Wolf Junge
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Wolf Junge | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 3, 1903 |
| Died | 21 February 1964 (aged 61) |
| Allegiance | Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine |
| Service years | 1922 – 1945 |
| Rank | Captain at sea |
| Conflicts | World War II |
Wolf Junge (5 January 1903 – 21 February 1964) was a German naval officer of World War II. As a Kapitän zur See, he was appointed the executive officer of the battleship Tirpitz in August 1943 under Kapitän zur See Hans Meyer.[1] He temporarily took control of the ship on 3 April 1944 when Meyer was badly wounded during the Operation Tungsten air attack on the Tirpitz.[2] Junge was subsequently confirmed in this role during May.[1][3] However, he was unpopular with the battleship's crew as he was perceived to have had little experience operating warships at sea.[4] Junge handed command of Tirpitz to Kapitän zur See Robert Weber in November 1944;[1] Weber was formerly the first officer of the ship. Junge had been appointed as a staff officer at the OKM in that month.[5]
