Erich Zürn (23 July 1906 - 9 August 1965) received the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 23 April 1941 as Oberleutnant (Ing.) and Leiter-Ingenieur U-48. The following wartime excerpt describes why Zürn received the Ritterkreuz: “Oberleutnant (Ing.) Zürn has participated in many war patrols as the Chief Engineer of U-Boats. In total he has assisted in the sinking of 273.435 GRT of shipping. He had an invaluable share in these great successes due to his prudent conduct of equipment maintenance as well as his calm and decisiveness in dangerous situations.”
Source :
ECPAD Archive
https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/64902/Z%C3%BCrn-Erich.htm
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