The Snorting Bull - U-47

U-47 (Kptlt. Günther Prien): one of the most famous emblems of the war.

Oblt. Engelbert Endrass, the IWO, painted the emblem on the way back from Scapa Flow in October 1939. The image was based on one in a comic book the crew had on board.

The emblem was adopted by the 7th Flotilla in St. Nazaire and was used on many boats. It was sufficiently complex that a template was used to apply it to the other boats.

Keywords: snorting bull

22 U-boats displayed this emblem
U-46, U-47, U-75, U-98, U-103, U-135, U-213, U-227, U-266, U-358, U-359, U-382, U-390, U-442, U-567, U-578, U-590, U-593, U-607, U-618, U-714 and U-976.

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White Stripe

Large V-shape white stripe with black outline on the port side of the tower.

Keywords: stripe,v

1 U-boat displayed this emblem
U-593.

Flower on Shield

A flower or a branch on a shield. The text "Unkraut vergecht nicht und stechen kann ich auch!" (e. Bad weeds grow tall and I can stand too!) written above and below the flower.

Keywords: flower,shield

1 U-boat displayed this emblem
U-593.