Zymalkowski, Felix, Prof. Dr. (Schnellboot)
- Date of birth:
- August 13th, 1913 (Berlin-Grunau/Brandenburg, Germany)
- Date of death:
- August 17th, 2004 (Bonn/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Crew of 1934
01.03.1943: promoted to Korvettenkapitän
00.09.1939-00.00.1940: 2nd.S Flot.
00.11.1940-00.00.1941: Kdt, "S 22"
00.03.1941-00.12.1941: Kdt, "S 39"
00.01.1942-00.02.1942: (1.F) (2.F)
00.04.1942-00.11.1942: Kdt, "S 67"
00.12.1942-00.05.1945: Kdt, 8th. S Flot.
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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Korvettenkapitän (Lieutenant Commander)
- Unit:
- Chef, 8. Schnellbootsflotille
- Awarded on:
- April 10th, 1945
“This successful Flotilla commander has demonstrated fearlessness, bravado and resilience. Zymalkowski emerged victorious in numerous engagements as a result of his tactical skill, and with his boats he has sunk 11 ships (with 35000 GRT) a destroyer and 5 security vessels as well as 4 aircraft.”
By the time of his award he had participated in 139 missions.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Korvettenkapitän (Lieutenant Commander)
- Unit:
- Flottillenchef, 8. Schnellbootsflottille
- Awarded on:
- December 27th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- March 6th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 14th, 1940
Orden de la Mehdauia, Officer
- Period:
- Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
- Awarded on:
- November 5th, 1937
- Awarded on:
- April 1st, 1938
- Period:
- Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
- Awarded on:
- June 6th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 26th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- December 20th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 22nd, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 22nd, 1941
Vapaudenristin 4.luokka (VR 4)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- February 20th, 1942
Sources
- Photo 1: Gordon Williamson
- - DÖRR, MANFRED, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehmacht 1939–1945, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1996.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
- Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
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