Herbert Kuppisch
{{Short description|German naval officer}}
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|birth_date={{birth date|1909|12|10|df=y}}
|death_date={{death date and age|1943|8|27|1909|12|10|df=y}}
|birth_place=
|death_place={{GS|U-847||2}}, Sargasso Sea, off El Hierro, Azores
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|allegiance={{flag|Nazi Germany}}
|branch=Kriegsmarine
|serviceyears=
|rank=Kapitänleutnant
|commands={{GS|U-58|1939|2}}
{{GS|U-94|1940|2}}
{{GS|U-516||2}}
{{GS|U-847||2}}
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|battles=Battle of the Atlantic
|awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
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Herbert Kuppisch (10 December 1909 – 27 August 1943) was a German naval officer during World War II and commander of {{GS|U-58|1939|2}}, {{GS|U-94|1940|2}}, {{GS|U-516||2}}, and {{GS|U-847||2}}. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Kuppisch and the crew of U-847 were killed by aircraft from the US escort carrier {{USS|Card|CVE-11|6}} on 27 August 1943.
Awards
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (4 October 1937)Busch & Röll 2003, p. 124.
- Sudetenland Medal (20 December 1939)
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (5 December 1939) & 1st Class (4 May 1940)
- U-boat War Badge (4 May 1940)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 May 1941 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-94Scherzer 2007, p. 487.
References
=Citations=
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=Bibliography=
{{Refbegin}}
- {{Cite book
|last1=Busch
|first1=Rainer
|last2=Röll
|first2=Hans-Joachim
|year=2003
|title=Der U-Boot-Krieg 1939–1945 — Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945
|trans-title=The U-Boat War 1939–1945 — The Knight's Cross Bearers of the U-Boat Force from September 1939 to May 1945
|language=German
|location=Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn Germany
|publisher=Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn
|isbn=978-3-8132-0515-2
}}
- {{Cite book
|last=Scherzer
|first=Veit
|year=2007
|title=Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives
|trans-title=The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives
|language=German
|location=Jena, Germany
|publisher=Scherzers Militaer-Verlag
|isbn=978-3-938845-17-2
}}
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Category:Military personnel from Hamburg
Category:Kriegsmarine personnel killed in World War II
Category:U-boat commanders (Kriegsmarine)
Category:Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross