Eickstedt, von, Wolfgang ('U-668')
- Date of birth:
- December 1st, 1915 (Stettin/Pommerania, Germany)
- Date of death:
- April 5th, 1988
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Kapitänleutnant Wolfgang Adolf Rudolf Vivigens von Eickstedt undertook six operational sails (199 days at sea) as Kommandant, without sinking a ship. He finally reached the rank of Kapitänleutnant.
Career:
00.09.1938-00.07.1940: Zugoffizier, Batterie- und Kompaniechef, Marine-Artillerieabteilung 122, Helgoland
00.08.1940-00.03.1941: "PRINZ EUGEN"
00.09.1941-00.02.1942: 1. WO, U 553 : 2 patrols 50 days at sea (5 boats sunk)
16.11.1942-00.04.1945: Kdt, U 668 : 6 patrols 217 days at sea
00.04.1945-00.05.1945: hospitalized after a ski accident
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Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
- Awarded on:
- May 20th, 1939
- Period:
- Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
- Awarded on:
- July 1st, 1940
- Awarded on:
- November 1st, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- February 5th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- March 5th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 17th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- December 12th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kdt, U-668
- Awarded on:
- April 20th, 1945
Sources
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- Wolfgang von Eickstedt – U-Boot-Archiv Wiki
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