Beer, Wolfgang (U-453)
- Date of birth:
- December 2nd, 1920
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
21.05.1944: BtsMt, U 453, 29. U-Flottille, waterbombed by cruisers HMS TERMAGANT (R.89), HMS TENACIOUS (R.45) and HMS LIDDESDALE (L.100) and scuttled by the crew 38°13' North - 16°36' East, North East of Cape Spartivento, Ionian See, Mediterranean Sea, US POW
Remaining crew:
51 survivors including Kdt U-453 Oberleutnant zur See Dierk Lührs (o18.11.1919)
1 KIA : Gefreiter Albert Wange (o27.01.1924)
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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, U-Boot, "U 453", 29. Unterseebootsflottille
- Awarded on:
- May 17th, 1944
Sources
- - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
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