Authentic Wartime Set of a Marine-Kriegsberichter which served on various ships of the Kriegsmarine and eventually lost his live in a U-boat. Matrosenobergefreiter Herbert Adler served with 6. & 14. Schiffs-Stamm-Abteilung, then the Marine-Propaganda-Kompanie Potsdam the 4. Marine-Kriegsberichter-Halbkompanie and finally the 3. Marine-Kriegsberichter-Kompanie until he met his fate on May 17, 1943. During his service, he was awarded the Kriegsabzeichen für Minensuch-, U-Boot-Jagd- und Sicherungsverbände (Minesweepers, Sub-Chasers and Escort-Vessel War Badge) on May 26, 1942 and the Zerstörerkriegsabzeichen (Destroyer War Badge)! After his service on various ships of the Kriegsmarine, he was transferred to the U-boots and like the majority of the U-boatmen, it would be his final destination. On May 17, 1943, while on patrol in the North Atlantic, U-646 was detected by Hudson J of No. 269 Squadron RAF south-east of Iceland. In the subsequent attack, the U-boat was sunk and all 46 crew members perished. The set consists of his Zerstörerkriegsabzeichen Award Document, which he earned on the Destroyer “Z-23″, his Heldentodurkunde, Wehrpass and 11 photographs.
I’ve found the following (newspaper) articles that were written by him. These can be found in the Bundesarchiv:
- 4. Marine-Kriegsberichter-Halbkompanie: Kriegsberichter (Matrose Obergefreiter) Herbert Adler, “Schnellboot auf Spähfahrt“, 20. Dez. 1941
- 4. Marine-Kriegsberichter-Halbkompanie Trupp Tromsö: Kriegsberichter (Obergefreiter) Herbert Adler, “Eine Suchfahrt wird zur Sturmfahrt“, 10. Apr. 1942
- 4. Marine-Kriegsberichter-Halbkompanie: Kriegsberichter (Obergefreiter) Herbert Adler, “Den Torpedos entgangen!“, o. Dat.
- 4. Marine-Kriegsberichter-Halbkompanie: Kriegsberichter (Obergefreiter) Herbert Adler, “Zusammenarbeit zwischen Marine und Luftwaffe“, 22. Apr. 1942
- 4. Marine-Kriegsberichter-Halbkompanie: Kriegsberichter (M. A. Obergefreiter) Herbert Adler, “Die Postboje“, 31. Aug. 1942
