| Gustav Poel | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 August 1917 |
| Died | 16 January 2009 (aged 91) |
| Place of birth | Hamburg |
| Place of death | Hamburg |
| Allegiance |
 Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch |
 Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1933–1945 |
| Rank | Kapitänleutnant |
| Commands held | U-413 |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Gustav Poel (2 August 1917 – 16 January 2009) 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. On 20 February 1944 U-413 under the command of Poel sank the HMS Warwick.
Summary of career[]
Ships attacked[]
As a U-boat commander of U-413 Gustav Poel is credited with the sinking of four ships for a total of 34,525 gross register tons (GRT) and sinking one warship of 1,100 metric tons (1,100 long tons; 1,200 short tons).
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Warwick Castle
| Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) |
Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 November 1942 | Warwick Castle |  United Kingdom |
20,107 | Sunk |
| 22 January 1943 | Mount Mycale |  Greece |
3,556 | Sunk |
| 5 February 1943 | West Portal | United States | 5,376 | Sunk |
| 21 April 1943 | Wanstead | United Kingdom |
5,486 | Sunk |
| 20 February 1944 | HMS Warwick | United Kingdom |
1,100 | Sunk |
Awards[]
- Spanish Cross in Bronze (6 June 1939)[1]
- Croce di Guerra al Valor Militare (24 October 1941)[2]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- U-boat War Badge (1939) (8 November 1939)[1]
- U-boat Front Clasp
- German Cross in Gold (22 December 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 March 1944 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-413[3]
References[]
- 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.
- External link
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