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Description: | DS 181 2
whole : description : MODEL
piece : obverse design : Oberleutnant Otto Steinbrinck, bust, left profile, in uniform
piece : obverse text : ".OBERLEVTNANT.ZVR.SEE.OTTO.STEINBRINCK"
piece : reverse design : man, naked, standing, facing right, upon a torpedo. The figure is about to hurl a trident as the torpedo ploughs
along the surface of the sea creating a violent wake upon the stylised waves
piece : reverse text : "DER.BRITEN.BEHERRSCHVNG.DES.WELTMEERES.WIRD.AN. DEVTSCHEM.GEISTE.ZERSCHELLEN."
Association - event: during this action and in the greatest danger Steinbrinck's UB18 managed to save the lives of two
of the crew of the stricken British submarine E22. Gibson and Prendergast write 'It was a very gallant deed and one much admired by his
opponents' | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | E22 DE.N & UB18 Sinking of & 25/4/1916 portrait / personification Royal Navy Steinbrinck Otto commemorative North Sea & E22 | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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