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Bonacker, Arthur (U-172)

Date of birth:
December 4th, 1914 (Königsberg)
Date of death:
September 11th, 2011 (Bremen)
Nationality:
German

Biography

00.00.1935: entered the Kriegsmarine
00.00.1938: entered the U-Bootwaffe, U 26 Type IA
00.00.1939: Maat, Geschützführer, U-38 Type IX A : 8 patrols
00.00.1941: U-Bootfahrer Lehrgang
00.00.1941-00.04.1942: Steuermann, U-Bootfahrer, U 38 Type IX A
00.04.1942-00.04.1943: Obersteuermann, U-Bootfahrer, U 172 Type IX C, 10. Unterseebootsflottille

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Maat (Leading Seaman)
Unit:
Geschützführer, U-38
Awarded on:
December 1939
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Obersteurmann (Petty Officer 1st Class)
Unit:
Steuermann, Wachoffizier, U 172, 10. Unterseebootsflottille
Awarded on:
October 8th, 1942
awarded after his 13th patrol
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Sources

  • Photo 1: Willi Schumacher
  • Photo: Willi Schumacher collection
  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
    - Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
    - DKiG - Obersteuermann Arthur Bonacker - Axis History Forum
    - HMA

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