Friedrich Guggenberger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Friedrich Guggenberger

German navy officer and world war II U-boat commander

Date of Birth: 06-Mar-1915

Place of Birth: Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 13-May-1988

Profession: architect, submariner, soldier

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Friedrich Guggenberger (6 March 1915 – 13 May 1988) was a German admiral and 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 was responsible for sinking 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, among other commendations.
After the war he became the Deputy Chief of Staff in the NATO command AFNORTH.