Bio of Kapitänleutnant Albert Müller (1913-2005)

Full nama: Albert Müller
Nickname: Müller
Date of Birth: 3 April 1913 at Beesenstedt, Sachsen-Anhalt (German Empire)
Date of Death: 3 April 2005 at Dahn, Rheinland-Pfalz (Germany)
Crewzugehörigkeit (Crew Membership): Crew 36
NSDAP Number: unknown
SS Number: unknown
Academic Title: unknown
Family Member: unknown
Physical Feature: unknown

Beförderungen (Promotion):
00.00.1937 Seekadett
14.05.1937 Fähnrich zur See
01.07.1938 Oberfähnrich zur See
01.10.1938 Leutnant zur See
01.10.1940 Oberleutnant zur See
01.07.1943 Kapitänleutnant
01.04.1956 Korvettenkapitän (Bundesmarine)
00.00.1962 Fregattenkapitän (Bundesmarine)
00.00.1964 Kapitän zur See (Bundesmarine)

Karriere (Career):
00.01.1937 - 30.04.1937 Seekadett at Schiffsstammabteilung and Schiffsartillerieschule
01.05.1937 - 27.11.1937 Participant in Offizierslehrgang Marineschule Mürwik
00.11.1938 Zugführer in 11. Schiffsstammabteilung
00.09.1939 - 00.01.1941 ???
00.09.1940 - 19.10.1940 Kommandant S 1
00.12.1940 - 22.12.1940 Kommandant S 12
22.12.1940 - 06.07.1943 Kommandant S 59
10.04.1942 - 20.04.1942 Kommandant i.V. S 33
20.04.1942 - 10.05.1942 Kommandant i.V. S 34
09.07.1943 - 16.07.1943 Flottillenchef i.V. 3. Schnellboot-Flottille
00.09.1943 - 00.10.1943 Kommandant i.V. (in der Werft) S 56
31.08.1944 - 13.10.1944 Flottillenchef 3. Schnellboot-Flottille
01.04.1961 - 31.12.1961 Kommandeur 7. Schnellbootgeschwader (Bundesmarine)
01.01.1962 - 30.09.1964 Kommandeur 5. Schnellbootgeschwader (Bundesmarine)

Erfolge (Successes):
24.12.1940 Sinking of Dutch Freighter "Stad Maastricht" (6552 GRT)
22.06.1941 Sinking of Latvian Steamer "Gaisma" (3077 BRT)
27.06.1941 Torpedoing of the Soviet destroyer "Storoshevoj" (together with S 31)
13.08.1942 Torpedoing of the British freighter "Glenorchy" (8982 BRT) (questionable, possibly also sunk by the Italian submarine Ms 31)

Orden und Ehrenzeichen (Medals and Decorations):
00.00.19__ Schnellboot-Kriegsabzeichen ohne Brillianten
20.12.1939 Medaille zur Erinnerung an die Heimkehr des Memellandes
12.04.1940 Eisernes Kreuz II.Klasse
08.03.1941 Eisernes Kreuz I.Klasse
30.06.1941 Mentioned in Wehrmachtbericht
00.00.194_ Ärmelband Afrika
04.11.1942 Medaglia de bronzo al Valore (Italy)
21.11.1942 Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
13.12.1943 Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, as Kapitänleutnant and Kommandant S-Begleitschiff “Hermann von Wissmann” / 3.Schnellbootsflottille
27.08.1971 Verdienstkreuz I.Klasse des Verdienstordens der BRD

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* Albert Müller (3 April 1913 - 3 April 2005) received the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 13 December 1943 as Kapitänleutnant and Kommandant S-Begleitschiff “Hermann von Wissmann” / 3.Schnellbootsflottille. The medal was awarded for his successes as an S-Boat commander. As the captain of S 59 he participated in approximately 85 sorties, during which he sank 6 ships with 30000 GRT and 2 destroyers. Later, as the acting Flottille commander, he sank a further 2 destroyers, 2 large landing craft and shot down an aircraft.

Source :
https://www.historisches-marinearchiv.de/projekte/s_boote/lebenslauf_kommandant.php?where_value=126
http://www.s-boot.net/englisch/sboats-kriegsmarine-knights-crosses.html
https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/14984/M%C3%BCller-Albert-KM-Schnellboot.htm

Ritterkreuz Actions of Siegfried Wuppermann

Siegfried Wuppermann (15 December 1916 - 15 April 2005) received the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 3 August 1941 as Oberleutnant zur See and Kommandant Schnellboot "S 60" / 3.Schnellbootsflottille. The medal was awarded for the successes achieved by him and his boat on all fronts. In the Norwegian campaign he sunk a freighter with 3000 GRT. On the night of 27-28 May 1940 he sunk the French destroyer "Sirocco" and a tanker with 1000 GRT. As the deputy commander of the 3. Schnellbootsflottille, he achieved a notable success on 7 March 1941 near Great Yarmouth / Lowestoft. In three attack runs he sank two destroyers, two freighters with 5700 GRT and a tanker with 8000 GRT. Later on, in actions against the Soviets, he destroyed two armed Soviet freighters with 3577 GRT on 22 June 1941, and two days later the Soviet submarine S 3. On 27 June 1941 his and three other boats engaged with 7 Soviet destroyers and 1 torpedo boat. In a half hour fight he and his ships sunk 2 of these destroyers and also the torpedo boat.

Wuppermann received the Eichenlaub #226 for his Ritterkreuz on 14 April 1943 as Oberleutnant zur See and Kommandant Schnellboot "S 56" / 3.Schnellbootsflottille. It was achieved due to further successes as the commander of S-56. He sank a Soviet patrol vessel on 18 August 1941. Sank a British patrol vessel in the Mediterranean on 7 May 1942. Sank another British patrol vessel and a submarine chaser on 10 May 1942. Torpedoed and severely damaged the British cruiser "Newcastle" on 14 June 1942. Destroyed a number of British ships as they attempted to flee the port of Tobruk when it fell on 21 June 1942 (3 small ships with 350 GRT, 4 barges, 1 freighter with 5000 GRT that had already been damaged by the Luftwaffe, 1 steamship with 6810 GRT, 1 large and 2 smaller landing craft).

Source :
Bundesarchiv Bild 101II-MW-2061-35
https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/34509/Wuppermann-Otto-Joseph-Siegfried.htm

Bio of Kapitänleutnant Siegfried Wuppermann

Siegfried Wuppermann (15 December 1916 – 15 April 2005) was a captain with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and later served with the Bundesmarine. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Siegfried Wuppermann was born on 15 December 1916 in Berlin. He joined the Kriegsmarine in 1936 and was transferred to the Schnellboot service in March 1939, where he took command of a boat in the 1. Schnellbootflottille. During the Invasion of Poland he participated on patrols in the North Sea, Baltic Sea and in the English Channel.

In early November 1940 he took charge of a Gruppe in the 3. Schnellbootflottille and took command of Schnellboot "S 60" on 21 December 1940. Siegfried saw action with this boat near Boulogne. In February 1941 he became acting commander of the 3. Schnellbootflottille because Friedrich Kemnade was on vacation. Wuppermann led a patrol on 7 March 1941 against Allied convoys.

On S 60 he participated in Operation Barbarossa. On the night of 21/22 June 1941, just after hostilities with the Soviet Union began, S 60 together with S 59 sank the cargo ship Gaisma off Ventspils,[1] while on the night of 26/27 June, the 3. Schnellbootflottille clashed with Soviet naval forces on minelaying duties, with S 60 being credited (along with S 35) with sinking the Soviet minesweeper T208.[2] Wuppermann received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 August 1941 during these battles.

After the 3. Schnellbootflottille was transferred to the Mediterranean to guard the Axis convoys to North Africa. Wuppermann received the coveted Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross on 14 April 1943.

Kapitänleutnant Wuppermann helped establish the 21. and 22. Schnellbootflottillen in Eckernförde in May 1943 and was then transferred to the Stab of the Führer der Schnellboote. In March 1945 he took command of the 1. Schnellboot Division and fought with this unit in the Adriatic Sea.

After the war he joined the Bundesmarine. Siegfried Wuppermann died on 15 April 2005 in Osnabrück.

Awards
Iron Cross 2nd Class (20 April 1940) and 1st Class (28 May 1940)
Fast Attack Craft War Badge (16 December 1940) with Diamonds (10 June 1943)
War Cross for Military Valor with Swords (Italy, 10 May 1942)
Bronze Medal of Military Valor (Italy, 21 May 1942)
Silver Medal of Military Valor (Italy, 24 January 1943)
Knight's Cross on 3 August 1941 as Oberleutnant zur See and commander of "S-60" in the 3. Schnellbootflottille
226th Oak Leaves on 14 April 1943 as Oberleutnant zur See and commander of "S-56" in the 3. Schnellbootflottille

Source :
Bundesarchiv Bild 101II-MW-2061-35
http://das-ritterkreuz.de/index_search_db.php4?modul=search_result_det&wert1=7198&searchword=wuppermann
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siegfried_Wuppermann
http://www.historicalwarmilitariaforum.com/topic/6937-ritterkreuztr%C3%A4ger-photos-in-color-thread/page-3
http://www.s-boot.net/englisch/sboats-kriegsmarine-knights-crosses.html