Small set of 3x original photographs of U-boot commander Karl Neitzel. Also to be seen on the photographs are Ernst Kals and Günther Seibicke. Karl Neitzel (30 January 1901 – 13 November 1966) was a German U-boat commander in World War II and recipient of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross (German language: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership, awarded on 7 March 1943 as Korvettenkapitän and commander of U-510.