Viktor Rall
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Dr.-Ing Viktor Rall
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| Born | 27 November 1896 Reutlingen |
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| Allegiance |  German Empire Nazi Germany |
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 Kaiserliche Marine Kriegsmarine |
| Rank | Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves |
| Commands held | 15. Vorpostenflottille |
| Battles/wars | World War I
World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Dr.-Ing. Viktor Rall[Notes 1] (27 November 1896 – 21 April 1984) was a German engineer and veteran of both World Wars.
In the rank of a Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves with the Kriegsmarine during World War II, he was leader of the 15. Vorpostenflottille based in Le Havre. Following the Invasion of Normandy, he was honoured with the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (1918)[1]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (4 December 1939)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class (16 December 1940)[1]
- Minesweeper War Badge (29 October 1940)[1]
- German Cross in Gold (16 July 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 June 1944 as Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves and chief of the 15. Vorpostenflottille[2]
Notes
- ↑ In German a Doctorate in engineering is abbreviated as Dr.-Ing. (Doctor-Ingenieur).
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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