Georg Olschewski
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Georg Olschewski
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Born | Horstmar, Westphalia |
2 June 1911
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Immenstaad |
Allegiance | Weimar Republic Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
Service/ |
Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine German Navy |
Years of service | 1928–45 1957–67 |
Rank | Leutnant (Ing.) Fregattenkapitän |
Unit | U-177 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Georg Olschewski (2 June 1911, Horstmar, Westphalia – 29 September 1996, Immenstaad) was a German chief engineer on a U-boat in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (2 October 1936)[1]
- Sudetenland Medal (3 October 1939)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- U-boat War Badge (1939) (1 June 1942)[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 April 1944 as Oberleutnant (Ing.) and chief engineer on U-66[3]
- Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Verdienstkreuz am Bande (29 September 1967)[4]
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