Fritz Poske
| Fritz Poske | |
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| Born |
23 October 1904 Berlin-Schöneberg |
| Died | 1 October 1984 (aged 79) Wachtberg |
| Allegiance |
 Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany(to 1945) West Germany
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| Service/branch |
 Reichsmarine KriegsmarineSeegrenzschutz  German Navy
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| Years of service | 1923–45 1951–63 |
| Rank | Kapitän zur See |
| Unit |
battleship Braunschweig torpedo boat T-151 cruiser Hamburg SSS Niobe cruiser Berlin tender Nordsee survey vessel Panther battleship Schleswig-Holstein tender M-134 torpedo boat Albatross battleship Schlesien cruiser Nürnberg cruiser Königsberg |
| Commands held | tender Nordsee torpedo boat T-155 Aviso Grille U-504 |
| Awards |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Order of Merit |
Hans-Georg Friedrich "Fritz" Poske (23 October 1904 in Berlin-Schöneberg – 1 October 1984 in Wachtberg) was a German U-boat commander in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He also commanded the Aviso Grille, Adolf Hitler's state yacht.
As commander of U-504 Fritz Poske is credited with the sinking of 15 ships for a total of 78,123 gross register tons (GRT) and further damaging another ship of 7,176 GRT that it had to be considered a total loss.
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