Paulshen, Ottokar Arnold

Date of birth:: October 11th, 1915 (Charlottenburg/Berlin, Germany)
Date of death:: December 16th, 1941 (Mediterranean)
Mentioned on:: German Submarines Memorial
Nationality:: German

Biography

Ottokar Paulshen served as Kommandant "U 20" and "U 557". He was killed on December 16th, 1941, when his ship sunk at 35.31N / 23.19O in the Mediterranean after a collision with "AHL 43".

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Ehrentafelspange der Kriegsmarine

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Korvettenkapitän (Lieutenant Commander)
Unit:: U-557, 1. Unterseebootsflottille, Kriegsmarine
Awarded on:: October 9th, 1944

Posthumously awarded

Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

U-boot Kriegsabzeichen (ohne Brillianten)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Sources

Photo 1: Known to STIWOT
- Ailsby Chr., A collector’s guide to: The Kriegsmarine, Ian Allan Publishing, Hersham, 2007.
- Gericke, B., Die Inhaber des Deutschen Kreuzes in Gold, des Deutschen Kreuzes in Silber der Kriegsmarine und die Inhaber der Ehrentafelspange der Kriegsmarine, Biblio Verlag Osnabrück, 1993.