WWII GERMAN U-BOAT U-159 COMMANDER Helmut Friedrich Witte PERSONALIZED PORCELAIN VASE

WWII GERMAN U-BOAT COMMANDER Helmut Friedrich Witte PERSONALIZED PORCELAIN VASE . NICE 8" TALL AND ABOUT 6" DIAM WHITE PORCELAIN VASE WITH KRIEGS FLAG AND " Herrn Kapitanleutnant Helmuth Witte" WRITING IN GOLD LETTERS.THE VASE IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH NO CHIPS JUST SOME HAIRLINE CRACKS IN THE TOP GLAZE COAT. Helmut Witte began his naval career in April 1934. Later he served on the light cruiser Köln, on the destroyer Z-22, and on several torpedo boats. In July 1940 Witte transferred to the U-boat force. After the usual training he became IWO on the newly commissioned U-107 under Kptlt. Hessler. Before he left the boat in July 1941, he had taken part in the most successful patrol of the war.He commissioned U-159 in October 1941 and operated in the waters of Panama on his second patrol. On his third patrol U-159 was a part of the wolfpack Eisbär, which operated in the waters off Capetown in September 1942. He left the boat in June 1943 and served from then until the end of the war in several staff positions.After two months in British captivity, he worked for a time as a farm hand and factory worker. Later he built up a successful civil career and in the 1960s became personnel manager of a great German industry group.