Egon-Reiner von Schlippenbach
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Egon-Reiner Freiherr von Schlippenbach
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| Born | 10 April 1914 Cologne-Lindenthal |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Kiel |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
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 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.
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Summary of career
Ships attacked
| Date | Ship | Nationality | Tonnage | Fate[1] |
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| 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
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (8 April 1938)[2]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- U-boat War Badge (1939) (25 February 1942)[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 November 1943 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-453[4]
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.
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