Oesten, Jürgen

Date of birth:: October 24th, 1913 (Berlin-Grünwald, Germany)
Date of death:: August 5th, 2010 (Hamburg/Hamburg, Germany)
Nationality:: German

Biography

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Spanienkreuz, Bronze mit Schwertern

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberleutnant zur See
Unit:: "U 20" / 3.Unterseebootsflottille
Awarded on:: June 6th, 1939

Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberleutnant zur See
Unit:: Kommandant "U 61" / 5.Unterseebootsflottille
Awarded on:: December 3rd, 1939

U-boot Kriegsabzeichen (ohne Brillianten)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberleutnant zur See
Awarded on:: January 11th, 1940

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberleutnant zur See
Unit:: Kommandant "U 61" / 1.Unterseebootsflottille
Awarded on:: February 27th, 1940

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
Unit:: Kommandant "U 106" / 2.Unterseebootsflottille
Awarded on:: March 26th, 1941

Awarded for sinking 11 ships (with 57640 GRT) as well as damaging a further 3 ships (with 43529 GRT), the latter including the British battleship HMS Malaya.

Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: December 20th, 1939

Wehrmachtbericht

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: March 22nd, 1941

In the attack against the enemy convoy on the African West Coast, the submarines under the command of Captain Lieutenant Oesten and Captain Lieutenant Schewe have particularly excellent

Sources

Photo 1: Piotr Capala
- DIXON, JEREMY, The U-boat Commanders, Naval Institute Press, 2019.
- FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- Verleihungs Urkunde U-boot Kriegabzeichen via Gentleman's Military Interest Club
- Das Ritterkreuz.de
- U-boat net