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Philipp Lichtenberg

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Years of service
  
1928–45 1956–64

Name
  
Philipp Lichtenberg

Battles/wars
  
World War II

Battles and wars
  
World War II

Born
  
9 September 1908 Koblenz (
1908-09-09
)

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Service/branch
  
Reichsmarine  Kriegsmarine  German Navy

Rank
  
Kapitanleutnant (Ing) (Kriegsmarine) Fregattenkapitan (Bundesmarine)

Died
  
December 14, 1993, Kiel, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Unit
  
German submarine U-16, German submarine U-18

Philipp Lichtenberg (9 September 1908 in Koblenz – 14 December 1993 in Kiel) was a German naval officer and chief engineer on a U-boat and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross in World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

  • Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (2 October 1936)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (23 November 1939)
  • 1st Class (11 November 1941)
  • U-boat War Badge (1939) (23 November 1939)
  • U-boat Front Clasp
  • in Bronze (5 October 1944)
  • in Silver (6 March 1945)
  • German Cross in Gold on 27 March 1944 as Oberleutnant (Ing.) on U-516 in the 10th U-boat Flotilla
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 March 1945 as Kapitanleutnant (Ing.) and chief engineer on U-516
  • Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1st Class (September 1964)

    • References

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