Wolf Junge
Wolf Junge | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 3, 1903 Schwarzenberg, Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 21 February 1964 (aged 61) |
| Allegiance |  Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Service | Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1922 – 1945 |
| Rank | Captain at sea |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
Wolf Junge (5 January 1903 – 21 February 1964) was a German naval officer of World War II. As a Kapitän zur See, he was appointed the executive officer of the battleship Tirpitz in August 1943 under Kapitän zur See Hans Meyer.[1] He temporarily took control of the ship on 3 April 1944 when Meyer was badly wounded during the Operation Tungsten air attack on the Tirpitz.[2] Junge was subsequently confirmed in this role during May.[1][3] However, he was unpopular with the battleship's crew as he was perceived to have had little experience operating warships at sea.[4] Junge handed command of Tirpitz to Kapitän zur See Robert Weber in November 1944;[1] Weber was formerly the first officer of the ship. Junge had been appointed as a staff officer at the OKM in that month.[5]
References
[edit]- Citations
- ^ a b c Koop & Schmolke 2014, p. 67.
- ^ Bishop 2012, pp. 307.
- ^ Bishop 2012, pp. 339.
- ^ Bishop 2012, pp. 347.
- ^ Mallmann Showell 2009.
- Works consulted
- Bishop, Patrick (2012). Target Tirpitz. London: Harper Press. ISBN 9780007431199.
- Koop, Gerhard; Schmolke, Klaus-Peter (2014). Battleships of the Bismarck Class: Warships of the Kriegsmarine. Barnsley, United Kingdom: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1473846692.
- Mallmann Showell, Jak P. (2009). Hitler's Navy: A Reference Guide to the Kreigsmarine 1935-1945. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Books. ISBN 9781783469178.
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