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Trantow, Lothar ('U-96')

Date of birth:
March 23rd, 1918
Date of death:
August 30th, 1943 (Bay of Biscay, west of La Rochelle)
Buried on:
German Submarines Memorial
Nationality:
German

Biography

VDK gives 07.9.1943 as his date of death

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 18th, 1940
DRL Sportabzeichen in Bronze
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Machinenobergefreiter
Awarded on:
January 23rd, 1941
U-boot Kriegsabzeichen (ohne Brillianten)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
December 31st, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
U-96, 7. Unterseeboots-Flotille
Awarded on:
March 2nd, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

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