Date of birth:

March 6th, 1915 (Hamburg/Lower Saxony, Germany)

Date of death:

March 25th, 1990 (Celle/Lowersaxony, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Carl Emmermann sunk in five operational sails (373 days at sea) a total of 27 ships with a combined tonnage of 52.080BRT.

Carl Emmermann died in Celle on March 25th, 1990, but was buried in Völlinghausen.

Career:
1934: In service Kriegsmarine;
November 5th, 1941 - October 31st, 1943: Kommandant "U 172";
?: Kommandant "U 3037";
May 8th, 1945 - September 2nd, 1945: British POW.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

March 19th, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

August 2nd, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)

Unit:

Kommandant "U 172"

Awarded on:

November 27th, 1942

Awarded the Knight’s Cross for the sinking of 17 ships with a total of 95429 GRT. This total included the US passenger freighter “Santa Rita”, and as the ship was being blown up Emmermann and his crew were able to capture a map showing the locations of the mine barriers guarding Cape Town. Another notable success amongst this total was the British troop transport “Orcades” (23456 GRT), which was sunk on the 10.10.1942.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)

Unit:

Kommandant "U 172"

Awarded on:

July 4th, 1943

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

October 1st, 1943

• Photo 1: Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv
• Photo: Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv
  
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