Günther Heydemann

Günther Heydemann
Günther Heydemann
	Flotillenchef Rösing decorates Heydemann with the Knight's Cross
Born	11 January 1914; Greifswald
Died	2 January 1986 (aged 71); Hamburg-Wedel
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1933–45
Rank	Kapitänleutnant
Unit	SSS Gorch Fock; cruiser Karlsruhe; Schlesien; Schleswig-Holstein
Commands held	U-575
Battles/wars	Battle of the Atlantic
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Günther Heydemann (11 January 1914 – 2 January 1986) was a German U-boat commander in the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany in World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Prior to taking command of U-575, Heydemann made two war patrols as watch officer on board U-69 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Jost Metzler.

Summary of career

As commander of U-575 Günther Heydmann is credited with the sinking of eight ships for a total of 48,920 gross register tons (GRT).

Date	Name	Nationality	Tonnage (GRT)	Fate[1]
2 October 1941	Tuva	Netherlands	4,652	Sunk
16 April 1942	Robin Hood	United States	6,887	Sunk
4 July 1942	Norlandia	United States	2,689	Sunk
9 July 1942	Empire Explorer	United Kingdom	5,345	Sunk
18 July 1942	Comrade	United Kingdom	69	Sunk
18 July 1942	Glacier	United Kingdom	75	Sunk
18 July 1942	San Gaspar	United Kingdom	12,910	Damaged
29 July 1942	Abosso	United Kingdom	11,330	Sunk
25 January 1943	City of Flint	United States	4,963	Sunk

Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (1 April 1937)[2]
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (17 September 1939) & 1st Class (12 April 1941)[2]
U-boat War Badge (1939) (12 April 1941)[2]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 July 1943 Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-575[3][4]

Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U-575". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
Busch & Röll 2003, p. 364.
Fellgiebel 2000, p. 226.
Scherzer 2007, p. 389.

Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (2003). Der U-Boot-Krieg 1939–1945 — Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [The U-Boat War 1939–1945 — The Knight's Cross Bearers of the U-Boat Force from September 1939 to May 1945] (in German). Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn Germany: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn. ISBN 978-3-8132-0515-2.
Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. 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.
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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

Helgason, Guðmundur. "Günther Heydemann". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
private Homepage about U-575

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