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Siewert, Josef (U-548)

Date of birth:
January 12th, 1920
Date of death:
April 30th, 1945 (North Atlantic, east of Boston)
Buried on:
German Submarines Memorial
Nationality:
German

Biography

19.04.1945: U-548 was sunk in North Atlantic 42°19' Nord - 61°45' West East of Boston by Hedgehog from US destroyer USS REUBEN JAMES II (DE-153).

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Bootsmannsmaat
Unit:
seemännischer Unteroffizier, U-Boot, "U 548", 2. Unterseebootsflottille
Awarded on:
July 19th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Sources

  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht

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