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Jurgen Oesten

Jurgen Oesten joined the Kriesgmarine in April 1933. He first served on the Admiral Graf Spee and Karlsruhe but transfered to U-Boats in May 1937. In October 1937 he became Watch Officer on U-20 and in August 1939 he joined the new U-Boat U-61 which he served on for 8 patrols, sinking 6 ships during his mine laying patrols. In November he joined U-106. During her first patrol U-106 sank two ships on her way to her new base at Lorient. Jurgen Oesten was awarded the Knights Cross on his second patrol, off Africa where he sank eight ships. During this attack he torpedoed and damaged the British attleship HMS Malaya. In March 1942 he became Admiralstabsoffizier in Norway with Admiral Nordmeer and directed U-boat operations in the Arctic. In September he again joined the U-boats and joined U-861 and in April 1944 she joined the Monson Boats which was a special Wolfpack operating far away from germany, out of japanese bases in Indonesia at Jakarta, Penang and Sebang, sinking two ships on her way to Penang. U-861 operated at sea for five months, after which she was ordered back to Germany with vital supplies. On the 15th January 1945 U-861 left Soerabaya in Indonesia. On the return journey off Greenland Oesten struck an Iceburg but managed to reach Trondheim on 19th April 1945. His awards were as follows: 6th June 1939, The Spanish Cross, 3rd December 1939 Iron Cross 2nd Class, 27 February 1940, Iron Cross 1st Class, 26th March 1941 Knights Cross. Sadly, Jurgen Oesten passed away on 5th August 2010.

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Jurgen Oesten - Signed Naval Art

Depth Charge Attack by Jason Askew. (P) This single edition is sold out. The edition features 2 additional signatures.

U-Boat by Jason Askew. (P) This single edition is sold out. The edition features 2 additional signatures.

Mosquito Attack on U-2359 by Jason Askew. (P) This single edition is sold out. The edition features 2 additional signatures.

Swordfish Attack on the Bismarck. (P) This single edition is sold out. The edition features 2 additional signatures.

The Channel Dash - Prinz Eugen. (P) This single edition is sold out. The edition features 2 additional signatures.

Das Boote by Anthony Saunders. 7 of 8 editions available. 2 of 3 editions featuring up to 4 additional signatures are available. £2.50 - £575.00

Admiral Graf Spee enters Montevideo by Ivan Berryman. 6 of 7 editions available. The one edition featuring an additional signature is sold out. £2.50 - £500.00

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Depth Charge Attack by Jason Askew. (P) Type VIID U-Boat.

U-Boat by Jason Askew. (P) Type VIID U-Boat.

Mosquito Attack on U-2359 by Jason Askew. (P) On May 2nd 1945, Twenty-seven Mosquito aircraft from 143, 235, 248, 333 and 404 Squadrons on anti-submarine patrol around Kattegat sunk thte German minesweeper M293 and U-2359, a Type XXII U-Boat of 234 tons commanded by Oberleutnant Gustav Bischoff. The wreck of U-2359 was discovered in 2007. Another unknown u-boat was also damaged on this patrol on which none of the aircraft were lost. Depicted here, two Mosquitoes of No.248 Squadron make their attack on U-2359.

Swordfish Attack on the Bismarck. (P) No text for this item

The Channel Dash - Prinz Eugen. (P) Swordfish of No.825 Sqn FAA attack the might German ship Prinz Eugen during The Channel Dash.

Das Boote by Anthony Saunders. Lother Gunther Buchheim based his famous novel The Boat on his voyage aboard U96 in the early days of World War Two. During this operation on 13th February 1941, U96 sank the straggling tanker, Arthur F Conwin, which had dropped back from the westbound convoy, HX106, after being hit by another U-boat, U103.

Admiral Graf Spee enters Montevideo by Ivan Berryman. Showing visible signs of her tangle with British cruisers at the Battle of the River Plate, the German pocket battleship Graf Spee slips into the neutral waters of the Montevideo roadstead accompanied by the Uruguayan gunboat Rio Negro for light repairs. (Damage can be seen on the hull and behind the Conning tower ) . This was to be the last haven for the Graf Spee which was later scuttled at the harbour mouth, her commander Kapitan zur See Langsdorff believing a large British fleet to be waiting for attempted escape into the South Atlantic.