HESSLER: Fregattenkapitän.
FLOTTENRICHTER KRANZBÜHLER: You are related to Admiral Dönitz. Is that correct?
HESSLER: Yes. I married his only daughter in November 1937.
FLOTTENRICHTER KRANZBÜHLER: When did you enter the U-boat service?
HESSLER: I started my U-boat training in April 1940.
FLOTTENRICHTER KRANZBÜHLER: Were you given any information during your period of training on economic warfare according to the Prize Ordinance?
HESSLER: Yes. I was informed of it.
FLOTTENRICHTER KRANZBÜHLER: Was the so-called “prize disc” used which has just been submitted to you?
HESSLER: Yes, I was instructed about it.
FLOTTENRICHTER KRANZBÜHLER: Will you tell the Tribunal briefly just what the purpose of this “prize disc” is?