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Günther Seibicke

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Commands held
  
U-436

Years of service
  
1932–43

Born
  
30 August 1911 Eggersdorf (
1911-08-30
)

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Service/branch
  
Reichsmarine  Kriegsmarine

Unit
  
cruiser Köln Schleswig-Holstein cruiser Königsberg

Died
  
26 May 1943, Atlantic Ocean

Award
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Rank
  
Corvette captain (posthumous)

Battles and wars
  
World War II, Battle of the Atlantic

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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* Carried by Sourabaya

Ships attacked

As commander of U-436 Günther Seibicke is credited with sinking six merchant ship of 36,208 gross register tons (GRT), one warship of 291 long tons (296 tonnes), and damaging two ships of 15,575 GRT.

* Carried by Sourabaya

Awards

  • Sudetenland Medal (20 December 1939)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (17 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (16 May 1940)
  • U-boat War Badge (1939) (24 April 1942)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 March 1943 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-436

    • References

    Günther Seibicke Wikipedia
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