| Günther Seibicke | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 August 1911 |
| Died | 26 May 1943 (aged 31) |
| Place of birth | Eggersdorf |
| Place of death | North Atlantic |
| Buried at | (48°16′N 05°33′W / 48.267°N 5.55°W) |
| Allegiance |
 Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch |
 Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1932–1943 |
| Rank | Korvettenkapitän (posthumous) |
| Unit |
cruiser Köln Schleswig-Holstein cruiser Königsberg |
| Commands held | U-436 |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
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 language: 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.
Summary of career[edit | edit source]
Ships attacked[edit | edit source]
As a U-boat commander of U-436 Günther Seibicke is credited with sinking six merchant ship of 36,208 gross register tons (GRT), one warship of 291 metric tons (286 long tons; 321 short tons), and damaging two ships of 15,575 GRT.
| Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) |
Fate[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 March 1942 | RT-19 Komintern |  Soviet Union |
577 | Sunk |
| 13 April 1942 | Kiev | Soviet Union |
5,823 | Sunk |
| 27 October 1942 | Frontenac |  Norway |
7,350 | Damaged |
| 27 October 1942 | Gurney E. Newlin |  USA |
8,225 | Damaged |
| 27 October 1942 | HMS LCT-2281* |  United Kingdom |
291 | Sunk |
| 27 October 1942 | Sourabaya |  United Kingdom |
10,107 | Sunk |
| 29 October 1942 | Barrwhin | United Kingdom |
4,998 | Sunk |
| 8 January 1943 | Albert L. Ellsworth | Norway |
5,283 | Sunk |
| 8 January 1943 | Oltenia II | United Kingdom |
6,394 | Sunk |
* Carried by Sourabaya
Awards[edit | edit source]
- Sudetenland Medal (20 December 1939)[2]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- U-boat War Badge (1939) (24 April 1942)[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 March 1943 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-436[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Busch, Rainer & Röll, Hans-Joachim (2003). Der U-Boot-Krieg 1939-1945 - Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 (in German). Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn Germany: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn. ISBN 3-8132-0515-0.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945 (in German). Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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