Ekkehard Martienssen – Vorpostenboot 203
Postwar signature (signed on front and back) of Ekkehard Martienssen, Knight’s Cross Holder of Vorpostenboot 203 / 2. Vorpostenflotille earned in June 1944. He died in 1995.
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Historical Description
On the night of the 27-28.06.1944 Martienssen and two other R-Boats engaged a British destroyer force south of the island of Jersey. Ultimately only Martienssen’s R-Boat succeeded in escaping destruction, but in the battle the British destroyer HMS Eskimo was badly damaged by the R-Boats as well.
Up until this time Martienssen had shot down at least 8 enemy aircraft, and participated in the destruction of further enemy aircraft and light ships. He also distinguished himself in multiple minesweeping operations. For the sum of his successes he would be decorated with the Knight’s Cross.
