Eberhard Wolfram
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Eberhard Wolfram
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| Born | 24 July 1882 Gerbstedt |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Hamburg |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
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 Kaiserliche Marine Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1900–43 |
| Rank | Vizeadmiral |
| Unit | SMS Charlotte SMS Kaiser Karl der Große SMS Tiger SMS Westfalen |
| Battles/wars | World War I
World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Eberhard Wolfram (24 July 1882 – 6 January 1947) was a Vizeadmiral with the Kriegsmarine during 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
- Iron Cross (1914)
- Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (1 August 1916)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (14 February 1919)[1]
- Service award (Prussia) (5 March 1922)[1]
- Friedrich August Cross 1st Class (5 March 1922)[1]
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- Minesweepers, Sub-Chasers and Escort-Vessel War Badge
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 25 May 1941 as Konteradmiral and Befehshaber der Sicherung der Nordsee (Commander-in-Chief of the security North Sea)[2]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Dörr, Manfred (1996) (in German). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 2: L–Z. Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-2497-2.
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External links
- Eberhard Wolfram @ Geocities at the Wayback Machine (archived October 29, 2009)
- Eberhard Wolfram @ Deutsche Marinesoldaten
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| Chief of Staff of the Naval Operations | ||
| Marinegruppenbefehlshaber Ost | ||
| Marinegruppenbefehlshaber West |
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| Commander of the security of the North Sea |
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| Commander of the security of the Baltic Sea | ||
| Commanding Admiral Aegean Sea | ||
| Commanding Admiral Ostland |
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| Commanding Admiral Norwegian West Coast | ||
| Commanding Admiral Eastern Baltic Sea |
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| Commanding Admiral Black Sea | ||
| Commander-in-chief of the German Naval Commando in Italy | ||
| Commander-in-Chief of the battleships | ||
| Commander-in-Chief of the reconnaissance forces | ||
| Leader of the E-boats |
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| Leader of the mine sweepers | ||
| Leader of the torpedo boats | ||
| Befehlshaber der U-Boote |
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| Leader of the Kampfgruppe Oslo | ||
| Commander-in-Chief of the Kampfgruppe Thiele |
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1 Knight's Cross as Befehlshaber der U-Boote 2 Knight's Cross as commander of heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer 3 Knight's Cross as Commanding Admiral Ostland, Oak Leaves as Commanding Admiral Eastern Baltic Sea. 4 Knight's Cross as chief of the 2. Schnellbootflottille. 5 Knight's Cross as commander of heavy cruiser Lützow
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- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
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