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Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat Service Soldbuch to Franz Klumpp
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat Service Soldbuch to Franz Klumpp
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eMedals offers rapid domestic and international shipping. Orders received prior to 12:00pm (EST) will be shipped on the same business day.* Orders placed on Canadian Federal holidays will be dispatched the subsequent business day. Courier tracking numbers are provided for all shipments. All items purchased from eMedals can be returned for a full monetary refund or merchandise credit, providing the criteria presented in our Terms & Conditions are met. *Please note that the addition of a COA may impact dispatch time.
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(Kriegsmarine Soldbuch). A rare Kriegsmarine-issue Soldbuch, constructed of a brown card stock binding with 40 paginated interior pages filled with handwritten and stamped entries, named to “FRANZ KLUMPP”, who served aboard Type VIIC U-Boats U-620 and U-255, before transferring to a torpedo boat unit, retaining a certified black-and-white photograph of Klumpp, measuring 10.5 cm (w) x 14.5 cm (h), demonstrating material fatigue consistent with wartime usage, in very fine condition.
Footnote: Franz Klumpp was born on 5 October 1921 near Biberach an der Riß and entered U-Boat service in 1941, initially serving as a mechanic aboard U-620, a Type VIIC vessel, before transferring to U-255. He is also recorded as having been embedded with 3rd. 6th, 7th, and 8th U-Boat Flotillas. His Soldbuch was issued on board a Kriegsmarine vessel on 20 December 1941, with his rank specified as Matrosenobergefreiter on 1 April 1942, and concluding as a Mechaniker Obermaat on 1 April 1945. A veteran of combat patrols, Klumpp received the U-Boat War Badge (15 November 1942), the 1939 Iron Cross II Class (23 April 1945), and the War Merit Cross II Class with Swords (23 April 1945).
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(Kriegsmarine Soldbuch). A rare Kriegsmarine-issue Soldbuch, constructed of a brown card stock binding with 40 paginated interior pages filled with handwritten and stamped entries, named to “FRANZ KLUMPP”, who served aboard Type VIIC U-Boats U-620 and U-255, before transferring to a torpedo boat unit, retaining a certified black-and-white photograph of Klumpp, measuring 10.5 cm (w) x 14.5 cm (h), demonstrating material fatigue consistent with wartime usage, in very fine condition.
Footnote: Franz Klumpp was born on 5 October 1921 near Biberach an der Riß and entered U-Boat service in 1941, initially serving as a mechanic aboard U-620, a Type VIIC vessel, before transferring to U-255. He is also recorded as having been embedded with 3rd. 6th, 7th, and 8th U-Boat Flotillas. His Soldbuch was issued on board a Kriegsmarine vessel on 20 December 1941, with his rank specified as Matrosenobergefreiter on 1 April 1942, and concluding as a Mechaniker Obermaat on 1 April 1945. A veteran of combat patrols, Klumpp received the U-Boat War Badge (15 November 1942), the 1939 Iron Cross II Class (23 April 1945), and the War Merit Cross II Class with Swords (23 April 1945).
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