"1916-05-20Z"^^ . "1945-01-13Z"^^ . "L\u00FCdden, Siegfried"@en . "Siegfried L\u00FCdden"@en . "German World War II U-boat commander" . "1916Z"^^ . "1936Z"^^ . . "1945Z"^^ . . . "Siegfried L\u00FCdden (20 May 1916 \u2013 13 January 1945) was a German U-boat commander in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. L\u00FCdden is credited with the sinking of 8 ships of 49,725 gross register tons (GRT) and one warship, the HMS Beverley, and damaging a further ship of 9,977 GRT."@en . . .