Insignes U 558. U558 insignia.

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Insignes du U 558. Comprenant une epingle a cravate, representant le pretre borgne, insigne de tradition du U558, complete, sans marquages. Un insigne de calot en metal representant le pretre borgne. Attache complete, sans marquages visibles. Le U-558 a quitte Kiel le 1er juin 1941 et est entre dans l Atlantique par la mer du Nord, arrivant a son nouveau port d origine, Brest, en France occupee, le 28. Dans le golfe de Gascogne, le 20 juillet, un B-24 Liberator americain du 19th Antisubmarine Squadron, United States Army Air Forces, a appele le Sea Hawk a largue des charges de profondeur sur l U-558, le bateau n a pas ete endommage et a riposte, tirant sur le bombardier. Plus tard le meme jour, un deuxieme Liberateur du 19e Escadron anti-sous-marin, 479e groupe anti-sous-marin, pilote par Charles F. Gallmeier, a largue 7 charges de profondeur sur le U-558. Le sous-marin a ete gravement endommage et incapable de plonger. Le Liberator, son moteur interieur babord retire par les canons antiaeriens du U-558, a quitte les lieux et a ete releve par un bombardier Halifax du 58e Escadron, pilote par Geoffrey R. Sawtell. Bien que le sous-marin ait ete devaste par l attaque precedente, et que les Allemands aient tente de s ecoutille et d abandonner le navire, le Halifax a attaque le U-558 avec 8 charges de profondeur. Le capitaine Krech, grievement blesse a la colonne vertebrale, et quatre membres de son equipage se sont miraculeusement echappes dans un radeau, et ont ete ramasses le 24 juillet par le NCSM Athabaskan. Les 41 autres hommes ont peri. A noter une certaine usure et patine des pieces. Etat II+. U 558 Insignia. Including a tie pin, depicting the one-eyed priest, U558 tradition badge, complete, no markings. A metal cap badge depicting the one-eyed priest. Complete fastener, without visible markings. U-558 left Kiel on June 1, 1941 and entered the Atlantic via the North Sea, arriving at her new home port of Brest, occupied France, on the 28th. In the Bay of Biscay, on July 20, an American B-24 Liberator of the 19th Antisubmarine Squadron, United States Army Air Forces, called the Sea Hawk dropped depth charges on U-558, the ship was not damaged and returned fire on the bomber. Later that day, a second Liberator from the 19th Anti-Submarine Squadron, 479th Anti-Submarine Group, piloted by Charles F. Gallmeier, dropped 7 depth charges on U-558. The submarine was badly damaged and unable to dive. The Liberator, its port inboard engine removed by U-558 s anti-aircraft guns, left the scene and was relieved by a Halifax bomber from 58 Squadron, piloted by Geoffrey R. Sawtell. Although the submarine was devastated by the preceding attack, and the Germans tried to hatch and abandon the ship, the Halifax attacked U-558 with 8 depth charges. Captain Krech, seriously wounded in the spine, and four members of his crew escaped miraculously in a raft, and were picked up on July 24 by the HMCS Athabaskan. The remaining 41 men perished. Note some wear and patina on the parts. Condition II+.