Otto Hersing
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Otto Hersing was a German naval officer who served as U-boat commander in the Kaiserliche Marine and the k.u.k. Kriegsmarine during World War I.
Почтовая открытка. Капитан лейтенант Херзинг, фотография
Painting of the sinking of HMS Pathfinder
Willy Stöwer's painting of U-21 sinking Linda Blanche
HMS Majestic torpedoed by U-21
Pour le Mérite
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The Pour le Mérite, also informally known as the Blue Max after German WWI flying ace Max Immelmann, is an order of merit established in 1740 by King Frederick II of Prussia. Alongside the extinct Ord
Otto Hersing
…major ships from Cape Helles, and Great Britain offered a 100,000 pound reward for the capture of the German commander. On 5 June Hersing received the Pour le Mérite, the highest German military honor, as a recognition of his success in the Mediterranean. In the same year, 1915, he was awarded honorary citizenship…
Pour le Merite badge 3 Tallinn Museum of Orders
Orden Pour le Merite Vredesklasse
Pour le Mérite with oak leaves
Grand Cross of the Pour le Mérite