Coat of Arms of Kaiserslautern

This emblem is the Coat of Arms of the German town of Kaiserslautern, the home town of the Commander of U-44, KrvKpt. Ludwig Mathes.

The fish in the middle is either a pike or a carp (here the legend differs).

The legend says that the pike or carp was fished in the so called Kaiserwoog (e. emperors lake) at Kaiserslautern in 1497 weighing 350 pounds and being six meters long. The fish is supposed to have had a ring around his neck bearing the inscription: "Under all the fish I am the first to be planted by emperor Friedrich II. in this lake by october the 5th in 1230".

The version seen on U-451 was almost identical but had "Kaiserslautern" written at the top and the fish had a bit more detail.

Keywords: coat of arms, fish, shield

2 U-boats displayed this emblem
U-44 and U-451.

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