Günther Gumprich
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Günther Gumprich
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| Born | 6 January 1900 Stuttgart |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. 90 nautical miles east of Yokohama in the Yellow Sea |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service/ |
 Kaiserliche Marine 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) 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.
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]
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1 Oak Leaves with Navy Group Command West. 2 Knight's Cross on Widder (HSK-3), Oak Leaves on Michel (HSK-9). 3 Knight's Cross with the 2. Räumbootsflottille, Oak Leaves with the 8. Räumbootsflottille.
This along with the ? (question mark) indicates doubt regarding the veracity and formal correctness of the listing. see also List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the Kriegsmarine |
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Categories:
- 1900 births
- 1943 deaths
- People from Stuttgart
- German military personnel of World War I
- People lost at sea
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- Imperial German Navy personnel
- Reichsmarine personnel
- Kriegsmarine personnel
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class
- People from the Kingdom of Württemberg
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 2nd class
