Reinhard König

Reinhard König
File:Reinhard König.jpg
Born	(1909-03-30)30 March 1909 Hanau
Died	Bischofsheim
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1928–45
Rank	Kapitänleutnant (Ing.)
Unit	Schleswig-Holstein Hannover cruiser Köln aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin auxiliary cruiser Atlantis U-123, U-2506
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of the Atlantic
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Reinhard König (30 March 1909, in Hanau – 28 March 1998, in Bischofsheim) 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.

Awards

• Spanish Cross in Bronze (6 June 1939)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (22 September 1940)
  • 1st Class (31 March 1943)
• Auxiliary Cruiser Badge (30 December 1941)
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (1 October 1942)
• U-boat War Badge (1939) (11 February 1943)
• War Merit Cross with Swords 2nd Class (1 September 1943)
• U-boat Front Clasp
  • in Bronze (14 October 1944)
  • in Silver (15 March 1945)
• German Cross in Gold on 12 December 1943 as Oberleutnant (Ing.) on U-123/2. Unterseeboots-Flottille
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 July 1944 as Oberleutnant (Ing.) and chief engineer on U-123

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht