Ammon, Erich ('U-126')
- Service number:
- N.656/34
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
According to the Deutsches U-Boot Museum in Cuxhaven-Altenbruch, Erich Ammon served with U 126 the first 5 patrols.
01.07.1934: entered the Kriegsmarine
00.00.1940-21.03.1941: U 32.
25.01.1940: promoted to Ober-MaschinenMaat
22.03.1941-07.01.1943: U 126, 2. U-Flottille
5 patrols 391 days at sea
03.07.1943: 'U-126' sunk by a Vickers Wellington of No. 172 Squadron RAF off Cape Ortegal, Spain. 46.02N, 11.23W
There were no survivors from the 55 man crew.
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Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
- Rank:
- Maschinenmaat
- Awarded on:
- July 1st, 1938
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Maschinenmaat
- Awarded on:
- September 16th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Obermachinenmaat
- Unit:
- U 32, 2. Unterseebootsflottille, Kriegsmarine
- Awarded on:
- January 25th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- - Verleihungsurkunde Dienst IV, 1 oktober 1938, U-Boot Kriegsabzeichen
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