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Lichtenberg, Philipp ('U-516')

Date of birth:
September 9th, 1908 (Koblenz-Moselweis/Rhineprovince, Germany)
Date of death:
December 14th, 1993 (Kiel/Schleswick-Holstein, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

01/04/1930 Oberheizer
01/11/1932 Maschinenmaat
01/11/1934 Obermaschinenmaat
01/03/1937 Obermaschinist
01/03/1940 Stabsobermaschinist
08/10/1940 Oberfähnrich (Ing.)
01/01/1941 Leutnant (Ing.) (-35-)
01/11/1941 Oberleutnant (Ing.) (-50-)
01/10/1944 Kapitänleutnant (Ing.)

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 2nd, 1936
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
November 23rd, 1939
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
November 23rd, 1939
U-boot Kriegsabzeichen (ohne Brillianten)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
November 11th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Ing.)
Unit:
Leitender Ingenieur, "U 516", 10. Unterseebootsflottille, Kriegsmarine
Awarded on:
March 25th, 1944

Awarding date in Patzwall / Scherzer as 27-3-1944.
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 5th, 1944
U-Boots-Frontspange in Bronze
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 5th, 1944
U-Boots-Frontspange in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Kapitänleutnant (Ing.) (Lieutenant)
Unit:
Leitender Ingenieur, "U 516", 33. Unterseebootsflottille, Kriegsmarine
Awarded on:
March 31st, 1945
The following wartime excerpt from the Deutsches Nachrichtenbüro describes why Lichtenberg received the Knight’s Cross…

“Lichtenberg was on one occasion able to restore his heavily-damaged U-Boat to a state where it was once again capable of diving after exerting himself to the fullest.”
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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