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Erich Topp (2 July 1914 – 26 December 2005) 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 (GRT). After the war, he served with the Federal German Navy, in which he reached the rank of Konteradmiral (rear admiral). He later served in NATO.
ErichTopp (2 July 1914 – 26 December 2005) was a German U-boat commander of World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with...
as the Bundesmarine (Federal Navy). Some Kriegsmarine commanders like ErichTopp and Otto Kretschmer went on to serve in the Bundesmarine. In East Germany...
first served as a commander-in-training on U-552, which was commanded by ErichTopp, before taking command of U-617 in April 1942 on seven war patrols, all...
He then served in the 27th U-boat Flotilla along with Korvettenkapitän ErichTopp. During the last year of the war Fregattenkapitän Suhren was the Führer...
fellow. That was a big mistake". One time, he and fellow Oak Leaves winner ErichTopp were invited to a dinner with Hitler at the Wolf's Lair. Hardegen claimed...
– Mário Schenberg, Brazilian physicist and engineer (d. 1990) 1914 – ErichTopp, German admiral (d. 2005) 1915 – Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington...
2001) July 1 – Christl Cranz, German alpine skier (d. 2004) July 2 – ErichTopp, German commander (d. 2005) July 5 – Yitzhak Rafael, Israeli politician...
(b. 1939) 2005 – Vincent Schiavelli, American actor (b. 1948) 2005 – ErichTopp, German commander (b. 1914) 2006 – Gerald Ford, American commander, lawyer...
Dönitz sends a final message. German war veteran and U-boat commander ErichTopp was one of the game's technical advisers, and a series of interviews with...
Fischer Preceded by Korvettenkapitän Ernst Sobe Commander of 27th U-boat Flotilla December 1941 – November 1942 Succeeded by Korvettenkapitän ErichTopp...
including Weird Tales and Other Worlds, in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1964); ErichTopp, German naval officer, commander of U-boat U-552 that sank USS Reuben...
Peter Tobin (1946–2022) Hideki Tojo (1884–1948) Regis Toomey (1898–1991) ErichTopp (1914–2005) Peter Tork (1942–2019) Alex Toth (1928–2006) Arthur Treacher...
Klaus-Jürgen Thäter 27 June 1925 27 October 2000 1979 1 June 1942 German Navy ErichTopp 2 July 1914 26 December 2005 21 December 1966 1934 German Navy Hanshermann...
football player (St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy and Montreal Alouettes). ErichTopp, 91, German U-boat commander in World War II. Linda Leighton, 88, American...
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Kriegsmarine
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Fregattenkapitän
Konteradmiral