- Rolf Mützelburg
Infobox Military Person
name=Rolf Mützelburg
born=birth date|1913|6|23|df=y
died=dda|1942|9|11|1913|6|23|df=y
placeofbirth=Kiel
placeofdeath=Atlantic Ocean
coord|36|14|N|31|21|W|
caption=
nickname=
allegiance=flagicon|Nazi GermanyNazi Germany
branch=navy|Nazi Germany
serviceyears=1931-1942
rank=Kapitänleutnant
commands=U-10, U-203
unit=
battles=World War II
*Battle of the Atlantic (1939-1945)
awards=Iron Cross 1st Class
Iron Cross 2nd ClassU-boat War Badge
Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
laterwork=Lieutenant Rolf Mützelburg (23 June 1913 –11 September 1942 ) was a famous Kapitänleutnant with theKriegsmarine duringWorld War II . He sailed with the U-203, sinking twenty-one ships on seven patrols, for a total of 83.284 tons of Allied shipping.On
11 September 1942 , during his last patrol which began on27 August 1942 , Mützelburg went for swim. Mützelburg dove into the sea from theconning tower , striking the deck and breaking his neck.Awards
*
Iron Cross
** 2nd Class (1 July 1941)
** 1st Class (1 July 1941)
*U-boat War Badge (1939) (1 July 1941)
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
** Knight's Cross (17 November 1941)
** 104. Oak Leaves (15 July 1942)
* Mentioned in theWehrmachtbericht on15 September 1942 References
;External link
* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
* Kurowski, Franz (1995). "Knight's Cross Holders of the U-Boat Service". Schiffer Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-88740-748-X.
* Range, Clemens (1974). "Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine". Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 3-87943-355-0.
* [http://uboat.net/men/muetzelburg.htm uboat.net]
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