Fraatz, Georg-Werner (U-529)
- Date of birth:
- March 30th, 1917 (Hamelin)
- Date of death:
- February 15th, 1943 (south-east of Cape Farewell, Greenland, North Atlantic)
- Mentioned on:
- German Submarines Memorial
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
03.04.1941-02.06.1942: Kdt, U-652: 9 patrols (151 days)
30.09.1942-15.02.1943: Kdt, U-529: 1 patrol (17 days)
15.02.1943: KIA when U-529 was sunk by depth charges by a Liberator aircraft from RAF Sqdn 120/S south-east of Cape Farewell, Greenland in position 55.45N, 31.09W - all hands lost (48 KIA)
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Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
- Awarded on:
- April 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 26th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 26th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 25th, 1940
Medaglia de bronzo al Valore
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 17th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- U-529, 10. Unterseebootsflottille, Kriegsmarine
- Awarded on:
- July 24th, 1944
Posthumously awarded
Sources
- Photo 2:
- - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
- Korvettenkapitän Georg-Werner Fraatz - German U-boat Commanders of WWII - The Men of the Kriegsmarine - uboat.net
- Georg-Werner Fraatz – U-Boot-Archiv Wiki
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