Title:
Return of the Hamburg fleet after the defeat of the Victual Brothers, 1401, (1936). Creator: Unknown.
Caption:
Return of the Hamburg fleet after the defeat of the Victual Brothers, 1401, (1936). 'Heimkehr Der Hamburger Nach Besiegung Der Vitalienbrüder, 1401'. The Victual Brothers (Vitalienbrüder in German) were privateers who turned to piracy. One of their leaders, Klaus Störtebeker, was captured and executed in 1401. From "Bilder Deutscher Geschichte", (Pictures of German History), No.12, cigarette card album. [Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Altona-Bahrenfeld, Hamburg, Germany, 1936]