Siegfried Lüdden
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Siegfried Lüdden
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| Born | 20 May 1916 Neubrandenburg |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Kiel |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service/ |
 Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1936–45 |
| Rank | Korvettenkapitän (posthumous) |
| Unit | U-141 |
| Commands held | U-188 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Siegfried Lüdden (20 May 1916 – 13 January 1945) 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. Lüdden is credited with the sinking of 8 ships of 49,725 gross register tons (GRT) and one warship, the HMS Beverley, and damaging a further ship of 9,977 GRT. Among others, he and Korvettenkapitän Wilhelm Franken were killed on 13 January 1945 when a fire broke out on the accommodation ship Daressalem in Kiel harbor.
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Summary of career
Ships attacked
As a U-boat commander of U-188 Siegfried Lüdden is credited with the sinking of eight 49,725 gross register tons (GRT) and one warship, the HMS Beverley, and damaging a further ship of 9,977 GRT.
| Date | Name of ship | Flag | Tonnage | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 April 1943 | HMS Beverley |  Royal Navy |
1,190 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| 21 September 1943 | Cornelia P. Spencer |  United States |
7,176 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| 5 October 1943 | Britannia |  United Kingdom |
9,977 | Damaged at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| 20 January 1944 | Fort Buckingham | United Kingdom |
7,122 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| 25 January 1944 | Fort la Maune | United Kingdom |
7,130 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| 26 January 1944 | Samouri | United Kingdom |
7,219 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| 26 January 1944 | Surada | United Kingdom |
5,427 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| 29 January 1944 | Olga E. Embiricos |  Greece |
4,677 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| 3 February 1944 | Chung Cheng |  China |
7,176 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| 9 February 1944 | Viva |  Norway |
3,798 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Awards
- Sudetenland Medal (20 December 1939)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- U-boat War Badge (1939) (29 December 1941) [2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 February 1944 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-188[3][4]
- U-boat Front Clasp (27 September 1944)[2]
References
Citations
Bibliography
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