Werner Weinlig
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Werner-Friedrich Weinlig
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| Born | 28 November 1912 Kapstadt, South Africa |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Cape Town, South Africa |
| Allegiance |  Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
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 Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1934–45 |
| Rank | Kapitänleutnant |
| Unit | Z-9 Wolfgang Zenker Torpedoboot T-19 Torpedoboot T-23 |
| Commands held | Torpedoboot T-23 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Werner-Friedrich Weinlig (28 November 1912 – 25 March 1979) was a highly decorated Kapitänleutnant in the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
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Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (12 January 1940)
- 1st Class (10 August 1940)
- Destroyer War Badge
- German Cross in Gold on 12 December 1944 as Kapitänleutnant on Torpedoboot T-23/4. Torpedobootsflottille[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 May 1945 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of Torpedoboot T-23[2][Note 1]
Notes
- ↑ There is no reference of the Knight's Cross awarded to Werner Weidlig in the German Federal Archives. His personal file contains a letter from 1955 by the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt), indicating that no proof of the award exists. The date was assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR).[3]
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Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of the Torpedoboot force
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