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Wilcke, Hans (Kriegsmarine)

Date of birth:
February 6th, 1909 (Rostock)
Date of death:
October 14th, 1942 (Cap de la Hague, Channel)
Buried on:
Commonwealth War Graves Marigny-le-Grand
Plot: 2. Row: 51. Grave: 1980.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Crew of 1927
00.04.1939-00.10.1940: Kdt, Torpedoboot "KONDOR"
Gruppe 5 (Oslo), Operation WESERÜBUNG, Norway - fightings in the harbour of Horten
00.06.1940-00.07.1940: escorted the SCHARNHORST and the GNEISENAU from Trondheim to Kiel
00.10.1940-00.05.1941: Personaloffizier, P I c, Stationskommando Nordsee
00.05.1941-00.10.1942: Flottillenchef, 3.Torpedobootsflottille
01.11.1941: promoted to Korvettenkapitän
14.10.1942: Kdt, Führerboot, "T 14", KIA when Hilfskreuzer "Komet" mistakenly opened fire on the deck of the T14
posthumously promoted to Fregattenkapitän - RDA 01.10.1942

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Korvettenkapitän (Lieutenant Commander)
Unit:
Chef, 3. Torpedobootsflottille, Kriegsmarine
Awarded on:
October 12th, 1943
posthumously awarded
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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