Grafen, Karl (U-20)
- Date of birth:
- May 9th, 1915 (Essen)
- Date of death:
- February 6th, 1968
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
00.10.1942-00.08.1943: I.WO, U 24: 6 patrols 152 days (5 boats)
01.11.1943-10.09.1944: Kdt, U-20, 30. U-Flottille: 5 patrols (147 days)
19.08.1944: U-20 left Constanza to the Black Sea
10.09.1944: POW in Turkey when U-20 was scuttled by the crew North of Karasü - remaining crew : 30 survivors
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Spanienkreuz, Gold mit Schwertern
- Period:
- Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
- Awarded on:
- June 6th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 15th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- December 5th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- December 29th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant zur See
- Unit:
- Kommandant, U-Boot, "U 20", 30. Unterseebootsflottille
- Awarded on:
- July 14th, 1944
Medalia "Cruciada Impotriua Comunismului"
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 31st, 1944
Sources
- Photo 1:
- - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
- Karl Grafen – U-Boot-Archiv Wiki
- Oberleutnant zur See Karl Grafen - German U-boat Commanders of WWII - The Men of the Kriegsmarine - uboat.net
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