Denkner, Paul (U-508)
- Date of birth:
- July 11th, 1919 (Mainz/Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
- Date of death:
- November 20th, 1943 (Bay of Biscay, Spain)
- Buried on:
- German Submarines Memorial
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Was aboard the U-508, which sank in the Bay of Biscay on November 12, 1943 after being hit by depth charges from an American Liberator PB4Y-1 BuNo 32032 from
Squadron VB-103 USN/C flown by Lt. Jg. Ralph B. Brownell, USNR
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U-boot Kriegsabzeichen
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Machinengefreiter
- Unit:
- U-37
- Awarded on:
- April 18th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Machinenobergefreiter
- Unit:
- U-37
- Awarded on:
- April 20th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Machinenobergefreiter
- Unit:
- U-37
- Awarded on:
- February 18th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Maschinenmaat
- Unit:
- technischer Unteroffizier, U-Boot, "U 508", 10. Unterseebootsflottille
- Awarded on:
- June 29th, 1943
Sources
- Photo: Nadja Günther
- U-boat grouping U 37, U 508 - Germany: Third Reich: Wehrmacht Medals, Decorations & Awards - Gentleman's Military Interest Club
- TITLE - - U-boot Kriegsabzeichen.
- Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse.
- Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse.
- Commemorative card.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
- Ubootwaffe.net
- Nadja Günther - TITLE
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