Siegfried von Forstner

Siegfried von Forstner
Born(1910-09-19)19 September 1910
Hannover
Died13 October 1943(1943-10-13) (aged 33)
Atlantic Ocean  
Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch Reichsmarine
 Kriegsmarine
Years of service1930–43
RankKorvettenkapitän
posthumously promoted to Fregattenkapitän
UnitSSS Niobe
cruiser Emden
survey vessel Meteor
battleship Hessen
cruiser Admiral Scheer
cruiser Nürnberg
Panzerschiff Deutschland
U-99
CommandsU-402
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight'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.