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S-Boats in the Kriegsmarine 1935 - 1945
The S-Boat-Force of the Kriegsmarine were operating focal points of the 2. Worldwar.The crews fought ready to sacrifice until the last day of the war. The extraordinary braveness was honored by the award of 23 Knight's Crosses of the Iron Cross. The Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to nine officers.
Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the S-Boat-Force
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Oblt.z.S.
Hermann Opdenhoff 16.05.40 |
Kptlt.
Heinz Birnbacher
17.06.40 Commander 1. SFltl |
K.Kpt.
Rudolf Petersen
04.08.40 Commander 2. SFltl |
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Oblt.z.S.
Kurt Fimmen
14.08.40 CO in 1. SFltl |
Oblt.z.S.
Götz Frhr. v. Mirbach
14.08.40 CO in 2. SFltl |
Oblt.z.S.
Werner Töniges
25.02.41 CO in 1. SFltl |
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Kptlt.
Bernd Klug
12.03.41 CO in 1. SFltl l |
Oblt.z.S.
Klaus Feldt
25.04.41 CO in 2. SFltl |
Oblt.z.S.
Georg Christiansen
08.05.41 CO in 1. SFltl |
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Siegfr. Wuppermann
03.08.41 CO in 3. SFltl |
Kptlt.
Niels Bätge
04.01.42 Commander 4. SFltl |
Kptlt.
Friedrich Kemnade
23.07.42 Commander 3. SFltl |
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Hermann Büchting
22.04.43 CO in 1. SFltl |
Oblt.z.S.d.R.
Horst Weber
05.07.43 CO in 3. SFltl |
Kptlt.
Karl Müller
08.07.43 CO in 5. SFltl |
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Karl-Erhard Karcher
13.08.43 CO in 4. SFltl |
Oblt.z.S.
Karl-Friedrich Künzel
12.12.43 CO in 1. SFltl |
Kptlt.
Albert Müller
13.12.43 CO in 3. SFltl |
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Oblt.z.S.
Karl-Degenh. Schmidt
22.12.43 CO in 3. SFltl |
Kptlt.
Kurt Johannsen *)
14.06.44 Commander 5. SFltl |
Oblt.z.S.
Heinz Haag
25.11.44 CO in 3. SFltl |
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K.Kpt
Felix Zymalkowski
10.04.45 Commander 8. SFlt |
Kptlt.
Jens Matzen
02.05.45 Commander der 6. SFltl |
*) killed in action on same day at Le Havre
F.d.T., Kpt.z.S. Bütow, Cdr 1. SFltl, Kptlt. Birnbacher and Officers at the Award of the Knight's Cross to Oblt.z.S. Frhr. v. Mirbach and Oblt.z.S. Fimmen on 14.08.1940 - Picture from the heritage of Kpt. z.S. Künzel
Bearers of the Oakleaves to the Knight's Cross of the S-Boat-Force
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Werner Töniges
13.11.42 CO in 1. SFltl |
Kptlt.
Siegfried Wuppermann
14.04.43 CO in 3. SFltl |
K.Kpt.
Friedrich Kemnade
27.05.43 Commander 3. SFltl |
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Georg Christiansen
13.11.43 Commander 1. SFltl |
K.Kpt.
Bernd Klug
01.01.44 Commander 5. SFltl |
K.Kpt.
Klaus Feldt 01.01.44
Commander 2. SFltl |
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Rudolf Petersen
13.06.44 Führer der S-Boote (F.d.S.) |
Kptlt
Götz Frhr. v. Mirbach
14.06.44 Commander 9. SFltl |