WW2 German Death Card of Kriegsmarine Sailor Erwin Lambert. Erwin was an Obergefreiter in the German Kriegsmarine. He was an Artillery Mechanic. On December 28th 1943, Erwin died a seaman’s death in combat during the Battle of The Bay of Biscay. He was either on the German Destroyer Z-27 or the Torpedo Boat 26. The Battle of the Bay of Biscay, or Operation Bernau, was a naval action that took place on 28 December 1943 during World War II as part of the Atlantic campaign. The battle took place in the Bay of Biscay between two light cruisers of the British Royal Navy, and a destroyer and a torpedo boat flotilla of the German Kriegsmarine hoping to intercept and escort a blockade runner. The battle was fought as part of the Allied Operation Stonewall which was to intercept German blockade runners off the west coast of France. In the confused action that followed the two British cruisers HMS Enterprise and HMS Glasgow respectively sank T26, together with her sister ship T25 and the destroyer Z27.
