Lot 8928

Description

Letter with printed header: “Lehmann-Willenbrock - Korvettenkapitaen - Chef der Dienststelle M 42961” Typewritten text, dated “Befehlsstelle, am 24. September 1943”. Lehmann-Willenbrock informs Mrs. Emilie Daniels that her husband's submarine has been declared missing by the U-boat Command since August 27, but that everything is being done (tr.) “to gain clarity regarding the fate of our comrades.” The second letter, featuring a printed mourning border and an Iron Cross, is dated “Befehlsstelle, am 19.5.1944.” It contains the official declaration of death for the submarine crew by the U-boat Command, listing the presumed date of death as August 27, 1943, and includes a note stating that “in the event of a newspaper obituary, membership in the U-boat arm is not to be mentioned.” Both letters bear original ink signatures. Folded; shows some staining and edge damage. Accompanied by a portrait photograph (8.5 x 6 cm) of the missing Theodor Daniels in his *Maat* (Petty Officer) uniform. Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock (1911–1986) was awarded the Knight's Cross on February 26, 1941, and the Oak Leaves on December 31, 1941; he served as Chief of the 9th U-boat Flotilla in Brest (Field Post Number M 42 961) from March 1942. In December 1944, he was promoted to Frigate Captain. Theodor Daniels served on *U-403* under *Kapitänleutnant* (Lieutenant Commander) Karl-Franz Heine. On July 13, 1943, the boat departed Brest for its eighth patrol, heading toward the Central Atlantic, the Canary Islands, and the Azores; on July 30… …was still being refueled by U-43 and was likely sunk by a French aircraft on August 18, 1943.

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