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Lüdden, Siegfried

Date of birth:
May 20th, 1916 (Neubrandenburg, Germany)
Date of death:
January 13th, 1945 (Kiel, Germany)
Buried on:
German War Graves Nordfriedhof
Plot: VII. Grave: 365.
Nationality:
German

Biography

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Awarded on:
December 20th, 1939
Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
December 18th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
December 29th, 1941
U-boot Kriegsabzeichen (ohne Brillianten)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 8th, 1942
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
Unit:
Commander U-188
Awarded on:
February 11th, 1944
Awarded for sinking 7 ships (with 47117 GRT), including the British destroyer HMS Beverley, as well as for damaging 1 other ship (with 9977 GRT).
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 27th, 1944
U-Boots-Frontspange in Bronze

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