Stamer, Dr. phil., Heinz

Date of birth:: November 4th, 1887 (Breslau/Silesia, Germany)
Date of death:: November 3rd, 1958 (Hamburg/Hamburg, Germany)
Nationality:: German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

03.04.1907: Seekadett
21.04.1908: Fähnrich zur See
28.09.1910: Leutnant zur See
13.04.1914: Oberleutnant zur See d.R.
18.09.1918: Kapitänleutnant
30.10.1939-10.06.1940: Kdr, Vorpostenboot, V-812 'Amtsgerichtsrat Pitschke', 8. Vorpostenflottille
01.09.1940: Korvettenkapitän z.V.
11.06.1940-00.03.1945: Chef, 8. Vorpostenflottille, Cuxhaven, Wesermünde

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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Korvettenkapitän z.V. (Lieutenant-Commander)
Unit:: Flottillenchef, 8. Vorpostenflottille
Awarded on:: July 2nd, 1943

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Korvettenkapitän z.V. (Lieutenant-Commander)
Unit:: Chef, 8. VP-Flottille
Awarded on:: April 20th, 1945

Awarded for his successful leadership of the 8. Vorpostenflottille, which operated between the Elbe river and Rotterdam in the time period 1940-1945. He received it in recognition of his consistently competent leadership, which resulted in a large number of small successes rather than one big one. Countless German supply ships owed their safe passage to the security provided by his forces. The ships under his command also achieved a number of materiel successes themselves, which included the destruction/severe damaging of the following...

- 7 aircraft
- 2 submarines
- 2 motor torpedo boats.