| Birth: | Jan. 16, 1908 | | Death: | Mar. 8, 1941 | 
Famed German U-Boat Commander during World War II. Known as the "Bull of Scapa Flow," on 13 October 1939, Gunther Prien commanding U-47 entered Scapa Flow, Scotland, home of the British Home Fleet and sank the Royal Oak and escaped. He was awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross by Adolf Hitler. Prien and his crew were lost at sea in 1941. (bio by: Curt Benge)
Search Amazon for Gunther Prien | | | Burial:
Body lost at sea
Specifically: Lost in the North Atlantic sinking of his U-Boat |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Curt Benge
Record added: Jun 17, 2003
Find A Grave Memorial# 7589099 |
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You started as a merchant mariner and rose to be a hero doing his duty. I used to pretend to be you when I was a child. I am a merchant mariner officer because of you.Danke!!
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JC
Added: Jan. 25, 2013 |
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David Wend
Added: Jan. 16, 2013 |
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Ruggero
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