Adalbert Schneider

Adalbert Schneider (10 March 1904 – 27 May 1941) was the first Gunnery Officer on board the battleship Bismarck, and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) for the sinking of HMS Hood on 24 May 1941 in the Battle of the Denmark Strait. The Knight's Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or outstanding military leadership. Less than a week later, on 27 May 1941, Schneider and the majority of Bismarck's crew were killed in action during Bismarck's last battle.