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Stoss, Alfred Hermann

Date of birth:
April 6th, 1885 (Valparaiso, Chile)
Date of death:
August 28th, 1944 (Roucas Blanc, Marseille)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Dagneux
Plot: 23. Row: 08. Grave: 280.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Alfred Hermann Stoß
Crew 4/02
01 Apr 1902: Seekadett
11 Apr 1903: Fähnrich zur See
29 Sep 1905: Leutnant zur See
28 Jan 1908: Oberleutnant zur See
22 Mar 1913: Kapitänleutnant
29 Aug 1920: Korvettenkapitän (Charakter)
29 Aug 1920: out of naval service
01 Mar 1941: Korvettenkapitän z.V.

01.09.1914-04.03.1915: Kdr, Uboot 'U-8' : 5 ships sunk (15,049 tons)
04.03.1915: U-8 sunk in the Strait of Dover
04.03.1915: British POW

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Korvettenkapitän z.V. (Lieutenant-Commander)
Unit:
Hafenkommandant Marseille, Seekommandant französische Riviera, Kommandierender Admiral französische Südküste, Kriegsmarine
Awarded on:
August 26th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Roter Adlerorden

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