Ernst Schirlitz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ernst Schirlitz

German admiral

Date of Birth: 07-Sep-1893

Place of Birth: Dzierzgoń, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 27-Nov-1978

Profession: soldier

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Ernst Schirlitz (7 September 1893 – 27 November 1978) was a German vice admiral in the navy (Kriegsmarine) of Nazi Germany.
He served during World War II and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
He surrendered at the end of World War II after the Allied siege of La Rochelle. Schirlitz served as a watch officer on Luftschiff "L 33" which crashed in Little Wigborough, Essex on 24 September 1916.
Schirlitz was taken prisoner of war by the British and was released in November 1919.