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Description: | Medal commemorating Grossadmiral Alfred von Tirpitz (1849-1930) and the submarine campaign. Obverse: Bust of Admiral von Tirpitz in uniform and order (front). Inscription: 'TIRPITZ GROSSADMIRAL 1915.' Legend: 'EIN TODESPFEIL IM HERZEN ENGLANDS IST JEDES DEUTSCHE SCHIFE HERWEGH.' (A death shaft in England's heart is every German seamen's aim.) Reverse: A ship sinking (right), a conning tower of a submarine with men on board (left) a rowing boat with men in it in foreground. Legend: 'PAROLESCHIFF VERSENKEN . MENSCHEN RETTEN.' (A patrol vessel rescues drowning men.)
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Tirpitz medals Alfred von | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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