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Guthmann, Eduard (U-549)

Date of birth:
May 19th, 1913
Date of death:
May 29th, 1944 (Southwest of Madeira)
Buried on:
German Submarines Memorial
Nationality:
German

Biography

Kapitänleutnant (Ing.) und Leitender Ingenieur Eduard Guthmann was killed on May 29th,1944 om when the "U 549" was sunk by the U.S.S. 'Eugene E. Elmore' and the U.S.S. 'Ahrens', Southwest of Madeira at 31°13´N / 23°03´W - all hands lost (57 KIA)

LI, Leitender Ingenieur, U 752
00.07.1943-29.05.1944: LI, Leitender Ingenieur, U 549: 2 patrols 92 days

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Kapitänleutnant (Ing.) (Lieutenant)
Unit:
Leitender Ingenieur, "U 549", 10. Unterseebootsflottille
Awarded on:
April 24th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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