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Sonnenburg, Heinz-Jürgen

Date of birth:
August 30th, 1918 (Wolfenbuttel, Germany)
Date of death:
June 14th, 1944 (Le Havre, France)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Champigny-St.-André
Plot: 16. Grave: 683.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Crew of I(V/1937

00.07.1939-00.03.1941: WO, "KOLN"
00.03.1941-00.04.1943: 1. WO, "KONDOR"
01.09.1941: promoted to Oberleutnant zur See
00.10.1943-00.11.1943: 1. WO, Torpedoboot "T-27"
00.11.1943-14.06.1944: Kdr, Torpedoboot "JAGUAR"
14.06.1944: KIA, Torpedoboot 'JAGUAR' was bombed in the Le Havre harbour and sunk at 06:00 : 16 KIA

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant zur See
Unit:
Kommandant, Torpedoboot, "Jaguar", 5. Torpedobootsflottille
Awarded on:
June 9th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Sources

  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht

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