Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Wartime Signed Portrait Of U-Boat Ace Karl-Friedrich Merten Auction Archive with a red-white-red enameled Austrian

with a red-white-red enameled Austrian flag at the top and a red enameled shield inscribed “A

After finishing high school he initially went into agriculture

A Dienstausweis (service ID) for the Hauptamt Volksdeutsche Mittelstelle in orange has been stapled to the inside of the back cover

silvered and enameled (slight enamel chipping)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Wartime Signed Portrait Of U-Boat Ace Karl-Friedrich Merten Auction Archive with a red-white-red enameled Austrian(Kriegsmarine Portrt mit Unterschrift). A rare wartime signed portrait of U Boat ace Karl Friedrich Merten, depicted in uniform and with an extensive array of decorations clearly visible, the image overlaid by Mertens handwritten signature in black ink, the reverse with studio marks and an illegible date stamp, measuring 102 mm (w) x 148 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.