Karl Neitzel
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Karl Neitzel | |
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Born | 30 January 1901 Kolberg |
Died | 13 November 1966 Kiel |
(aged 65)
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Service/branch | ![]() ![]() |
Years of service | 1924–45 |
Rank | Kapitän zur See |
Unit | Minesweeper M 126 Berlin Elsaß |
Commands held | Minesweeper M 75 U-510 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Karl Neitzel (30 January 1901 – 13 November 1966) was a German U-boat commander 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.
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Summary of career
Ships attacked
As commander of U-510, Neitzel is credited with the sinking of three merchant ships totalling 14,128 gross register tons (GRT), damaging another two ships of 14,368 GRT that it had to be considered a total loss and damaging seven further ships of 49,587 GRT.
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) |
Fate |
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2 August 1942 | Maldonado | ![]() |
5,285 | Sunk |
10 August 1942 | Alexia | ![]() |
8,016 | Damaged |
19 August 1942 | Cressington Court | ![]() |
4,971 | Sunk |
31 October 1942 | Alaska | ![]() |
5,681 | Damaged |
9 March 1943 | George C. Meade | ![]() |
7,176 | Damaged |
9 March 1943 | James K. Polk | ![]() |
7,177 | Total loss |
9 March 1943 | James Smith | ![]() |
7,181 | Damaged |
9 March 1943 | James Rodman Drake | ![]() |
7,181 | Damaged |
9 March 1943 | Kelvinbank | ![]() |
3,872 | Sunk |
9 March 1943 | Mark Hanna | ![]() |
7,176 | Damaged |
9 March 1943 | Tabitha Brown | ![]() |
7,176 | Sunk |
9 March 1943 | Thomas Ruffin | ![]() |
7,191 | Total loss |
Awards
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 2nd Class (2 October 1936)[1]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (10 January 1940)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 1st Class (23 March 1940)[2]
- Minesweeper War Badge (1940)
- U-boat War Badge (1939) (September 1942)[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 March 1943 as Korvettenkapitän and commander of U-510[3]
References
Citations
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. Unknown parameter
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- Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87943-355-1. Unknown parameter
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External links
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "Karl Neitzel". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 27 November 2013.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- "Karl Neitzel". Lexikon der Wehrmacht (in German). Retrieved 27 November 2013.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Korvettenkapitän Karl Weniger |
Commander of the 1st Minesweeper Flotilla December 1939 – March 1941 |
Succeeded by Fregattenkapitän Karl Bergelt |
Preceded by Korvettenkapitän Karl Jasper |
Commander of the 25th U-boat Flotilla August 1943 – December 1943 |
Succeeded by Korvettenkapitän Robert Gysae |
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