Years of service 1923–45
1951–63 Rank Captain at sea | Name Fritz Poske | |
Born 23 October 1904
Berlin-Schoneberg ( 1904-10-23 ) Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany(to 1945)
West Germany Service/branch Reichsmarine
Kriegsmarine
Bundesgrenzschutz
German Navy 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 Nurnberg
cruiser Konigsberg Commands held tender Nordsee
torpedo boat T-155
Aviso Grille
U-504 Died October 1, 1984, Wachtberg, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | ||
Hans-Georg Friedrich "Fritz" Poske (23 October 1904 in Berlin-Schoneberg – 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.
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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.
Awards
References
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