Wolf Junge
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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 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]
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Wolf Junge | |
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Born | (1903-01-03)January 3, 1903 Schwarzenberg, Prussia, German Empire |
Died | 21 February 1964(1964-02-21) (aged 61) |
Allegiance | Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine |
Years of service | 1922–1945 |
Rank | Captain at sea |
Battles/wars | World War II |
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