Fritz-Julius Lemp

Fritz-Julius Lemp
Fritz-Julius Lemp (with Karl Dönitz)
Born(1913-02-19)19 February 1913
Tsingtao, China
Died9 May 1941(1941-05-09) (aged 28)
U-110, North Atlantic Ocean, off Cape Farewell, Greenland
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service / branch Kriegsmarine
RankKapitänleutnant
CommandsU-28
U-30
U-110
Battles / warsBattle of the Atlantic
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Fritz-Julius Lemp (19 February 1913 – 9 May 1941) was a captain in the Kriegsmarine during World War II and commander of U-28, U-30 and U-110.

He sank the British passenger liner SS Athenia in September 1939, in violation of the Hague conventions. Germany's responsibility for the sinking was suppressed by Admiral Karl Dönitz and the Nazi propaganda. Lemp died on 9 May 1941 when the U-boat he commanded was captured.