Blau, Josef Richard

1922 - 1944  (22 years)    Has 26 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Blau, Josef Richard
  Born	16 Oct 1922	Osburg, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Family History Document	Family History Book: Note in Osburg Family book "Sohn Josef Richard ist mit Kreigsschiff Tirpi tz versuncken" Son Josef Richard has sunk with war ship Tirpitz. "Tirpitz " (named after the WW1 admiral Alfred von Tirpitz) was a german B attleship that sunk after being hit by british bombers in November 12 19 44 in Norway with a loss of nearly 1.000 men. Sinking the Tirpitz - The largest and fastest battleship cruising Europe an waters, the Tirpitz was the pride of Germany's Kriegsmarine and the sco urge of Britain's Royal Navy. In Norway, the Tirpitz lurked in the fjord s, threatening vital Arctic and Atlantic convoys, and became Churchill's o bsession. Yet no matter what U.S. and British naval and air forces thr ew at her, they couldn't stop her--each time she was damaged, she was mend ed. Until she met her nemesis in the massive 12,000-pound Tallboy bomb
  Died	12 Nov 1944	War - World War II - Tripitz
  Person ID	I38460	1FamilyTree | JaysRelated
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	Blau, Jakob,   b. 15 May 1875, Osburg, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany ,   d. 20 May 1948, Osburg, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Lui, Maria,   b. 3 Oct 1890, Osburg, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany ,   d. 7 Jul 1953, Osburg, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany  (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F12403	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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