Siegfried von Forstner | |
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Born | Hannover | 19 September 1910
Died | 13 October 1943 Atlantic Ocean † | (aged 33)
Allegiance | Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine |
Years of service | 1930–43 |
Rank | Korvettenkapitän posthumously promoted to Fregattenkapitän |
Unit | SSS Niobe cruiser Emden survey vessel Meteor battleship Hessen cruiser Admiral Scheer cruiser Nürnberg Panzerschiff Deutschland U-99 |
Commands | U-402 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Korvettenkapitän Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner[a] (19 September 1910 – 13 October 1943[b]) was a German U-boat commander during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. He and his entire crew of U-402 were killed in action on 13 October 1943.