Date of birth:

June 28th, 1920 (Munich/Bavaria, Germany)

Date of death:

August 20th, 1944 (Bay of Biscay/West of Brest, France)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Promotions:

01-10-1938 Offiziersanwärter
01-07-1939 Seekadet
01-12-1939 Fähnrich zur See
01-08-1940 Oberfähnrich zur See
01-04-1941 Leutnant zur See
01-04-1943 Oberleutnant zur See

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Leutnant zur See

Unit:

Slachtshiff Scharnhorst

Awarded on:

October 16th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Leutnant zur See

Unit:

1 Wachoffizier U 440 / 1.Unterseebootsflottille "Weddigen"

Awarded on:

November 16th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Leutnant zur See

Unit:

1 Wachoffizier U 440 / 1.Unterseebootsflottille "Weddigen"

Awarded on:

January 29th, 1943

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant sur Zee

Unit:

Kommandant U 984 / 5.Unterseebootsflottille

Awarded on:

February 28th, 1944

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant zur See

Unit:

Kommandant U 984 / 9.Unterseebootsflottille

Awarded on:

July 8th, 1944

Awarded for a (relatively) very successful patrol in the English Channel at the end of June 1944, in which he torpedoed five enemy vessels. Of these, one was a British destroyer (HMS Goodson) and was sunk. Three other ships with 21550 GRT were also sunk, and a fourth (with 7240 GRT) was damaged.

• Photo 1: Known to STIWOT
• - RAINER BUSCH & HANS-JOACHIM RÖLL, Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945, Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn GMBH, 2003.
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