Georg Staats Military person

Georg Staats (13 March 1916 in Bremen – 12 November 1943 in the Bay of Biscay) 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. He and the entire crew of U-508 were killed in the Bay of Biscay north of Cape Ortegal by depth charges from a US Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber.

Personal facts

Birth dateMarch 13, 1916
Birth place
Bremen
Date of deathNovember 12, 1943
Place of death
Bay of Biscay

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Military person

award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Battle of the Atlantic
World War II
military unit
Gorch Fock (1933)
German battleship Gneisenau
German cruiser Emden
German cruiser Karlsruhe
service start1935
service end1943

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External resources

  1. http://uboat.net/men/staats.htm