Seibicke, Günther (U 436)

Date of birth:: August 30th, 1911 (Eggersdorf-Lebus/Brandenburg, Germany)
Date of death:: May 26th, 1943 (West of Cape Ortegal, Coruña, Galicia, Spain)
Buried on:: German Submarines Memorial
Nationality:: German

Biography

Günther Seibicke entered the Kriegsmarine in 1932.
00.11.1938-00.03.1941: Kommandeur, Minensucher 'M-4', 1. Minensuchflotille
00.04.1941-00.09.1941: U-Fahrausbildungslehrgang
27.09.1941-26.05.1943: Kommandant, "U 436"
26.05.1943: KIA when U-436 was sunk West of Cape Ortegal at 43.49N / 15.56W by H.M.S. 'Test' and H.M.S. 'Hyderabad' escortships of convoy 'AHL47'
At that moment he was on his eighth patrols and had sunk seven ships with a total of 36.499BRT

Promotions:
1 Apr 1932 Offiziersanwärter
4 Nov 1932 Seekadett
1 Jan 1934 Fähnrich zur See
1 Sep 1935 Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Jan 1936 Leutnant zur See
1 Oct 1937 Oberleutnant zur See
1 Apr 1940 Kapitänleutnant
1 Jun 1943 Korvettenkapitän (posthumous)

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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
Unit:: Kommandant, "U 436"
Awarded on:: March 27th, 1943

The following newspaper excerpt (dated 31.03.1943) describes why Seibicke received the Knight’s Cross…

“Kapitänleutnant Seibicke has sunk 11 enemy merchant ships (with 80000 GRT) whilst serving as the captain of a U-Boat. Seibicke demonstrated particularly skillful tactical acumen and endurance during battles against convoys over the course of 7 war patrols.”