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Günther Pulst

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Commands held
  
U-978

Service/branch
  
Kriegsmarine

Years of service
  
1937–45

Rank
  
Kapitänleutnant

Battles/wars
  
World War II Operation Weserübung Battle of the Atlantic

Other work
  
civilian employee of the Bundeswehr Financial Controller NATO

Died
  
5 January 1991, Bonn, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Battles and wars
  
World War II, Operation Weserübung, Battle of the Atlantic

Units
  
NRP Sagres, German destroyer Z9 Wolfgang Zenker

Günther Pulst (26 March 1918 in Braunschweig – 5 January 1991 in Bonn) was a German U-boat commander in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

His nephew is the American scientist Stefan M. Pulst.

Awards

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (11 February 1940)
  • 1st Class (18 December 1944)
  • Destroyer War Badge (11 October 1940)
  • Narvik Shield (10 November 1940)
  • U-boat War Badge (1939) (21 February 1942)
  • U-boat Front Clasp in Bronze (19 November 1944)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 December 1944 as Oberleutnant zur See and commander of U-978
  • Federal Cross of merit (30 June 1980)
  • Outstanding Civilian Service Medal of the United States of America (31 March 1983)

    • References

    Günther Pulst Wikipedia
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