Günther Prien
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Günther Prien was a German U-boat commander during World War II. He was the first U-boat commander to receive the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and the first member of the Kriegsmarine to receive t
Bundesarchiv Bild 183 2006 1130 500, Kapitänleutnant Günther Prien
The Königin-Carola-Gymnasium in Leipzig was named the Günther Prien School.
The plaque commemorating Prien and the crew of U-47 at the Möltenort U-Boat Memorial
Road sign in Schönberg, Plön
HMS Royal Oak (08)
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HMS Royal Oak was one of five Revenge-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Completed in 1916, the ship first saw combat at the Battle of Jutland as part of the Grand
Günther Prien
…the submarine U-47 was credited with sinking over 30 Allied ships totalling about 200,000 gross register tons (GRT), along with the British battleship HMS Royal Oak at anchor in the Home Fleet's anchorage in Scapa Flow. Prien died when U-47 was lost on 8 March 1941. Prien was one of three children of a judge and…
Royal Oak at anchor in 1937
Royal Oak at anchor after her 1936 refit
Captain Kenneth Dewar
Commander Henry Daniel