Günther Prien

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Heinrich Günther Prien

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Birthplace: Osterfeld, SA, Germany
Death: March 08, 1941 (33)
Ireland (U-47, Western Approaches, off Ireland)
Immediate Family:

Son of Gustav Prien and Private
Husband of Ingeborg Prien
Father of Private
Brother of Private and Private

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About Günther Prien

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BCnther_Prien

Günther Prien (16 January 1908 – presumed 8 March 1941) was a German U-boat commander during World War II. He was the first U-boat commander to receive the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and the first member of the Kriegsmarine to receive the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. It was Germany's highest military decoration at the time of its presentation to Prien.

Under Prien's command, the submarine U-47 was credited with sinking over 30 Allied ships totalling about 200,000 gross register tons (GRT), along with the British battleship HMS Royal Oak at anchor in the Home Fleet's anchorage in Scapa Flow.

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Günther Prien's Timeline

1908
January 16, 1908
Osterfeld, SA, Germany
1941
March 8, 1941
Age 33
Ireland