Günther Gumprich
| Günther Gumprich | |
|---|---|
| Born |
6 January 1900 Stuttgart |
| Died |
17 October 1943 (aged 43) 90 nautical miles east of Yokohama in the Yellow Sea |
| Allegiance |
 German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933).svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch |
 Kaiserliche Marine.svg.png){kind=small} Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1916–43 |
| Rank | Kapitän zur See |
| Commands held |
4th Torpedoboat-Flotilla German auxiliary cruiser Thor German auxiliary cruiser Michel |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Günther Gumprich (16 January 1900 – 17 October 1943) was a Kapitän zur See (captain at sea) of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine who, during World War II, commanded a merchant raider. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Günther Gumprich was killed in action when on 17 October 1943, auxiliary cruiser "Michel" (HSK-9) was sunk by USS Tarpon.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (26 August 1918)[1]
- Chilean Order of Merit 3rd Class (10 December 1925)[1]
- The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (15 November 1934)[1]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 1st Class
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 2nd Class (2 October 1936)[2]
- Spanish Cross of Military Merit in White and Silver 3rd Class (21 August 1939)[3]
- Sudetenland Medal with Bar (23 September 1939)[3]
- War Merit Cross with Swords 2nd Class (30 January 1941)[3]
- Italian Commander of the Order of the Crown (11 March 1941)[3]
- German Cross in Gold on 11 September 1942 as Kapitän zur See on auxiliary cruiser Thor (ship 10)[4]
- Japanese Order of the Sacred Treasure 3rd Class (19 October 1942)[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 December 1942 as Kapitän zur See and commander of auxiliary cruiser Thor (HSK 4)[5]
- Auxiliary Cruiser Badge (6 January 1943)[3]
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Dörr, Manfred (1995). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 1: A–K [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2453-2.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Navy]. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87943-355-1.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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