{"product_id":"cs01141-cpt-prien-the-collectors-showcase","title":"CS01141 – Cpt. Prien | The Collectors Showcase","description":"\u003ch3 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCS01141 – Cpt. Prien | The Collectors Showcase\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSecond World War (1939–1945)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the German \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKriegsmarine's U-Boat fleet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e played a major role in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBattle of the Atlantic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, attempting to sever Britain's vital supply routes by attacking Allied merchant shipping. Among Germany's most celebrated submarine commanders was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKapitänleutnant Günther Prien\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, whose daring exploits made him one of the most recognisable figures of the early submarine war.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn in 1908, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGünther Prien\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e entered the German Navy in 1933 and eventually took command of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eU-47\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a Type VIIB submarine that would become one of the most famous German U-Boats of the conflict.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrien achieved international notoriety on the night of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e13–14 October 1939\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, when he successfully penetrated the heavily defended British naval anchorage at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScapa Flow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, located in Scotland's Orkney Islands. In a remarkable operation, U-47 slipped through the harbour's defences and launched torpedoes against the British battleship \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHMS Royal Oak\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe attack resulted in the sinking of Royal Oak and the tragic loss of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e835 British sailors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, making it one of the Royal Navy's most devastating early wartime losses. Prien and his crew subsequently escaped the harbour and returned to Germany, where they received a hero's welcome and considerable attention from Nazi propaganda.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollowing this operation, Prien became known as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The Bull of Scapa Flow\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a nickname associated with the charging bull emblem displayed on U-47's conning tower.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThroughout his wartime career, Prien continued to command U-47 during numerous Atlantic patrols, attacking Allied shipping as the submarine campaign intensified. However, on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7 March 1941\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, U-47 disappeared in the North Atlantic with all hands. The precise circumstances surrounding the submarine's loss remain uncertain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollectors Showcase CS01141 Cpt. 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