Schlippenbach, Egon-Reiner Freiherr von

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Schlippenbach, Egon-Reiner Freiherr von

Date of birth:: April 10th, 1914 (Cologne-Lindenthal, Germany)
Date of death:: May 11th, 1979 (Kiel, Germany)
Nationality:: German

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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
Unit:: Kommandant U 453
Awarded on:: November 19th, 1943

Awarded for sinking 4 ships (with 17220 GRT) which included the British destroyer HMS Quail, as well as the damaging of a further 2 (with 16610 GRT). Added to these were several unconfirmed claims of ships destroyed/damaged.

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- DIXON, JEREMY, The U-boat Commanders, Naval Institute Press, 2019.

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