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Behrens, Friedrich-Wilhelm (U-154)

Date of birth:
May 17th, 1904
Date of death:
July 3rd, 1944 (Atlantic, West of Madeira)
Buried on:
German Submarines Memorial
Nationality:
German

Biography

03.07.1944: KIA when U.S. destroyer escorts FROST (DE-144) and INCH (DE-146) depth charged and sunk U-154 led by Oberleutnant zur See Gerth Gemeiner off Madeira : 57 hands lost

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberbootsmannsmaat
Unit:
seemännischer Unteroffizier, U-Boot, "U 154", 2. Unterseebootsflottille
Awarded on:
February 14th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Sources

  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht - TITLE

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