Willi Lechtenbörger

Dipl. Ing. Willi Lechtenbörger (2 February 1914 in Bottrop – 27 August 1943 in the Sargasso Sea) was a German chief engineer on a U-boat in World War II and a posthumous recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Willi Lechtenbörger and the entire crew of U-847 under the command of Herbert Kuppisch were killed by aircraft from the US escort carrier USS "Card" on 27 August 1943.

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/lechtenboerger.htm uboat.net]
* [http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/L/LechtenboergerW.htm Lexikon der Wehrmacht]