Stürzinger, Josef ('U-548')
- Date of birth:
- February 8th, 1914 (München, Bavaria, Germany)
- Date of death:
- April 30th, 1945 (North Atlantic south-east of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada)
- Buried on:
- German Submarines Memorial
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Kapitänleutnant Ingenieur
19.04.1945: KIA when U-Boot Type IXC/40 'U-548' was sunk in the North Atlantic south-east of Halifax by depth charges from the American destroyer escorts USS 'Reuben James' and USS 'Buckley'.
All 58 on board died.
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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Ing.)
- Unit:
- Leitender Ingenieur, U-Boot, "U 548", 2. Unterseebootsflottille
- Awarded on:
- July 19th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
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