Wilhelm Anhalt
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Wilhelm Anhalt
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Born | Berlin |
28 March 1917
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Huntsville, Ontario |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
Service/ |
Kriegsmarine German Navy |
Years of service | 1936–45 1956–73 |
Rank | Kapitänleutnant (Wehrmacht) Fregattenkapitän (Bundeswehr) |
Unit | SMS Schlesien |
Commands held | Räumboot "R 38", "R 39" Minesweeper "M 84" 4. Räumbootflottille |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Cross of Merit on ribbon |
Johannes Friedrich Wilhelm Anhalt (28 March 1917 – 13 May 1979) was a Kapitänleutnant with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and recipient of the coveted 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
- Iron Cross (1939)
- German Cross in Gold on 12 February 1942 as Oberleutnant zur See on Räumboot "R 38"/3. Räumbootsflottille[2]
- Minensuch Kriegsabzeichen (12 November 1940)[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 July 1944 as Kapitänleutnant and chief of the 4. Räumbootsflottille[4][5]
- Cross of Merit on ribbon (Verdienstkreuz am Bande) (30 October 1972)[3]
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Categories:
- Articles containing German-language text
- 1917 births
- 1979 deaths
- Kriegsmarine personnel
- People from Berlin
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- German Navy personnel
- People from the Province of Brandenburg