Günther Prien (January 16, 1908 – presumed March 7, 1941) was a German U-boat commander during World War II. He was the first commander of a U-boat to receive the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and the first member of the Kriegsmarine to receive the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves in Nazi Germany. At the time of its award, it was the highest military decoration in Germany. Under Prien's command, U-47 sank over 30 Allied ships totaling approximately 200,000 tons, including the British battleship HMS Royal Oak in Scapa Flow.
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January 16, 1908 Facts
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غونتر برين belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Osterfeld
Place of Death: Atlantic Ocean
Cause of Death: killed in action
Educated At: Königin Carola Gymnasium | Naval Academy at Mürwik | Katharineum
Occupation: soldier | military personnel
Employers: merchant marine
Awards Received: Iron Cross 1st Class | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves | Wehrmacht Long Service Award | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | Iron Cross 2nd Class
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for January 16, 1908
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 16, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for January 16, 2026 |
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| Sun | 25 Capricorn 12 | 26 Capricorn 34 | 22 Taurus 30 |
| Moon | 5 Cancer 2 | 2 Capricorn 36 | 21 Libra 39 |
| Mercury | 26 Capricorn 37 | 23 Capricorn 25 | 29 Taurus 40 |
| Venus | 25 Aquarius 14 | 28 Capricorn 58 | 6 Cancer 46 |
| Mars | 3 Aries 51 | 24 Capricorn 48 | 24 Gemini 12 |
| Jupiter | 10 Leo 3 | 19 Cancer 16 | 6 Leo 13 |
| Saturn | 23 Pisces 29 | 27 Pisces 10 | 6 Aries 51 |
| Uranus | 13 Capricorn 31 | 27 Taurus 37 | 16 Capricorn 40 |
| Neptune | 13 Cancer 10 | 29 Pisces 45 | 12 Cancer 47 |
| Pluto | 23 Gemini 13 | 3 Aquarius 12 | 23 Gemini 33 |
| Rahu | 13 Cancer 38 | 11 Pisces 20 | 7 Cancer 23 |
| Ketu | 13 Capricorn 38 | 11 Virgo 20 | 7 Capricorn 23 |
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