Karl Thurmann Military person

Karl Thurmann (4 September 1909 – 20 January 1943) 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.

Personal facts

Birth dateSeptember 04, 1909
Birth place
Mülheim
Date of deathJanuary 28, 1943
Place of death
Atlantic Ocean

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Military person

allegiance(to 1933)
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Iron Cross
U-boat War Badge
military operations
Battle of the Atlantic
World War II
military command(23 December 1940–20 January 1943)
military unit
7th U-boat Flotilla
3rd U-boat Flotilla
service start1928
service end1943

Karl Thurmann on Wikipedia

External resources

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