Reinhard Hardegen Autographs
Korvettenkapitän Reinhard Hardegen (18 March 1913 – 9 June 2018) was a German U-boat commander during World War II. He was credited with the sinking of 25 ships (two were later refloated), at a total of 136,661 tons. After the war, he spent a year and a half as a British prisoner-of-war before starting a successful oil trading business and serving as a member of Bremen's city council (the Bürgerschaft) for over 32 years.
Hardegen served as 1.WO (First Watch Officer) under Kapitänleutnant Georg-Wilhelm Schulz aboard U-124 and, after two war patrols, was given his own command, the Type IID U-boat U-147, operating out of Kiel, on 11 December 1940. The boat was ready for its first patrol shortly before the new year and, after visiting the U-boat base in Bergen, U-147 was ordered to patrol the convoy routes north of the Hebrides.
On the second day of the patrol, Hardegen fired a torpedo which failed to detonate against a large merchant ship, before being forced to submerge after mistaking a destroyer for a merchant ship. During the dive, the tower hatch was damaged, forcing U-147 to resurface after a short while to make feverish repairs only a few hundred meters from the destroyer. The gathering darkness, however, saved the boat from being detected. The water leaks had damaged the diesel engines aboard the boat, forcing Hardegen to use his electric motors when, later in the night, he saw another merchant passing by. Although slowed, the U-boat had enough speed to close the distance and launch a torpedo which sank the freighter. After interrogating the crew, Hardegen learned it was the Norwegian steamer Augvald 4,811 GRT. A few days later, Hardegen again attacked two freighters, only to find his torpedoes missing or failing to detonate. Shortly thereafter, he was ordered back to Kiel.
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Current items with a signature of Reinhard Hardegen
These are the most current items with a signature of Reinhard Hardegen that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Reinhard Hardegen signed photo. Cpt U-47, U-123..WWII. U-Boat. Super sig ! | $52.90 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Reinhard Hardegen
The most expensive item with a signature of Reinhard Hardegen (Reinhard Hardegen, Submarine Commander WW2, Hand signed 4x6) was sold in July 2023 for $999.99 while the cheapest item (Reinhard Hardegen WWII German U-Boat Ace Authentic Autographed 4x6 Card) found a new owner for $1.80 in March 2013. The month with the most items sold (2) was January 2013 with an average selling price of $25.73 for an autographed item of Reinhard Hardegen. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2023 with $999.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $3.00 was March 2013. In average, an autographed item from Reinhard Hardegen is worth $48.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Reinhard Hardegen were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Large Signed photo U-Boat commander Reinhard Hardegen/Knights Cross/Oakleaves | $46.00 |  |
| REINHARD HARDEGEN Hand Signed Card 4x6 COA WWII U-147 U-123 | $44.95 | |
| REINHARD HARDEGEN KC OL 22 SHIPS SUNK ** framed original autograph | $235.00 | |
| REINHARD HARDEGEN SIGNED CUT SIGNATURE PSA DNA 83970901 WWII KNIGHT’S CROSS (D) | $119.95 | |
| Reinhard Hardegen signed photo. Cpt U-47, U-123. Oakleaves winner. 24 ships sunk | $51.95 | |
| Reinhard Hardegen signed photo. Cpt U-47, U-123. Oakleaves winner. 24 ships sunk | $46.00 | |
| Reinhard Hardegen WWII German U-Boat Ace Authentic Autographed 4x6 Card | $1.80 | |
| Reinhard Hardegen, 89. Oakleaves recipient to the Knights Cross, war signed | $150.00 | |
| Reinhard Hardegen, Submarine Commander WW2, Hand signed 4x6 | $999.99 | |
| Signed Photo and Note of WW2 U-Boat Ace Reinhard Hardegen | $55.00 | |
| Signed photo of German U-Boat Kommander Reinhard Hardegen | $34.99 | |
| U-BOAT ACE KNIGHTS CROSS OAK LEAVES REINHARD HARDEGEN SIGNED GRAPHIC | $86.00 | |
| U-BOAT ACE KNIGHTS CROSS OAK LEAVES REINHARD HARDEGEN SIGNED PHOTO & ENVELOPE | $50.00 | |
| UN Law of the Sea Signed Reinhard Hardegen WW2 U-Boat Commander w/COA - 2 Scans | $18.00 | |
 | WW2 German Kriegsmarine Autograph - KKPT REINHARD HARDEGEN - SIGNED PHOTO CARD | $214.99 | |
