Date of birth:

June 27th, 1910 (Kassel/Hesse, Germany)

Date of death:

September 17th, 1979 (Hamburg/Hamburg, Germany)

Nationality:

German

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant zu See der Reserve

Unit:

Kommandant, VP 1313, 13. Vorpostenflottille, Kriegsmarine

Awarded on:

October 5th, 1944

In the last half of 1944 Tellgmann was escorting a convoy when it came under attack from British torpedo boats. He and his crew played a major role in ensuring that this attack could be fended off, with the result that 4 of the 6 attacking British ships were sunk and another heavily damaged. He was rewarded with the Knight's Cross and a mention in the Wehrmachtbericht of 07.10.1944.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - Dörr M., Einer von Dreiunddreissig, Internationales Militaira Magazine Nr 124, september-oktober 2006, Heinz Nickel Buchbetrieb, Zweibrücken
  - Ehrentafel der Deutschen Kriegsmarine dd 18-11-1944