Ziegelmeier, Josef (Schnellboot "S 77")
- Date of birth:
- December 11th, 1918 (Walddorf, Kehlheim)
- Date of death:
- July 25th, 1943 (north of Dunkerque)
- Buried on:
- German War Cemetery Ysselsteyn
Plot: BH. Row: 12. Grave: 277. - Service number:
- O.2535/38.S
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
25.07.1943: BtsMt, Schnellboot "S 77" with "S 68" attacked by MGB north of Dunkerque while sailing from Boulogne to Ostende, S 77 sunk in coord. AN 8773 l.u. = 51.12 N 02.21 O
There's a road in naval base Wilhelmshaven named after him
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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:
- Bootsmannsmaat
- Unit:
- seemännischer Unteroffizier, Schnellboot "S 77", 2. Schnellbootsflottille
- Awarded on:
- May 13th, 1943
Sources
- - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
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