SHARKHUNTERS Salutes Veterans
JÜRGEN OESTEN (1681-1990)
Kriegsmarine, U-Bootwaffe Skipper of U-61, U-106, and U-861; Flotillenchef, 9th U-Bootflottille
![]() | JÜRGEN OESTEN was born 24 October 1913 in Berlin and was in Naval Academy Class 1933. He was decorated with the Knights Cross. | ![]() |
![]() | Back home,OESTEN (center) and other Skippers discuss strategy and tactics. |
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Photos above by MATT THELEN of the documents for the ceremony crossing the equator, paying homage to “King Neptune“
Below are photos of OESTEN‘s three boats.
Pre-war photo above of U-61, which OESTEN put into commission on 12 August 1939
Photo below is U-106 at sea on a Feindfahrt (war patrol)
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Below are two different views of the giant Type IX-D2 boat, U-861, the last boat OESTEN commanded.
U-861 is dockside with U-995, the boat of HANS-GEORG HESS (125-1985)
You may listen to JÜRGEN OESTEN by clicking these clips:
from DVD-60, 1994 interview with OESTEN:
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from DVD-66, the 2000 interview with OESTEN:
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JÜRGEN OESTENhand signed some of our very rare fine art prints.
Click on the prints to see their descriptions.
“ALMOST HOME”