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Description: | obverse design: Kapitänleutnant Firle, bust, right profile, in uniform
obverse text: KAPITÄNL. FIRLE
reverse design: David, standing, head turned to left, naked except for loincloth, holding a sling in his right hand. Lying at his feet the
vanquished giant Goliath, head to left, a sword in his right hand and shield in his left.
reverse text: 'DAVID u. GOLIATH'
A First World War German medallic celebration of a 'Turkish' naval success off the coast of the Gallipoli Peninsula on
13 May 1915. Kapitänleutnant Firle, in command of the Turkish destroyer Muavanet-i-Miliet sank the old British battleship HMS Goliath in a
daring night torpedo attack. Of the Goliath's complement of 750, nearly 570 were lost, amongst them her commander, Captain
Shelford. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Firle (Käpitanleutnant) Royal Navy & HMS Goliath portrait / personification Sinking of & 13/5/1915 Gallipoli & HMS Goliath Naval Operations commemorative First World War Turkish Navy & Muavanet-i-Miliet | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Küchler, R | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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