Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Wartime Signed Portrait Of U-Boat Ace Karl-Friedrich Merten United Republic of REINHARDT BERLIN" maker mark and

REINHARDT BERLIN" maker mark and emboss stamped with the date "1941"

Order of National Security Merit

reverse marked ""800"" (silver)

War Merit Cross Second Class 1939: In bronze

born on the Greek island of Zakynthos in 1546

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Wartime Signed Portrait Of U-Boat Ace Karl-Friedrich Merten United Republic of REINHARDT BERLIN" maker mark and(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.