Splittstösser, Wilhelm (U-846)
- Date of birth:
- September 18th, 1917
- Date of death:
- May 4th, 1944 (north of Cape Ortegal, Bay of Biscay, North Atlantic)
- Buried on:
- German Submarines Memorial
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
04.05.1944: KIA when U-846 was sunk in the North Atlantic north of Cape Ortegal, by six depth charges of the Wellington M of the Canadian RCAF Squadron 407, flown by L.J. Bateman : 57 KIA
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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Obersteurmann (Petty Officer 1st Class)
- Unit:
- Steuermann, Wachoffizier, "U 846", 10. Unterseebootsflottille, Kriegsmarine
- Awarded on:
- March 16th, 1944
According to Patzwall / Scherzer the unit is U-x / x. Unterseebootsflottille.
According to Patzwall / Scherzer the surname is Spittstösser.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Axis History Forum via Awardholders / unit
- historisches-marinearchiv.de
- U 846
- denkmalprojekt.org
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