Philipp Lichtenberg

Kapitänleutnant (Ing.)


Born 09 September, 1909 Koblenz-Moselweiß
Died 14 December, 1993


Kapitänleutnant (Ing.) Philipp Lichtenberg

Decorations

23/11/1939 : Ubootskriegsabzeichen 1939
23/11/1939 : Iron Cross 2nd class (EK II)
11/11/1941 : Iron Cross 1st class (EK I)
25/03/1944 : Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (279)
                   : U-Bootsfrontspange
31/03/1945 : Knights Cross (140)

Ranks

01/04/1930 Oberheizer
01/11/1932 Maschinenmaat
01/11/1934 Obermaschinenmaat
01/03/1937 Obermaschinist
01/03/1940 Stabsobermaschinist
08/10/1940 Oberfähnrich (Ing.)
01/01/1941 Leutnant (Ing.) (-35-)
01/11/1941 Oberleutnant (Ing.) (-50-)
01/10/1944 Kapitänleutnant (Ing.)


U-boat Career
U-10 IIB Maschinenmaat 09.35 - 03.36
U-16 IIB Maschinenmaat 02.37 - 10.37
U-18 IIB Obermaschinist, 6 patrols, 77 days 10.37 - 06.40
U-96 VIIC LI 10.40 - 11.40
U-652 VIIC LI; 5 patrols, 96 days 04.41 - 12.41
U-37 IX LI 04.42 - 03.43
U-516 IXC LI; 4 patrols, 386 days 05.43 - 05.45

Philipp Lichtenberg joined the Reichsmarine in April 1928. He served for some years on torpedo boats and on minesweepers. When during late summer of 1935 the first U-boats were commisisoned he became a Maschinenmaat on U-10. So he was one of the rare U-boat men, who served nearly ten years in the U-boat force.

His first patrols he rode on U-18 as Obermaschinist. In 1941 Lichtenberg became an officer and served then for 8 months as leading engineer (LI) on U-652. Later he was training officer in the 22nd flotilla, before he in May 1943 became the LI on U-516. After war he spent 10 months in British captivity.

From 1956 he served in the Bundesmarine in several staff positions. In 1964 he retired as Fregattenkapitän decorated with the Federal Merit Cross (Bundesverdienstkreuz).

Source


Dörr, Manfred
Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Bootwaffe
Band 2. K - Z
Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück, 1989
ISBN 3-7648-1759-3