Admiral Johann Günther Lütjens

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Admiral Johann Günther Lütjens

Also Known As: "Pee Ontgens"
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Birthplace: Wiesbaden, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Death: May 27, 1941 (52)
Brismarck, about 650 km west of Brest, Atlantic Ocean
Immediate Family:

Son of Johannes Conrad Lütjens and Luise Lütjens
Husband of Margarete Lütjens
Father of Gerhard Lütjens; Günther H Lütjens; Annemarie Lütjens and Peter Lütjens
Brother of Dr. August Lütjens; Dr. Helmuth Lütjens; Hermann Lütjens; Hans Lütjens; Rudolf Lütjens and 1 other

Occupation: Kriegsmarine
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About Admiral Johann Günther Lütjens

Johann Günther Lütjens (25 May 1889 – 27 May 1941) was a German Admiral whose military service spanned more than thirty years and two world wars. Lütjens is best known for his actions during World War II and his command of the battleship Bismarck during its foray into the Atlantic Ocean in 1941. In its aftermath, the episode entered into naval legend.

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Admiral Johann Günther Lütjens's Timeline

1889
May 25, 1889
Wiesbaden, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
1930
August 31, 1930
Swinoujscie, Świnoujście, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
1932
August 28, 1932
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
1939
August 27, 1939
1941
May 27, 1941
Age 52
Brismarck, about 650 km west of Brest, Atlantic Ocean
June 1941