Poster stamps were popular around 1900 in featuring patriots and war heroes. This poster stamp features Otto Weddigen.
Poster stamps were popular around 1900 in featuring patriots and war heroes. This poster stamp features Otto Weddigen.
U-9 featured on Grenada postage stamp.
Patriotic voice and piano piece composed by Max Traun. Published by A. E. Fischer in Bremen, 1915.
Translation: Song Otto Weddigen
1. He chased his boat through green waves threatened by cliffs and armor and mines always to reach the goal, always close to death. Otto Weddigen the Captain.
2. He dove up and down as if in jest and the bitter perishable ore shot into the British heart. Otto Weddigen, the captain.
3. The enemy had him out of the bottom of the soul. He looked in astonishment that we were round the earth but we all cheer every hour.
4. Whom did death stop in the proudest victory run with compelling arms? Who dove down and never up? Otto Weddigen, our captain.
5. He has been resting silent comrades and yet he did not die. It is consecrated for time and forever. Otto Weddigen our captain.
Portrait Postcards of Otto Weddigen.
Painted by Karl Bauer. A portion
of the proceeds from purchasing
this postcard to be donated to
East Prussia. Welfare card.
Many patriotic postcards also featured donating a portion of the costs of these postcards to charitable organizations such as the Red Cross and to support convalescence organizations for German military veterans.
Welfare card on the right issued to collect capital to support blind warriors of the army and navy. Postcard on the left with Otto Weddigen wearing the Iron Cross First Class.
Iron cross First Class is worn as a pinned medal on the left side of the uniform. The Iron Cross second class is suspended by a ribbon in the mid front of the uniform.
Military leader postcard #39 photographed by Otto Barkhausen, Wilhelmshaven.
“Youth” postcard painted by P. Rieth of Müchen.
Portrait painted before his last voyage. Inscription reads, “And if I don't return home over the year when the cuckoo call dies away, then the sea has devoured me, then goodbye forever then goodbye my darling goodbye.”
Postcard on the right, “He is not dead, his spirit lives on in his comrades.” Card on the left reviews the victory of “A year ago.”
Additional postcards of Otto Weddigen
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