Günther Seibicke
Günther Seibicke | |
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Born |
Eggersdorf | 30 August 1911
Died |
26 May 1943 31) North Atlantic | (aged
Buried at | (48°16′N 05°33′W / 48.267°N 5.550°W) |
Allegiance |
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Service/branch |
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Years of service | 1932–43 |
Rank | Korvettenkapitän (posthumous) |
Unit |
cruiser Köln Schleswig-Holstein cruiser Königsberg |
Commands held | U-436 |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Günther Seibicke (30 August 1911 – 26 May 1943) was a German U-boat commander in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He and the entire crew of U-436 were killed on 26 May 1943 by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Test and the corvette HMS Hyderabad.
Summary of career
Ships attacked
As a U-boat commander of U-436 Günther Seibicke is credited with sinking six merchant ship of 36,208 gross register tons (GRT), one warship of 291 metric tons (286 long tons; 321 short tons), and damaging two ships of 15,575 GRT.
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) |
Fate[1] |
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1 March 1942 | RT-19 Komintern | ![]() | 577 | Sunk |
13 April 1942 | Kiev | ![]() | 5,823 | Sunk |
27 October 1942 | Frontenac | ![]() | 7,350 | Damaged |
27 October 1942 | Gurney E. Newlin | ![]() | 8,225 | Damaged |
27 October 1942 | HMS LCT-2281* | ![]() | 291 | Sunk |
27 October 1942 | Sourabaya | ![]() | 10,107 | Sunk |
29 October 1942 | Barrwhin | ![]() | 4,998 | Sunk |
8 January 1943 | Albert L. Ellsworth | ![]() | 5,283 | Sunk |
8 January 1943 | Oltenia II | ![]() | 6,394 | Sunk |
* Carried by Sourabaya
Awards
- Sudetenland Medal (20 December 1939)[2]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- U-boat War Badge (1939) (24 April 1942)[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 March 1943 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-436[3][4]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (2003). Der U-Boot-Krieg 1939–1945 — Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [The U-Boat War 1939–1945 — The Knight's Cross Bearers of the U-Boat Force from September 1939 to May 1945] (in German). Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn Germany: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn. ISBN 978-3-8132-0515-2.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Kurowski, Franz (1995). Knight's Cross Holders of the U-Boat Service. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-88740-748-2.
- Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Navy]. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87943-355-1.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
External links
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "Günther Seibicke". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
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