Georg Pinkepank
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Georg Pinkepank
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| Born | 18 December 1907 Hanover |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Wilhelmshaven |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
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 Kriegsmarine German Navy |
| Rank | Korvettenkapitän (Wehrmacht) Fregattenkapitän (Bundeswehr) |
| Commands held | 2. Räumbootflottille |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Georg Gustav Albert Willi Pinkepank (18 December 1907 – 24 November 1979) 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.
Awards
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (24 June 1937)[1]
- Memel Medal (26 October 1939)[1]
- Sudetenland Medal (20 December 1939)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Minesweeper War Badge (5 November 1940)[1]
- Wound Badge (1939) in Black (13 August 1944)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 17 December 1943 as Korvettenkapitän in the 2. Räumbootsflottille[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 August 1944 as Korvettenkapitän and chief of the 2. Räumbootsflottille[3][4]
- Naval Front Clasp (May 1945)[1]
- Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 2nd Class[1]
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| Preceded by
Korvettenkapitän Jost Brökelmann
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Commander of the 2nd Räumboots Flotilla December 1942 – August 1944 (January 1945) |
Succeeded by initially disbanded Kapitänleutnant Hans-Joachim Merks |
| Preceded by
Korvettenkapitän Claus Henning von Grumbkow
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Commander of the 1st Minesweeper Flotilla October 1944 – 1946 |
Succeeded by — |
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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.
This along with the ? (question mark) indicates doubt regarding the veracity and formal correctness of the listing. see also List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the Kriegsmarine |
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