Waldemar Holst
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Waldemar Holst | |
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Born | Hanover |
14 September 1907
Died | 17 May 1975 Hamburg |
(aged 67)
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Years of service | 1927–45 1956–65 |
Rank | Korvettenkapitän (Wehrmacht) Kapitän zur See (Bundeswehr) |
Unit | SSS Niobe Berlin |
Commands held | 4. Räumbootflottille |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Waldemar August Johannes Holst (14 September 1907 – 17 May 1975) was a Korvettenkapitän 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. In the Bundesmarine he attained the rank of Kapitän zur See.
Awards
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Kriegsabzeichen für Minensuch-, Ubootsjagd-, und Sicherungsverbände (5 November 1940)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 20 November 41 as Korvettenkapitän in the 4. Räumbootsflottille[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 December 1942 as Korvettenkapitän and chief of the 4. Räumbootsflottille[3]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Dörr, Manfred (1995). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2453-2. Unknown parameter
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- 1907 births
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- People from Hanover
- People from the Province of Hanover
- Reichsmarine personnel
- Kriegsmarine personnel
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German Navy personnel