Helmut Fiehn
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Kapitanleutnant Helmut Fiehn (February 19, 1916 - April 23, 1943) was a German
Naval Commander during the Second World War.
He was born on the 19th of February 1916 in Koningsberg, Germany. In 1935 he joined the German military as a trainee in the Luftwaffe
, where he rose to the rank of Oberleutnant in 1939. At the outbreak of the war, Fiehn transferred to the Navy where he was given the rank of Kapitanleutnant and awarded the Iron Cross
2nd Class. In 1942 he was given commission of U-191. After departing form Bergen
on the 17th of March 1943, U-191 was attacked and destroyed by HMS Hesperus, and Fiehn died along with the entire crew on April 23, 1943.
Helmut Fiehn is the older brother of former German journalist John Fiehn, who is known for being the first journalist to report the construction of the Berlin Wall
during the Cold War
.
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
Naval Commander during the Second World War.
He was born on the 19th of February 1916 in Koningsberg, Germany. In 1935 he joined the German military as a trainee in the Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....
, where he rose to the rank of Oberleutnant in 1939. At the outbreak of the war, Fiehn transferred to the Navy where he was given the rank of Kapitanleutnant and awarded the Iron Cross
Iron Cross
The Iron Cross is a cross symbol typically in black with a white or silver outline that originated after 1219 when the Kingdom of Jerusalem granted the Teutonic Order the right to combine the Teutonic Black Cross placed above a silver Cross of Jerusalem....
2nd Class. In 1942 he was given commission of U-191. After departing form Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
on the 17th of March 1943, U-191 was attacked and destroyed by HMS Hesperus, and Fiehn died along with the entire crew on April 23, 1943.
Helmut Fiehn is the older brother of former German journalist John Fiehn, who is known for being the first journalist to report the construction of the Berlin Wall
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin...
during the Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
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