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Wuppermann, Otto Joseph Siegfried |
| Date of birth: | December 15th, 1916 (Berlin, Germany)
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BIOGRAPHY:
Otto Joseph Siegfried Wuppermann was credited with sinking the French destroyer Sirocco on 31 May 1940. He was also credited with the sinking of the British cruiser Newcastle on 14/15 June 1941 while commanding the S 56.
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RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES
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Oberleutnant zur See (1st Lieutenant at Sea)
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Kommandant Schnellboot "S 60" / 3.Schnellbootsflottille
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Awarded on:
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August 3rd, 1941
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81st Award.
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RITTERKREUZ MIT EICHENLAUB
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Rank:
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Oberleutnant zur See (1st Lieutenant at Sea)
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Kommandant Schnellboot "S 56" / 3.Schnellbootsflottille
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Awarded on:
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April 14th, 1943
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226th Award.
Awarded as 28th member of the Kriegsmarine.
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Provide alterations or additional information |
| Picture source: |
- Wilco Vermeer collection, the Netherlands |
| Information source(s): |
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
- Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
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