JULI 1916" (commemorating the arrival of the first merchant submarine in Baltimore / 9th July 1916) on the reverse. Signs of use and age. With two original newspaper clippings from the 1930s. Width of the cross 72 mm, weight 280 g. Rare.
After the outbreak of World War I, König was drafted to the Imperial German Navy as a reserve Kapitänleutnant. He was initially deployed as officer in charge of the watch, later as chief mate. In January 1916 he entered submarine school, and in June he became the commander of the "U-Deutschland", the first merchant submarine, taking it on a successful voyage to the United States in 1916, which at that time was not yet involved in the war. The iron used as ballast was reworked into commemorative crosses, but König was not able to bring a large quantity of them to Germany because the United States had entered the war in the meantime. König led a group of blockade runners in 1917 until the end of the war and was subsequently assigned to the naval administration.
Condition: II
Auction house category:Navy and Protection Forces
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