Felix, Graf von Luckner letter, 1929.

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Felix, Graf von Luckner letter, 1929.

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This collection consists of a letter written by Felix Graf von Luckner while in Savannah, Georgia for a lecture in 1929. The letter is a note of good wishes to Mrs. Kingman White of Savannah.

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Georgia Historical Society

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Georgia Historical Society

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Luckner, Felix, Graf von, 1881-1966

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Felix Graf von Luckner (1881-1966) was born near Dresden, Germany. As a teenager he ran away to work as a cabin boy on the Russian vessel Niobe. He attended the Lubeck Navigation College in Germany, after which he served as an officer on the Petropolis. In 1910, Luckner married Petra Schulz from Hamburg. While serving in the Imperial German Navy, he is promoted to lieutenant junior grade. During World War I he commanded the cruiser Seeadler. As a captain in the German navy, Luckner sunk 14 ships...