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Struggle for the middle sea
The Great Navies at War in the Mediterranean Theater, 1940-1945
O'Hara, Vincent P.
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Gustav Sieß
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/02)
| Successes 54 ships sunk for a total of 173.645 GRT 2 warships sunk for a total of 15.250 tons 9 ships damaged for a total of 35.657 GRT |
| Born: | 11 Dec 1883 | |
| Dead: |
  | Ranks
Decorations
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U-boat Commands
| U 73 | 9 Oct 1915 | - | 21 May 1917 |
| U 33 | 24 Sep 1916 | - | 1 Apr 1917 |
| U 65 | 19 Jul 1918 | - | 29 Sep 1918 |
Notes
Was awarded the Pour le Mérite on the 24th April 1918 in recognition of having sunk a total of 261.399 BRT of enemy shipping. Outside of the Mediterranean Siess sank 154.061 BRT of enemy shipping during three patrols with U73. In five long patrols in the same area he sank 107.338 BRT of enemy shipping.