Decorations
U-boat War Badge with Diamonds
U-Boot-Kriegsabzeichen mit Brillanten
| Awarded from 1941. The U-Boot-Kriegsabzeichen mit Brillanten look similar like the usual U-Bootskriegsabzeichen, but is was made from gilding silver with 9 small diamonds. The badge was presented roughly 30 times, it was usually awarded when a commander was decorated with the Oak Leaves. Admiral Dönitz wore a special piece of this decoration.
(Dear Schultze! * Großadmiral Erich Raeder was in 1941 CinC of the Kriegsmarine. |
Decorations ordered by last name
See this list sorted by date
| Commander and rank | Age | Crew | Date | U-boat Command(s) held * | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Kptlt. | Bleichrodt, Heinrich | 32 | 31 | Oct, 1942 | U-48, U-67, U-109 |
| KrvKpt. | Brandi, Albrecht | 30 | 35 | Jul 1944 | U-617, U-380, U-967 |
| Kptlt. | Bülow, Otto von | 31 | 30 | May 1943 | U-3, U-404 |
| Kptlt. | Emmermann, Carl | 28 | 34 | 1 Oct 1943 | U-172 |
| Kptlt. | Endrass, Engelbert + | 30 | 34 | 18 Jul 1941 | U-46 |
| Kptlt. | Hardegen, Reinhard | 29 | 33 | 7 May 1942 | U-147, U-123 |
| Kptlt. | Lassen, Georg | 29 | 35 | 22 Oct 1944 | U-29, U-160 |
| Kptlt. | Lüth, Wolfgang + | 29 | 33 | 26 Jan 1943 | U-13, U-9, U-138, U-43, U-181 |
| KrvKpt. | Merten, Karl-Friedrich | 37 | 26 | 30 Jan 1943 | U-68 |
| Kptlt. | Schultze, Herbert | 31 | 30 | 15 Jul 1941 | U-2, U-48 |
| Kptlt. | Suhren, Reinhard | 25 | 35 | Mar, 1942 | U-564 |
| Kptlt. | Topp, Erich | 27 | 34 | 11 Apr 1942 | U-57, U-552 |
12 U-boat Commanders decorated with U-boat War Badge with Diamonds (U-Boot-Kriegsabzeichen mit Brillanten) located.
Legend:
+ Indicates the Officer died in the war.
* Commands held indicates the U-boat commands held by this officer before award date. In some cases the officer had not taken command his first boat yet or was not even in the U-boat force yet.
Note: This listing is still being compiled and some recipients might be missing.