Siegfried Atzinger

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)

No ships sunk or damaged.

Born	22 Oct 1916		Amberg, Bavaria
Died	30 Mar 1954	(37)

Ranks

3 Apr 1936		Offiziersanwärter
10 Sep 1936		Seekadett
1 May 1937		Fähnrich zur See
1 Jul 1938		Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Oct 1938		Leutnant zur See
1 Oct 1940		Oberleutnant zur See
1 Jul 1943		Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

1941		Iron Cross 2nd Class
22 Jun 1941		U-boat War Badge 1939

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-48	Aug, 1941	Sep, 1942	No war patrols
U-262	Sep, 1942	Oct, 1942	No war patrols

Crew of 1936

Siegfried Atzinger was one of the Kriegsmarine's famous Olympia Crew. This Crew chose the Olympic rings as their symbol (the 1936 Olympic games were held in Berlin). It was the largest Crew, and produced more U-boat commanders than any other – of the 164 who 'graduated', 140 took command during the war.