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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 May
16th 1940 |
Kptlt.
Heinz Birnbacher
June 17th 1940 Commander 1. SFltl |
K.Kpt.
Rudolf Petersen
August 4th 1940 Commander 2. SFltl |
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Oblt.z.S.
Kurt Fimmen
August 14th 1940 CO in 1. SFltl |
Oblt.z.S.
Götz Frhr. v. Mirbach
August 14th 1940 CO in 2. SFltl |
Oblt.z.S.
Werner Töniges
FEbruary 25th 1941 CO in 1. SFltl |
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Kptlt.
Bernd Klug
Mrch 12th 1941 CO in 1. SFltl l |
Oblt.z.S.
Klaus Feldt
April 25th 1941 CO in 2. SFltl |
Oblt.z.S.
Georg Christiansen
May 8th 1941 CO in 1. SFltl |
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Siegfr. Wuppermann
August 3rd 1941 CO in 3. SFltl |
Kptlt.
Niels Bätge
January 4th 1942 Commander 4. SFltl |
Kptlt.
Friedrich Kemnade
Juls 23rd 1942 Commander 3. SFltl |
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Hermann Büchting
April 22nd 1943 CO in 1. SFltl |
Oblt.z.S.d.R.
Horst Weber
July 5th 1943 CO in 3. SFltl |
Kptlt.
Karl Müller
July 8th 1943 CO in 5. SFltl |
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Karl-Erhard Karcher
August 13rh 1943 CO in 4. SFltl |
Oblt.z.S.
Karl-Friedrich Künzel
December 12th 1943 CO in 1. SFltl |
Kptlt.
Albert Müller
December 13th 1943 CO in 3. SFltl |
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Oblt.z.S.
Karl-Degenh. Schmidt
Decdember 22nd 1943 CO in 3. SFltl |
Kptlt.
Kurt Johannsen *)
June 14th 1944 Commander 5. SFltl |
Oblt.z.S.
Heinz Haag
November 25th 1944 CO in 3. SFltl |
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K.Kpt
Felix Zymalkowski
April 10th 1945 Commander 8. SFlt |
Kptlt.
Jens Matzen
MAy 2nd 1945 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 August 14th 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
November 13th 1942 CO in 1. SFltl |
Kptlt.
Siegfried Wuppermann
April 14th 1943 CO in 3. SFltl |
K.Kpt.
Friedrich Kemnade
May 27th 1943 Commander 3. SFltl |
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Georg Christiansen
November 13th 1943 Commander 1. SFltl |
K.Kpt.
Bernd Klug
Jauary 1st 1944 Commander 5. SFltl |
K.Kpt.
Klaus Feldt
January 1st 1944 Commander 2. SFltl |
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Rudolf Petersen
June 13th 1944 Führer der S-Boote (F.d.S.) |
Kptlt
Götz Frhr. v. Mirbach
June 14th 1944 Commander 9. SFltl |