Herbert Kuppisch Explained

Herbert Kuppisch
Birth Date:	10 December 1909
Death Place:	, Sargasso Sea, off El Hierro, Azores 28.3167°N -95°W
Branch:	Kriegsmarine
Rank:	Kapitänleutnant
Commands:
Battles:	Battle of the Atlantic
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Herbert Kuppisch (10 December 1909 – 27 August 1943) was a German naval officer during World War II and commander of,,, and . He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Kuppisch and the crew of U-847 were killed by aircraft from the US escort carrier on 27 August 1943.

Awards

• Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (4 October 1937)^[1]
• Sudetenland Medal (20 December 1939)^[1]
• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (5 December 1939) & 1st Class (4 May 1940)^[1]
• U-boat War Badge (4 May 1940)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 May 1941 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-94^[2]

References

Bibliography

• Book: Busch . Rainer . Röll . Hans-Joachim . 2003 . Der U-Boot-Krieg 1939–1945 — Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 . The U-Boat War 1939–1945 — The Knight's Cross Bearers of the U-Boat Force from September 1939 to May 1945 . German . Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn Germany . Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn . 978-3-8132-0515-2.
• Book: Scherzer , Veit . 2007 . Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives . The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives . German . Jena, Germany . Scherzers Militaer-Verlag . 978-3-938845-17-2.

Notes and References

1. Busch & Röll 2003, p. 124.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 487.