U-861 - Tribute to Jürgen Oesten by Ivan Berryman. (APB) SIG213 The French army pursued the

The French army pursued the Russians with Marshal Soult occupying Konigsberg on June 16th

and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Distinguished Service Cross with Bar

The raid was a major victory

March 1943

U-861 - Tribute to Jürgen Oesten by Ivan Berryman. (APB) SIG213 The French army pursued theDHM6792APB. U 861 Tribute to Jrgen Oesten by Ivan Berryman. Launched in 1943, U 861 was a Type IXD2 submarine commanded by Jrgen Oesten. Having previously commanded U 61 and U 106 successfully, he took U 861 to the Far East on a journey that took several months, sinking ships off Brazil and Madagascar on the way. Returning in early 1945, the submarine struck an iceberg off Greenland but managed to reach Trondheim in Norway without any casualties.