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Grouping to U-Boot Oberfunktmaat Martin Horenburg serving on U-869.
In 1991, a fishing boat accidentally found a submarine wreck about 70 km off the coast of New Jersey. Thereupon a diving team explores the wreck for years. With the goal of finding out which submarine it is. During this time, the mission was accompanied by a camera team. A found kitchen knife, in which the name "Horenburg" was engraved, was one of the most important pieces of evidence. It took six years to finally identify the submarine. It was U-869 and the and history had to be rewritten. Until that date (1997), U-869 was believed to have been sunk near Gibraltar. The official records state now, that U-869 was destroyed on 11. February 1945 by two U.S. destroyer escorts, "Howard D. Crow" and "Koiner".
A part of the grouping is the kitchen knife (to see in the documentation). In addition, a wooden cutlery tray, a door sign with his name as well as a 1942 Kriegsmarine KPM porcelain bowl. Every piece was recovered from the wreck.
Two nice period time photos of Martin Horenburg. Both photos come directly from his family. Including some postwar documents.
A unique and important grouping.
The documentation "Hitler's Lost Sub" is also available on YouTube. Please see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exEL1tw1yoM (English) or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VppEJJVMVow (German).