Date of birth:

March 5th, 1894 (Berlin/Brandenburg, Germany)

Date of death:

December 23rd, 1985 (Kiel/Schleswick-Holstein, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Career:
?: Hafenkommandant Dieppe;
?: Hafenkommandant St. Malo;
August 17th, 1944 - May 14th, 1946: Amerikaans Krijgsgevangene.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Kapitän zur See (Captain Royal Navy)

Unit:

Hafenkommandant St. Malo

Awarded on:

August 12th, 1944

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Kapitän zur See (Captain Royal Navy)

Unit:

Hafenkommandant St. Malo

Awarded on:

August 18th, 1944

Awarded the Knight’s Cross for his defense of the St. Malo harbour. Thanks to his efforts a US Brigade was tied down and received heavy losses.

• Photo 1: Known to STIWOT
• - DÖRR, MANFRED, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehmacht 1939–1945, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1995.
  - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.