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Günther Prien
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Günther Prien

Birth
Osterfeld, Burgenlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Death
8 Mar 1941 (aged 33)
At Sea
Monument
Heikendorf, Kreis Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Add to Map
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U47
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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.
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

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Curt Benge
  • Added: Jun 17, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7589099/g%C3%BCnther-prien: accessed ), memorial page for Günther Prien (16 Jan 1908–8 Mar 1941), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7589099, citing Möltenort U-Boat Memorial, Heikendorf, Kreis Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; Maintained by Find a Grave.