Date of birth:

September 14th, 1907 (Hannover/Hannover, Germany)

Date of death:

May 17th, 1975 (Hamburg, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Korvettenkapitän

Unit:

Flottillenchef der 4.Räumbootsflottille

Awarded on:

November 20th, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Korvettenkapitän (Lieutenant Commander)

Unit:

Chef 4.Räumbootsflottille

Awarded on:

December 3rd, 1942

The following press release describes why Holst would be awarded the Knight’s Cross…

“Korvettenkapitän Waldemar Holst has proven to be an outstanding commander of a Räumbootsflottille. Especially noteworthy is his units’ destruction of 2 fast attack boats and 10 aircraft over the course of 34 enemy attacks as well as the recovery of 49 downed German pilots from the English Channel. It has furthermore cleared a total of 376 naval mines.”

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

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