HIGH HONOUR
+ CONFERRED ON SUBMARINE COMMANDER FOR SINKING ROYAL OAK. CREW LUNCHES WITH HITLER. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received This Day, 11.15 a.m.) BERLIN. October 18. Herr Hitler presented LieutenantCommander Prien (not Doenitz) whose U-boat sank the Royal Oak. with the Knight Cross of the Iron Cross, which is the highest decoration conferable on members of the armed forces, after which Lieutenant-Commander Prien reported in detail on his Sqapa Flow experiences. Herr Hitler then entertained the commander and crew at lunch at his flat.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 19 October 1939, Page 8
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83HIGH HONOUR Wairarapa Times-Age, 19 October 1939, Page 8
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