Felix Zymalkowski
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Prof. Dr.
Felix Zymalkowski
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| Born | 13 August 1913 Berlin-Grünau |
| Died | 17 August 2004 (aged 91) Bonn |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
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 Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1934–45 |
| Rank | Korvettenkapitän |
| Unit | SSS Gorch Fock cruiser Karlsruhe cruiser Admiral Graf Spee battleship Gneisenau 1. Schnellbootsflottille 2. Schnellbootsflottille 8. Schnellbootsflottille |
| Commands held | Schnellboot S-14, S-22, S-39, S-67 8. Schnellbootsflottille |
| Battles/wars | Spanish Civil War World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
| Other work | professor of pharmaceutical chemistry |
Prof. Dr. Felix Zymalkowski (13 August 1913 in Berlin-Grünau – 17 August 2004 in Bonn) was a German Schnellboot commander in World War II, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and since 1963 professor of pharmaceutical chemistry. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Zymalkowski was a student of Karl Wilhelm Rosenmund at the University of Kiel. He achieved his habilitation in 1955 before he was called to the University of Bonn in 1963.[1][2]
On 27 November 1944 Zymalkowski married Barbara Zimmermann. The marriage produced two daughters, Katharina born 1946 and Brigitte born 1948.[3]
Awards
- Offizierkreuz des Spanisch-Marokkanischen Mehdauia-Ordens (5 November 1937)[4]
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (1 April 1938)[4]
- Spanish Cross in Bronze without Swords (6 June 1939)[4]
- Marokko-Kalif-Majedi-Orden (6 July 1939)[4]
- Memel Medal (26 October 1939)[4]
- Sudetenland Medal (20 December 1939)[4]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Fast Attack Craft War Badge (22 April 1941)[4]
- High Seas Fleet Badge (22 July 1941)[4]
- German Cross in Gold on 27 December 1943 as Korvettenkapitän in the 8. Schnellbootflottille[5]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (5 July 1943) as chief of the 8. Schnellbootflottille[6]
- Order of the Cross of Liberty IV. Klasse (20 February 1942)[4]
References
Citations
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- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 Dörr 1996, p. 387.
- ↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 534.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 460.
Bibliography
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External links
- Felix Zymalkowski in the German National Library catalogue
- Deutsches Marinearchiv
- World War 2 Awards
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1 Oak Leaves with Navy Group Command West. 2 Knight's Cross on Widder (HSK-3), Oak Leaves on Michel (HSK-9). 3 Knight's Cross with the 2. Räumbootsflottille, Oak Leaves with the 8. Räumbootsflottille.
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- People from the Province of Brandenburg
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- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Liberty, 4th Class
- Kriegsmarine personnel
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United Kingdom
- University of Kiel alumni
- University of Bonn faculty
- Reichsmarine personnel
