Friedrich Guggenberger Military person

Friedrich Guggenberger (6 March 1915 – 13 May 1988) was a German admiral and U-boat commander in the Second World War. He was highly successful during the war. From November 1940 until his capture in July 1943, he sank 17 ships for a total of 66,848 gross register tons (GRT) and damaged another for 6,003 GRT. He was also responsible for sinking the British aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal in November 1941. For these achievements he received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, among other commendations. After the war he became the Deputy Chief of Staff in the NATO command AFNORTH.

Personal facts

Birth date	March 06, 1915
Birth place	Munich
Date of death	May 13, 1988
Place of death	Erlenbach am Main

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Military person

award	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross U-boat War Badge
military operations	Battle of the Atlantic World War II Great Papago Escape
military command	15 May 1943 – 19 July 1943 16 November 1940 – 11 February 1941 23 January 1943 – 1 February 1943 26 April 1941 – 24 December 1942
military unit	10th U-boat Flotilla 1st U-boat Flotilla 29th U-boat Flotilla 4th U-boat Flotilla 24th U-boat Flotilla