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Günter Kuhnke
The basics
Quick Facts
Intro | German world war II Navy officer and U-boat commander |
A.K.A. | Gunther Kuhnke, Guenther Kuhnke |
Was | Sailor Submariner Soldier |
From | Germany |
Field | Military |
Gender | male |
Birth | 7 September 1912, Elbląg, Poland |
Death | 11 October 1990, Schortens, Germany (aged 78 years) |
Star sign | Virgo |
The details (from wikipedia)
Biography
Günter Kuhnke (7 September 1912 – 11 October 1990) was a Korvettenkapitän with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and later a Konteradmiral with the Bundesmarine. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes).
He commanded the U-28, U-125 and U-853, sinking eleven ships on nine patrols, for a total of 42,252 gross register tons (GRT) of Allied shipping plus the special service vessel HMS Prunella. He commanded 10th U-boat Flotilla from January 1942 until October 1944, then 33rd U-boat Flotilla until May 1945.
Fregattenkapitän Günter Kuhnke commanded the destroyer Z-2 (D171) (formerly USS Ringgold (DD-500)) from 14 July 1959 until 15 November 1960.
Summary of career
Ships attacked
Date | Name of Ship | Nationality | Tonnage | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|
14 September 1939 | Vancouver City | ![]() |
4,955 | Sunk |
17 November 1939 | Sliedrecht | ![]() |
5,133 | Sunk |
25 November 1939 | Royston Grange | ![]() |
5,144 | Sunk |
21 January 1940 | Protesilaus | ![]() |
9,577 | Total loss (mine) |
9 March 1940 | P. Margoronis | ![]() |
4,979 | Sunk |
11 March 1940 | Eulota | ![]() |
6,236 | Sunk |
18 June 1940 | Samartia | ![]() |
2,417 | Sunk |
19 June 1940 | Adamandios Georgandis | ![]() |
3,443 | Sunk |
21 June 1940 | HMS Prunella | ![]() |
4,443 | Sunk |
27 August 1940 | Eva | ![]() |
1,599 | Sunk |
28 August 1940 | Kyno | ![]() |
3,946 | Sunk |
9 September 1940 | Mardinian | ![]() |
2,431 | Sunk |
9 September 1940 | Harpenden | ![]() |
4,678 | Damaged |
9 September 1940 | Maas | ![]() |
1,966 | Sunk |
26 October 1940 | Matina | ![]() |
5,389 | Damaged |
Promotions
Reichsmarine (1931–35)
- Offiziersanwärter (officer candidate) - 1 April 1931
- Seekadett (officer cadet) - 1 April 1932
- Fähnrich zur See (midshipman) - 1 April 1933
- Oberfähnrich zur See (senior midshipman) - 1 January 1935
- Leutnant zur See (acting sub-lieutenant) - 1 April 1935
Kriegsmarine (1935–45)
- Oberleutnant zur See (sub-lieutenant) - 1 January 1937
- Kapitänleutnant (lieutenant) - 1 October 1939
- Korvettenkapitän (corvette captain/lieutenant-commander) - 1 March 1943
Bundesmarine (1955–72)
- Joined 16 November 1955
- Fregattenkapitän (frigate captain/commander) - 16 June 1956
- Kapitän zur See (captain) - 16 October 1962
- Flottillenadmiral (flotilla admiral/commodore) - 28 January 1965
- Konteradmiral (rear-admiral) - 1 April 1966
- Retired 30 September 1972
Awards
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th class (2 October 1936)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (29 September 1939)
- 1st Class (1 October 1939)
- War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords (30 January 1944)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 September 1940 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-28
- Grand Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (26 June 1969)
- Grand Merit Cross with Star of the Federal Republic of Germany (30 September 1972)
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