Egon-Reiner von Schlippenbach

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Egon-Reiner Freiherr von Schlippenbach
Born (1914-04-10)10 April 1914
Cologne-Lindenthal
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Kiel
Allegiance  Nazi Germany (to 1945)
 West Germany
Service/branch  Kriegsmarine
 German Navy
Years of service 1934–45, 1956–72
Rank Korvettenkapitän (Wehrmacht)
Kapitän zur See (Bundeswehr)
Unit Schleswig-Holstein
Commands held U-121
U-453
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Egon-Reiner Freiherr von Schlippenbach[a] (10 April 1914 – 11 May 1979) was a Korvettenkapitän with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and commander of U-121 and U-453. He is also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Egon-Reiner Freiherr von Schlippenbach is credited with the sinking of four ships for a total of 15,850 tons of Allied merchant shipping.

Summary of career

Ships attacked

Date Ship Nationality Tonnage Fate[1]
13 December 1941 Badalona  Spain 4,202 Sunk
7 April 1942 HMHS Somersetshire  Royal Navy 9,716 Damaged
20 January 1943 Jean Jadot  Belgium 5,859 Sunk
30 June 1943 Oligarch  United Kingdom 6,894 Damaged
6 July 1943 Shahjehan  United Kingdom 5,454 Sunk
15 November 1943 HMS Quail  Royal Navy 1,705 Total loss
20 November 1943 Jela  Yugoslavia 335 Sunk
22 November 1943 HMS Hebe  Royal Navy 835 Sunk

Awards

Footnotes

  • a Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a former title (translated as Baron). In Germany since 1919, it forms part of family names. The feminine forms are Freifrau and Freiin.

References

Citations

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  2. Busch & Röll 2003, p. 397.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Busch & Röll 2003, p. 398.
  4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 379.

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