Otto
Eduard
Weddigen
Born in Herford, Westphalia, Germany
Ancestors 
Brother of
Thusnelde Louise Johanne (Weddigen) Bünte, Rudolph Julius Friedrich Weddigen, Eduard Arnold Weddigen, Hermine Johanne Weddigen, Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Weddigen, Friedrich Julius Carl Weddigen, Julius Hermann Ferdinand Weddigen, Luise Paula Weddigen, Wilhelm Friedrich Weddigen and Eduard Martin Ernst Weddigen
Husband of
Irma Victorine (Prencke) Bünte
— married
16 Aug 1914 (to 18 Mar 1915) in Wilhelmshaven, Wittmund, Hanover, Prussia, Germany
[children unknown]
Died
at age 32
in Pentland Firth, Scotland
Profile last modified
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Biography
Otto Eduard Weddigen was born in Herford, Westphalia, Germany, 15 Sep 1882. He was the son of Eduard Weddigen and Thusnelde Humfeld.[1]
Kapitänleutnant Otto Weddigen, World War U-Boat commander, was awarded the Iron Cross (first class) amongst other medals.[2][3]
Death of Otto Eduard Weddigen, 18 Mar 1915.[2]
- Otto Eduard Weddigen (15 Sep 1882–18 Mar 1915), Möltenort U-Boat Memorial, Heikendorf, Kreis Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.[4]
Sources
- ↑ Family tree
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wikipedia: Otto Weddigen
- ↑ Britannica: Otto Weddigen
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #53732910
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Categories: Killed in Action, Germany, World War I | Iron Cross 1st Class (Prussia) | Imperial German Navy, World War I