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Tümmers, Willy

Nationality:
German

Biography

Career:
1936 -1939: Linienschiff Schleswig-Holstein;
1940: Zerstörer "Hans Lady"
1940 - 1941: Hilfskreuzer 8 "Kormoran";
1941 - 1947: POW in Australia, POW camp Murchison.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Obermaat (Leading Seaman)
Kriegsabzeichen für Hilfskreuzer (ohne Brillianten)

Sources

  • Photo 1: Yuri Danilushkin Collection
  • - Notes on POW's ex-"Kormoran"
    - InterrogationNotes POW Camp Murchison
    - Willy Tümmers photo albums and letters from Yuri Danilushkin Collection

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