Carl-August Landfermann

Carl-August Landfermann
Born	(1914-07-14)14 July 1914 Dortmund
Died	Hagen
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kriegsmarine
Rank	Kapitänleutnant
Unit	Schlesien cruiser Köln U-146, U-38, U-181
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Dr.-Ing. Carl-August Landfermann (14 July 1914 in Dortmund – 18 November 2003 in Hagen) 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.

Landfermann was stationed on 181 under the command of Wolfgang Lüth when U-181 made the second longest patrol in U-boat history. When U-181 returned from this patrol Landfermann received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 October 1943 from Großadmiral Karl Dönitz, after Lüth had recommended him for the second time.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd class (25 June 1941)
  • 1st class (21 January 1943)
• U-boat War Badge (1939) (24 June 1941)
• U-boat Front Clasp in Bronze (12 October 1944)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 October 1943 as Oberleutnant (Ing.) of the Reserves and chief engineer of U-181

References

Bibliography

• Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (2003). Der U-Boot-Krieg 1939–1945 — Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 (in German). Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn Germany: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn. ISBN 978-3-8132-0515-2. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Kurowski, Franz (1995). Knight's Cross Holders of the U-Boat Service. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-88740-748-2.
• Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87943-355-1.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

• uboat.net
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Ritterkreuzträger 1939–45
• Focus online
• World War 2 Awards