Lichtenberg, Philipp ('U-516')
- Date of birth:
- September 9th, 1908 (Koblenz-Moselweis/Rhineprovince, Germany)
- Date of death:
- December 14th, 1993 (Kiel/Schleswick-Holstein, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
01/04/1930 Oberheizer
01/11/1932 Maschinenmaat
01/11/1934 Obermaschinenmaat
01/03/1937 Obermaschinist
01/03/1940 Stabsobermaschinist
08/10/1940 Oberfähnrich (Ing.)
01/01/1941 Leutnant (Ing.) (-35-)
01/11/1941 Oberleutnant (Ing.) (-50-)
01/10/1944 Kapitänleutnant (Ing.)
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- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Kapitänleutnant (Ing.) (Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Leitender Ingenieur, "U 516", 33. Unterseebootsflottille, Kriegsmarine
- Awarded on:
- March 31st, 1945
The following wartime excerpt from the Deutsches Nachrichtenbüro describes why Lichtenberg received the Knight’s Cross…
“Lichtenberg was on one occasion able to restore his heavily-damaged U-Boat to a state where it was once again capable of diving after exerting himself to the fullest.”
Sources
- Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Dörr M., Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Bootwaffe, Band 1. A - J, Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück, 1988, ISBN 3-7648-1153-6
- das-ritterkreuz.de
- historisches-marinearchiv.de
- U 516