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Dietrich Schoneboom

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
1937–43

Name
  
Dietrich Schoneboom

Service/branch
  
Kriegsmarine

Rank
  
Kapitanleutnant

Born
  
9 December 1917 Amdorf, district of Leer (
1917-12-09
)

Died
  
23 October 1943(1943-10-23) (aged 25) Mediterranean Sea near Algiers

Buried at
  
(37°23′N 00°35′W / 37.383°N 0.583°W / 37.383; -0.583 (U-431 (U-boat)))

Dietrich Schoneboom (9 December 1917 – 23 October 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.

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Ships attacked

During his command of U-431 Schoneboom sank 4 merchant ships for 265 GRT and damaged one further ships so severely that it was a total loss of 6,415 GRT.

Awards

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (July 1940)
  • 1st Class (1 August 1941)
  • Kriegsabzeichen fur Minensuch-, U-Jagd- und Sicherungsverbande (September 1940)
  • U-boat War Badge (1939) (12 February 1943)
  • Medaglia di bronzo al Valore Militare (10 August 1943)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 October 1943 as Oberleutnant zur See and commander of U-431

    • References

    Dietrich Schoneboom Wikipedia
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