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Schemmel, Alfred (Kriegsmarine)

Date of birth:
April 28th, 1900
Date of death:
December 31st, 1942 (Sunk off Bear Island - Norway)
Buried on:
German Submarines Memorial
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Crew of VII/1918

01.07.1942: promoted to Kapitän zur See

28.07.1938-02.1941: Kdr "Z-16" - Friedrich Eckoldt
05.-09.1941: Kdr "Z-16" - Friedrich Eckoldt
10.1941-20.07.1942: Kdr "Z-16" - Friedrich Eckoldt
23.-31.12.1942: Kdr "Z-16" - Friedrich Eckoldt

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Fregattenkapitän (Commander)
Unit:
Kommandant des Zerstörers "Friedrich Eckholdt", 1. Zerstörerflottille
Awarded on:
February 12th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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