Günther Seibicke
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Günther Seibicke
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Born | Eggersdorf |
30 August 1911
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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 | World War II |
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.
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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 (in German). Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn Germany: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn. ISBN 978-3-8132-0515-2. Unknown parameter
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- 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
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "Günther Seibicke". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 16 April 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
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