Ludwig von Friedeburg

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Dr. Dr. h.c. Ludwig-Ferdinand von Friedeburg
Ludwig von Friedeburg in 1975
Born	(1924-05-21)May 21, 1924 Wilhelmshaven
Died	May 17, 2010(2010-05-17) (aged 85) Frankfurt am Main
Service/branch	Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1941–1945
Commands held	U-155, U-4710
Spouse(s)	Ellen Schölch[1]
Relations	Robert von Friedeburg (1961–) Christoph von Friedeburg (1974–) Friedrich-Ferdinand von Friedeburg (1926–1991) Hans-Georg von Friedeburg
Other work	Minister for Education of Hesse

Ludwig von Friedeburg (21 May 1924, in

His father was Hans-Georg von Friedeburg, Commander-in-chief of the Kriegsmarine. During the last year of World War II, Ludwig von Friedeburg became the youngest U-boat-commander of Germany ever during war periods, aged only 20.^[1] He served as commander of U-155 and U-4710.

References

• Obituary

Bibliography

• Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1996). Die Deutschen U-Boot-Kommandanten [The German U-boat Commanders] (in German). Vol. I. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn, Germany: E.S. Mittler & Sohn. pp. 72–73.
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