Pulst, Friedrich August Wilhelm Günther

Date of birth:: March 26th, 1918 (Braunschweig/Braunschweig, Germany)
Date of death:: January 5th, 1991 (Bonn/Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Nationality:: German

Biography

During two operational sails (124 days at sea) as a U-boat commander, Günther Pulst sunk one ship (William D. Burnham, Konvooi TMC-44) with a tonnage of 7,176 BRT.

Promotions:
October 9th, 1937: Offiziersanwärter;
June 28th, 1938: Seekadett;
April 1st, 1939: Fähnrich zur See;
March 1st, 1940: Oberfähnrich zur See;
May 1st, 1940: Leutnant zur See;
April 1st, 1942: Oberleutnant zur See;
January 1st, 1945: Kapitänleutnant.

Career:
October 9th, 1937: Kriegsmarine;
?: 2. Kompanie / II. Schiffs-Stamm-Abteilung;
February 28th, 1938: Bordausbildung "SSS Albert Leo Schlageter";
July 1st, 1938: Bordausbildung Linienschiff "Schleswig Holstein";
? - March 15th, 1939: Hauptlehrgang für Fähnriche, Marineschule Flensburg-Mürwick;
September 30th, 1939: Artillerie-Lehrgang für Fähnriche, Kiel;
December 1st, 1939: Zerstörer "Wolfgang Zenker" ("Z 9");
April 14th, 1940: Zugführer Ski-Kompanie, Landkommando Narvik;
July 10th, 1940: Kommandant Vorpostenboot "Rabe";
August 29th, 1940: Zerstörer-Stamm-Abteilung Altengroden;
September 9th, 1940: II. Schiffs-Stamm-Abteilung;
November 12th, 1940: Gruppenführer für Fähnrichtausbildung Marineschule Flensburg-Mürwick;
April 26th, 1942: U-Lehrgang / 2. Unterseeboots-Lehr-Division;
August 31st, 1942: U.W.O.-Lehrgang, Marine-Nachrichten-Schule Flensburg-Mürwick;
October 5th, 1942: I. Wachoffizier "U 752";
? - March 15th, 1943: Kommandanten-Schießlehrgang, 24. Unterseebootsflottille;
May 12th, 1943 - May 8th, 1945: Kommandant "U 978";
May 9th, 1945: Kommandant Reservetionslager;
May 29th, 1945: "U 978" Trontheim-Loch Ryan;
May 29th, 1945 - March 26th, 1948: British POW;
September 1st, 1957: Civilian Staff Member Bundeswehr;
?: Financial Controller NATO, Paris;
March 31st, 1983: Retirement.

For his services after the Second World War, Günther Pulst received the Bundesverdienstkreuz (1980) and the Outstanding Civilian Service Medal (1983).

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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Fähnrich (Midshipsman)
Unit:: Zerstörer, "Wolfgang Zenker" ("Z 9"), 4. Zerstörerflottille, Kriegsmarine
Awarded on:: February 11th, 1940

Zerstörer-Kriegsabzeichen

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Leutnant zur See (Sub-lieutenant)
Unit:: II. Schiffs-Stamm-Abteilung, Kriegsmarine
Awarded on:: October 11th, 1940

Narvikschild in Gold

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Leutnant zur See (Sub-lieutenant)
Unit:: II. Schiffs-Stamm-Abteilung, Kriegsmarine
Awarded on:: November 10th, 1940

U-boot Kriegsabzeichen (ohne Brillianten)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberleutnant zur See
Unit:: I. Wachoffizier, "U 752", 3. Unterseebootsflottille, Kriegsmarine
Awarded on:: February 21st, 1943

U-Boots-Frontspange in Bronze

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberleutnant zur See
Unit:: Kommandant, "U 978", 11. Unterseebootsflottille, Kriegsmarine
Awarded on:: November 19th, 1944

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberleutnant zur See
Unit:: Kommandant, "U 978", 11. Unterseebootsflottille, Kriegsmarine
Awarded on:: December 18th, 1944

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberleutnant zur See
Unit:: Kommandant, "U 978", 11. Unterseebootsflottille, Kriegsmarine
Awarded on:: December 21st, 1944

Awarded due to his claims of 3 ships sunk with 22000 GRT (although only 1 ship with 7176 GRT was actually hit and destroyed) as well as his completing a non-stop underwater patrol of 68 days, the longest of the war.