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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

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Kapitänleutnant (Luitenant ter Zee 2e Klasse)
Unit:
Kommandant "U 48"
Awarded on:
July 25th, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 21st, 1940
Wehrmachtbericht
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Kapitänleutnant (Luitenant ter Zee 2e Klasse)
Unit:
Kommandant "U 48"
Awarded on:
September 24th, 1940
U-boot Kriegsabzeichen (ohne Brillianten)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Kapitänleutnant (Luitenant ter Zee 2e Klasse)
Unit:
Kommandant "U 48"
Awarded on:
September 25th, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 18th, 1940
Wehrmachtbericht
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 21st, 1940
Wehrmachtbericht
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
Unit:
Kommandant "U 48"
Awarded on:
October 24th, 1940
Awarded for sinking 14 ships (with 77524 GRT) and damaging 1 more ship (with 5136 GRT). Among the sunk vessels included the British sloop “HMS Dundee”.

41st Award.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
November 1st, 1941
Croce Al Valore di Guerra
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
Unit:
Kommandant "U 109"
Awarded on:
September 23rd, 1942
Awarded for sinking a further 11 ships (with 74796 GRT) and damaging 1 more ship (with 6548 GRT).

125th Award.
Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub

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