Fritz-Julius Lemp
German World War II U-boat commander
Died when: 28 years 79 days (338 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Fritz-Julius Lemp (19 February 1913 – 9 May 1941) was a captain in the Kriegsmarine during World War II and commander of U-28, U-30 and U-110.
He sank the British passenger liner SS Athenia in September 1939, in violation of the Hague conventions.Germany's responsibility for the sinking was suppressed by Admiral Karl Dönitz and the Nazi propaganda.
Lemp died on 9 May 1941 when the U-boat he commanded was captured.
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