Date of birth:

January 3rd, 1915 (Passau/Bavaria, Germany)

Date of death:

April 12th, 1982 (Passau/Bavaria, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Paul Pfaffinger lies buried at the Innstadtfriedhof at Passau

08.04.1934: joined the Kriegsmarine in the II. SSO
00.00.1934: SSS 'Gorch Fock'
01.10.1934: promoted to Obermatrosen
01.01.1935: promoted to Oberstabsmatrosen
00.00.1935: Linienschiff 'Schleswig Holstein'
01.11.1935: promoted to Fähnrich
00.00.1936: Marinesportscule Mürwik
00.00.1937: Zugführer-Lehrgang, Stralsund
00.00.1938: Marineschule Mürwik then Marinelazarett Kiel



12.07.1943: Bordarzt, U-441 - U-441 strafed by three British Beaufighters from 248th RAF Squadron in the Bay of Biscay - 10 KIA + 13 WIA including all officers except him - took over command from Kplt von Hartmann, treated the wounded and brought the boat back to Brest

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• Photo 1:
• - 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
  - U 441