Günther Prien, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Günther Prien

German navy officer and world war II U-boat commander

Date of Birth: 16-Jan-1908

Place of Birth: Osterfeld, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Date of Death: 07-Mar-1941

Profession: military officer, ship captain, commandant, submariner, soldier

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Günther Prien (16 January 1908 – presumed 7 March 1941) 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 the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
It was Germany's highest military decoration at the time of its presentation to Prien. Under Prien's command, the submarine U-47 was credited with sinking over 30 Allied ships totaling 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.