PK Ltnt J.C. Schmitz-Westerholt

[Antonio Bonomi]

Ciao all,

many of you will know this name :

Propaganda Krieg (PK) Lieutenant Julius Ceasar Schmitz-Westerholt

He was the painter on board Prinz Eugen during Operation Rheinubung, he made several drawings during the battle of Denmark Strait signed by Kpt Brinkmann ( published on SIGNAL on September 1941 ) as well as after the war.

I would like to know more about this person, were he lived after the war ( city ) and if there is still somebody related to him we can contact ( son's, wife, grandson's, .. etc etc ).

Any information about this person ( if he made books or articles, if he became a journalist or what else he did in real life ) is welcome and will be precious to re-construct a piece of history.

Thanks in advance and Ciao Antonio  

[Antonio Bonomi]

Ciao all,

I think we have found a piece of history explanation on this painture :

http://forum.schlachtschiff.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1704

Now we know were Bismarck was compared to Prinz Eugen in Danemark Strasse all the way thru.

Enjoy  and Ciao  Antonio  

[Antonio Bonomi]

Ciao all,

here the Propaganda Kompanie  (PK) Kriegsmaler  Ltnt  (Reserve) Julius Ceasar Schmitz  - Westerholt.

The painture shows Bismarck at 06.00 while she had just hit the Hood exploding on the background.

This painture was into Ober Kommando of KM in Berlin ( from 1941 till 1944 ) and after  ( 1944 ) property  of Adm G. Lutjens family till 1989.  

               Ciao  Antonio  

[Antonio Bonomi]

Ciao all,

and here the B/W version published on 1942 on Nauticus magazine.

Both the above colour and this B/W version courtesy of Ulrich Rudofsky.  

Another copy of the B/W painture photo  is available on Bundesarchiv Koblenz with Reference number Bild 146-1968-015-018.

Very interesting to be noticed the all 4 ships relative position on this moment  ( 06.00 ) and the Prinz Eugen wake on the left  ( port side ) of Bismarck.

                 Ciao  Antonio