Egon-Reiner von Schlippenbach

Egon-Reiner Freiherr von Schlippenbach
Egon-Reiner Freiherr von Schlippenbach
Born	10 April 1914; Cologne-Lindenthal
Died	11 May 1979 (aged 65); Kiel
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945); West Germany
Service/branch	Kriegsmarine; German Navy
Years of service	1934–45, 1956–72
Rank	Korvettenkapitän (Wehrmacht); Kapitän zur See (Bundeswehr)
Unit	Schleswig-Holstein
Commands held	U-121; U-453
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of the Atlantic;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Egon-Reiner Freiherr von Schlippenbach^[a] (10 April 1914 – 11 May 1979) was a Korvettenkapitän with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and commander of U-121 and U-453. He is also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Egon-Reiner Freiherr von Schlippenbach is credited with the sinking of four ships for a total of 15,850 tons of Allied merchant shipping.

Summary of career

Date	Ship	Nationality	Tonnage	Fate^[1]
13 December 1941	Badalona	Spain	4,202	Sunk
7 April 1942	HMHS Somersetshire	Royal Navy	9,716	Damaged
20 January 1943	Jean Jadot	Belgium	5,859	Sunk
30 June 1943	Oligarch	United Kingdom	6,894	Damaged
6 July 1943	Shahjehan	United Kingdom	5,454	Sunk
15 November 1943	HMS Quail	Royal Navy	1,705	Total loss
20 November 1943	Jela	Yugoslavia	335	Sunk
22 November 1943	HMS Hebe	Royal Navy	835	Sunk

Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (8 April 1938)^[2]
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (25 February 1941)^[3]
- 1st Class (6 August 1942)^[3]
U-boat War Badge (1939) (25 February 1942)^[3]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 November 1943 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-453^[4]

^a Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a former title (translated as Baron). In Germany since 1919, it forms part of family names. The feminine forms are Freifrau and Freiin.

^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U-XXX". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 29 December 2014./u453.html
^ Busch & Röll 2003, p. 397.
^ ^a ^b ^c Busch & Röll 2003, p. 398.
^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 379.

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