Freudig, Ernst (U-801)
- Date of birth:
- May 17th, 1915 (Hamburg)
- Service number:
- 28 / 36.T.
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
00.10.1937-00.09.1939: U 9
00.12.1939-00.02.1940: U 54
00.02.1940-00.02.1941: U 47
00.03.1941-00.09.1942: U 331
00.09.1942-00.10.1943: Instructor, Flensburg
00.11.1943-17.03.1944: U 801
17.03.1944: survived when U-801 was scuttled after damages caused by depth charges ivo Cape Verde in position 16°42' North - 30°28' West by USS 'BLOCK ISLAND' (CVE-21), USS 'CORRY' (DD-463), USS 'THOMAS' (DE-102), USS 'BREEMAN' (DE-104), USS 'BRONSTEIN' (DE-189) and USS 'BOSTWICK' (DE-102) - remaining crew : 10 KIA and 47 rescued
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfunkmeister
- Unit:
- U-Boot, "U 801", 4. Unterseebootsflottille
- Awarded on:
- March 31st, 1944
Sources
- - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
- HMA
- U 801 – U-Boot-Archiv Wiki
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