Fritz Poske
Fritz Poske
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Born | Berlin-Schöneberg |
23 October 1904
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Wachtberg |
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Service/ |
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Years of service | 1923–45 1951–63 |
Rank | Kapitän zur See |
Unit | battleship Braunschweig torpedo boat T-151 cruiser Hamburg SSS Niobe cruiser Berlin tender Nordsee survey vessel Panther battleship Schleswig-Holstein tender M-134 torpedo boat Albatross battleship Schlesien cruiser Nürnberg cruiser Königsberg |
Commands held | tender Nordsee torpedo boat T-155 Aviso Grille U-504 |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Hans-Georg Friedrich "Fritz" Poske (23 October 1904 in Berlin-Schöneberg – 1 October 1984 in Wachtberg) 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 also commanded the Aviso Grille, Adolf Hitler's state yacht.
Contents
Summary of career
Ships attacked
As a U-boat commander of U-504 Fritz Poske is credited with the sinking of 15 ships for a total of 78,123 gross register tons (GRT) and further damaging another ship of 7,176 GRT that it had to be considered a total loss.
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage | Fate |
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22 February 1942 | Republic | ![]() |
5,287 | Sunk |
23 February 1942 | W.D. Anderson | ![]() |
10,227 | Sunk |
26 February 1942 | Mamura | ![]() |
8,245 | Sunk |
16 March 1942 | Stangarth | ![]() |
5,966 | Sunk |
29 May 1942 | Allister | ![]() |
1,597 | Sunk |
8 June 1942 | Rosenborg | ![]() |
1,512 | Sunk |
8 June 1942 | Tela | ![]() |
3,901 | Sunk |
11 June 1942 | American | ![]() |
4,846 | Sunk |
11 June 1942 | Crijnssen | ![]() |
4,282 | Sunk |
14 June 1942 | Regent | ![]() |
3,280 | Sunk |
17 October 1942 | Empire Chaucer | ![]() |
5,970 | Sunk |
23 October 1942 | City of Johannesburg | ![]() |
5,669 | Sunk |
26 October 1942 | Anne Hutchinson | ![]() |
7,176 | Total loss |
31 October 1942 | Empire Guidon | ![]() |
7,041 | Sunk |
31 October 1942 | Reynolds | ![]() |
5,113 | Sunk |
3 November 1942 | Porto Alegre | ![]() |
5,187 | Sunk |
Awards
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th and 3rd Class (2 October 1936)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- U-boat War Badge (1939) (2 April 1942)[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 November 1942 as Korvettenkapitän and commander of U-504[3]
- War Merit Cross
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 21 March 1942
- Bundesverdienstkreuz 1st Class (30 March 1963)[4]
Wehrmachtbericht reference
Date | Original German Wehrmachtbericht wording | Direct English translation |
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Saturday, 21 March 1942 | Bei den Operationen deutscher Unterseeboote im Amerikanischen Raum hat sich das Unterseeboot unter Führung von Korvettenkapitän Poske besonders ausgezeichnet.[5] |
The submarine, under the command of Korvettenkapitän Poske, particularly distinguished itself in German submarine operations in the American area. |
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 (in German). Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn Germany: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn. ISBN 978-3-8132-0515-2. Unknown parameter
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- Poske, Fritz (1982). Der Seegrenzschutz 1951–1956. Erinnerung – Bericht – Dokumentation (in German). Koblenz/Bonn, Germany: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-5410-5.
- Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87943-355-1. Unknown parameter
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External links
- Fritz Poske in the German National Library catalogue
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "Fritz Poske". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 16 April 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
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