Allegiance Nazi Germany Commands held U-188 Service/branch Kriegsmarine | Years of service 1936–45 Unit German submarine U-141 | |
Battles/wars World War II
Battle of the Atlantic Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Died 13 January 1945, Kiel, Germany Award Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Rank Corvette captain (posthumous) Battles and wars World War II, Battle of the Atlantic | ||
Siegfried Lüdden (20 May 1916 – 13 January 1945) 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. Lüdden is credited with the sinking of eight ships of 49,725 gross register tons (GRT) and one warship, HMS Beverley, and damaging a further ship of 9,977 GRT. Among others, he and Korvettenkapitän Wilhelm Franken were killed on 13 January 1945 when a fire broke out on the accommodation ship Daressalem in Kiel harbor.
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As commander of U-188 Siegfried Lüdden is credited with the sinking of eight 49,725 gross register tons (GRT) and one warship, HMS Beverley, and damaging a further ship of 9,977 GRT.