Erich Topp
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 19 years ago |
Date of birth | July 2,1914 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | Hanover |
Germany | |
Date of died | December 26,2005 |
Died | Susen |
Germany | |
Books | The Odyssey of a U-boat Commander: Recollections of Erich Topp |
Commands helds | German submarine U-552 |
German submarine U-57 | |
German submarine U-2513 | |
German submarine U-3010 | |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | |
War Merit Cross | |
Wehrmacht Long Service Award | |
Education | Leibniz Universität Hannover |
Mürwik Naval School | |
Command held | 2023-09-14 13:51:51 |
U-3010 | |
U-2513 | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 969293 |
Erich Topp Life story
Erich Topp was a German U-boat commander of World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany. He sank 35 ships for a total of 197,460 gross register tons. After the war, he served with the Federal German Navy, reaching the rank of Konteradmiral.