Jürs, Ralf
- Date of birth:
- May 7th, 1919 (Hamburg/Hamburg, Germany)
- Date of death:
- October 23rd, 1972 (Hamburg/Hamburg, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Promotions:
August 1st, 1944: Kapitänleutnant.
Career:
September 1939 - March 1940: Schlachtschiff "Gneisenau";
July 1944 - May 1945: Kommandant "U 778";
?: POW Camp 18 (POW Nr. B.105678).
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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)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant zur See
- Unit:
- Beobachter, Aufkl.Gr. (See) 125
- Awarded on:
- July 6th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant zur See
- Unit:
- Admiralstabsoffizier, Stab, Aufklärungsgruppe 125 (ASM), Kriegsmarine
- Awarded on:
- June 24th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Stab, Aufklärungsführer Schwarzes Meer-West, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- June 24th, 1943
Ralf Jürs was awarded the same DKiG by both the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe.
Sources
- Photo 1: Ralf Schnitzler
- - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
- Luftwaffe Officer Career
- wehrmacht-awards.com
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