. . . "German World War II U-boat commander" . . "1910-09-19Z"^^ . "(to 1933)" . . . "1930Z"^^ . . . "1910Z"^^ . . . "1943-10-13Z"^^ . . "Korvettenkapit\u00E4n Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner (19 September 1910 \u2013 13 October 1943) was a German U-boat commander during World War II. He was also a 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. He and his entire crew of U-402 were killed in action on 13 October 1943."@en . "Forstner, Siegfried von"@en . "1943Z"^^ . "Siegfried von Forstner"@en . . . .