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Jahn, Gunter

Date of birth:
September 27th, 1910 (Hamburg, Germany)
Date of death:
April 12th, 1992 (Kreiling/Munich, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
Unit:
Kommandant "U 596"
Awarded on:
April 30th, 1943
The following newspaper excerpt (dated 05.05.1943) describes why Jahn received the Knight’s Cross…

“Kapitänleutnant Jahn has so far sunk 8 freighters and 1 tanker (with 51730 GRT) as a U-Boat captain. He has also sunk a ‘Bridgewater’-class escort ship and torpedoed a further 3 freighters (with 15000 GRT).”
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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