List of Knight's Cross of The Iron Cross Recipients of The Schnellboot Service - Knight's Cross of The Iron Cross

Knight's Cross of The Iron Cross

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross is based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 1573 of 1 September 1939 Verordnung über die Erneuerung des Eisernen Kreuzes (Regulation of the renewing of the Iron Cross).

Number Name Rank Unit Date of award Notes
1 Opdenhoff, HermannHermann Opdenhoff Oberleutnant zur See commander of Schnellboot S-31 in the 2. Schnellbootflottille 01940-05-1616 May 1940 Killed in action 22 March 1945
2 Birnbacher, HeinzHeinz Birnbacher Kapitänleutnant chief of the 1. Schnellbootflottille 01940-06-1717 June 1940
3 Petersen, RudolfRudolf Petersen Korvettenkapitän chief of the 2. Schnellbootflottille 01940-08-044 August 1940 Awarded 499th Oak Leaves 13 June 1944
4 Fimmen, KurtKurt Fimmen Oberleutnant zur See commander of Schnellboot S-26 in the 1. Schnellbootflottille 01940-08-1414 August 1940
5 Mirbach, Götz Freiherr vonGötz Freiherr von Mirbach Oberleutnant zur See commander of Schnellboot S-21 in the 1. Schnellbootflottille 01940-08-1414 August 1940 Awarded 500th Oak Leaves 14 June 1944
6 Toniges, WernerWerner Töniges Oberleutnant zur See commander of Schnellboot S-102 in the 1. Schnellbootflottille 01941-02-2525 February 1941 Awarded 143rd Oak Leaves 13 November 1942
7 Klug, Bernd-GeorgBernd-Georg Klug Kapitänleutnant commander of Schnellboot S-28 in the 1. Schnellbootflottille 01941-03-1212 March 1941 Awarded 361st Oak Leaves 1 January 1944
8 Feldt, KlausKlaus Feldt Oberleutnant zur See commander of Schnellboot S-30 in the 2. Schnellbootflottille 01941-04-2525 April 1941 Awarded 362nd Oak Leaves 1 January 1944
9 Christiansen, GeorgGeorg Christiansen Oberleutnant zur See commander of Schnellboot S-101 in the 1. Schnellbootflottille 01941-05-088 May 1941 Awarded 326th Oak Leaves 13 November 1943
10 Wuppermann, SiegfriedSiegfried Wuppermann Oberleutnant of the Reserves commander of Schnellboot S-60 in the 3. Schnellbootflottille 01941-08-033 August 1941 Awarded 226th Oak Leaves 14 April 1943
11 Batge, NielsNiels Bätge Kapitänleutnant chief of the 4. Schnellbootflottille 01942-01-044 January 1942 Killed in action 12 December 1944
12 Kemnade, FriedrichFriedrich Kemnade Kapitänleutnant chief of the 3. Schnellbootflottille 01942-07-2323 July 1942 Awarded 249th Oak Leaves 27 May 1943
13 Buchting, HermannHermann Büchting Kapitänleutnant commander of Schnellboot S-27 in the 1. Schnellbootflottille 01943-04-2222 April 1943
14 Weber, HorstHorst Weber Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves commander of Schnellboot S-55 in the 3. Schnellbootflottille 01943-07-055 July 1943
15 Muller, KarlKarl Müller Kapitänleutnant commander of Schnellboot S-52 in the 5. Schnellbootflottille 01943-07-088 July 1943
16 Karcher, Karl-EhrhartKarl-Ehrhart Karcher Oberleutnant zur See commander of Schnellboot S-87 in the 4. Schnellbootflottille 01943-08-1212 August 1943
17 Künzel, Karl-FriedrichKarl-Friedrich Künzel Oberleutnant zur See group leader and commander of Schnellboot S-28 in the 1. Schnellbootflottille 01943-12-1212 December 1943
18 Muller, AlbertAlbert Müller Kapitänleutnant commander of Schnellboot S-59 in the 3. Schnellbootflottille 01943-12-1313 December 1943
19 Schmidt, Klaus-DegenhardKlaus-Degenhard Schmidt Oberleutnant zur See commander of Schnellboot S-54 in the 10 Schnellbootflottille 01943-12-2222 December 1943 Killed in action 22 December 1944
20 Johannsen, KurtKurt Johannsen Kapitänleutnant chief of the 5. Schnellbootflottille 01944-06-1414 June 1944 Killed in action 14 June 1944
21 Haag, HeinzHeinz Haag Oberleutnant zur See commander of Schnellboot S-60 in the 3. Schnellbootflottille 01944-11-2525 November 1944
22 Zymalkowski, FelixFelix Zymalkowski Korvettenkapitän chief of the 8. Schnellbootflottille 01945-04-1010 April 1945
23 Matzen, Ingwer(Jens)Ingwer(Jens) Matzen Korvettenkapitän chief of the 6. Schnellbootflottille 01945-05-022 May 1945

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