Fritz-Julius Lemp

Infobox Military Person
name=Fritz-Julius Lemp
born=birth date|1913|2|19|df=y
died=dda|1941|5|9|1913|2|19|df=y
placeofbirth=Qingdao, China
placeofdeath=North Atlantic


caption=
nickname=
allegiance=flagicon|Weimar Republic Weimar Republic (to 1945)
flagicon|Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
branch=navy|Weimar Republic
navy|Nazi Germany
serviceyears=1931 – 1941
rank=Kapitänleutnant
commands="U-28"
"U-30"
"U-110"
unit=
battles=World War II
*Battle of the Atlantic (1939-1945)
awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
laterwork=

Fritz-Julius Lemp (19 February 1913 – 9 May 1941) was a "Kapitänleutnant" with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and commander of "U-28", "U-30" and "U-110". He is also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

"U-110" was captured on 9 May 1941 in the North Atlantic south of Iceland by the destroyers HMS Bulldog, HMS Broadway and the British corvette HMS Aubretia. Lemp wanted to avoid U-110, especially the Enigma cipher machine, to fall into the hands of the enemy and attempted to swim back. He was never seen again. He may have been shot in the water by a British sailor (as testified by a German eyewitness), but his fate is unknown.

Awards

* Spanish Cross in Bronze
* Iron Cross (1939)
** 2nd Class (27 September 1939)
** 1st Class (18 January 1940)
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (14 August 1940)

References

* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
* Kurowski, Franz (1995). "Knight's Cross Holders of the U-Boat Service". Schiffer Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-88740-748-X.
* Range, Clemens (1974). "Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine". Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 3-87943-355-0.

;External link
* [http://uboat.net/men/lemp.htm uboat.net]