Günther Prien (January 16, 1908 – presumed March 7, 1941) was a German U-boat commander during World War II. He was the first commander of a U-boat to receive the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and the first member of the Kriegsmarine to receive the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves in Nazi Germany. At the time of its award, it was the highest military decoration in Germany. Under Prien's command, U-47 sank over 30 Allied ships totaling approximately 200,000 tons, including the British battleship HMS Royal Oak in Scapa Flow.
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January 16, 1908 Facts
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غونتر برين belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Osterfeld
Place of Death: Atlantic Ocean
Cause of Death: killed in action
Educated At: Königin Carola Gymnasium | Naval Academy at Mürwik | Katharineum
Occupation: soldier | military personnel
Employers: merchant marine
Awards Received: Iron Cross 1st Class | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves | Wehrmacht Long Service Award | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | Iron Cross 2nd Class
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Ephemeris for January 16, 1908
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 16, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for January 16, 2024 |
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| Sun | 25 Capricorn 12 | 26 Capricorn 3 | 20 Taurus 34 |
| Moon | 5 Cancer 2 | 7 Aries 6 | 26 Virgo 15 |
| Mercury | 26 Capricorn 37 | 2 Capricorn 56 | 25 Taurus 21 |
| Venus | 25 Aquarius 14 | 21 Sagittarius 49 | 5 Cancer 8 |
| Mars | 3 Aries 51 | 9 Capricorn 2 | 22 Gemini 54 |
| Jupiter | 10 Leo 3 | 6 Taurus 1 | 5 Leo 59 |
| Saturn | 23 Pisces 29 | 4 Pisces 43 | 6 Aries 39 |
| Uranus | 13 Capricorn 31 | 19 Taurus 9 | 16 Capricorn 42 |
| Neptune | 13 Cancer 10 | 25 Pisces 22 | 12 Cancer 44 |
| Pluto | 23 Gemini 13 | 29 Capricorn 51 | 23 Gemini 30 |
| Rahu | 13 Cancer 38 | 20 Aries 2 | 7 Cancer 30 |
| Ketu | 13 Capricorn 38 | 20 Libra 2 | 7 Capricorn 30 |
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