Friedrich Guggenberger

Friedrich Guggenberger
Born(1915-03-06)6 March 1915
Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died13 May 1988(1988-05-13) (aged 73)
Erlenbach am Main, West Germany
Allegiance Nazi Germany
 West Germany
Service/branch Kriegsmarine
 German Navy
Years of service1934–45 (Kriegsmarine)
1956–72 (Bundesmarine)
RankKonteradmiral
Commands heldU-28
U-81
U-847
U-513
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Friedrich Guggenberger (6 March 1915 – 13 May 1988) was a German admiral, who in his earlier career was a U-boat commander in the Second World War. From November 1940 until his capture in July 1943, he was credited with sinking 17 ships for a total of 66,848 gross register tons (GRT) and damaging another for 6,003 GRT. He sank 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 of Nazi Germany. After the war he became the Deputy Chief of Staff in the NATO command Allied Forces Northern Europe.


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