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Behrens, Gerhard (S 225)

Date of birth:
September 30th, 1922
Date of death:
August 16th, 2010
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

00.03.1943-00.08.1944: Kdt, "S 47"
00.09.1944-00.00.1945: 1. Flottille
00.00.1945: Kdt, "S 225"

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant zur See
Unit:
Kommandant, "S 225", 1. Schnellbootsflottille
Awarded on:
May 14th, 1945

The order by Dönitz that al awarding after 8th May 1945 are not legitimate, this is a non-legitimate awarding.
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Sources

  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
    - Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X

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