Gustav Forstmann

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Gustav Forstmann
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Gustav Forstmann (right), Erich Grundmann (centre), war correspondent Augst (left)
Born (1908-06-10)10 June 1908
Kiel
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Wedel
Allegiance Weimar Republic Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany (to 1945)
 West Germany
Service/branch  Reichsmarine
 Kriegsmarine
 German Navy
Years of service 1930–45
1957–66
Rank Fregattenkapitän
Unit SSS Niobe
cruiser Emden
Schleswig-Holstein
Commands held 1. Räumbootflottille
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Gustav Forstmann (10 June 1908 – 2 February 1985) was a Fregattenkapitän with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a 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. After World War II he served in the Bundesmarine attaining the rank of Kapitän zur See.

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Citations

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Dörr 1995, p. 185.
  2. Scherzer 2007, p. 314.
  3. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 118.

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