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Grau, Peter (Kriegsmarine)

Date of birth:
September 30th, 1893 (Hamburg/Hamburg, Germany)
Date of death:
September 15th, 1960
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Peter Grau served as Kommandant Troßschiff "Nordmark" and Hafenkommandant La Spezia.
00.12.1938-00.04.1943: Kdt, 'Nordmark'
01.10.1941: promoted to Fregattenkapitän der Reserve

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
1934
Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Fregattenkapitän (Commander)
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Fregattenkapitän (Commander)
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 1er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Fregattenkapitän der Reserve
Unit:
Kommandant, Troßschiff "Nordmark"
Awarded on:
November 20th, 1941
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Kapitän zur See (Captain Royal Navy)
Unit:
'Nordmark'
Awarded on:
June 29th, 1942
Kriegsverdienstwimpel

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