Bernhard Rogge

Authentic, autographed, vintage commemorative philatelic cover hand-signed by Bernhard Rogge. Cover is signed, "Bernhard Rogge, Viceadmiral A.D." Bernhard was a Captain of the German Navy who, during World War II, commanded a merchant raider. He was awarded a Japanese ornate Samurai sword and the Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for his actions as the commander of the Hilfskreuzer (auxiliary cruiser) Atlantis (Schiff 16).