Date of birth:

December 10th, 1915 (Essen-Katernberg, Germany)

Date of death:

January 19th, 2000 (Bochum, Germany)

Nationality:

German

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Kapitänleutnant

Unit:

Kommandant U-667 / 7. Unterseebootsflottille

Awarded on:

November 10th, 1944

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Kapitänleutenant

Unit:

Kommandant U-1023

Awarded on:

May 2nd, 1945

Awarded for the damaging of 1 ship (with 7345 GRT). His receiving the award despite this rather paltry success is likely on account of his claiming another 4 ships damaged, the late war circumstances and his personal connections to Dönitz.

• Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
• - DIXON, JEREMY, The U-boat Commanders, Naval Institute Press, 2019.
  - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
  - Kurowski F., Knight’s Cross Holders of the U-Boat Service, Schiffer Publishing, 1995