On a journey of discovery to historical sites? Download the TracesOfWar app directly on Google Play or the Apple App Store.
Bleichrodt, Heinrich Carl Bernhard Rudolf "Ajax"
- Date of birth:
- October 21st, 1909 (Berga/Kyffhäuser, Germany)
- Date of death:
- January 9th, 1977 (Munich, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Do you have more information about this person? Inform us!
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Kapitänleutnant (Luitenant ter Zee 2e Klasse)
- Unit:
- Kommandant "U 48"
- Awarded on:
- July 25th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 21st, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Kapitänleutnant (Luitenant ter Zee 2e Klasse)
- Unit:
- Kommandant "U 48"
- Awarded on:
- September 24th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Kapitänleutnant (Luitenant ter Zee 2e Klasse)
- Unit:
- Kommandant "U 48"
- Awarded on:
- September 25th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 18th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 21st, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kommandant "U 48"
- Awarded on:
- October 24th, 1940
41st Award.
Croce Al Valore di Guerra
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 1st, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kommandant "U 109"
- Awarded on:
- September 23rd, 1942
125th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer
- - DIXON, JEREMY, The U-boat Commanders, Naval Institute Press, 2019.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1997.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
- 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
- Feldgrau.com
- Uboat.net
Photo
Looking for reliable information or news facts about WW2? Do you want to create your own battlefield tour to sights of wars from the past? Or are you interested in war medals and their recipients? TracesOfWar.com tells you more!
More information
© STIWOT, 1999-2023. All rights reserved. Privacy statement, cookies, disclaimer and copyright