Decorations
Knights Cross with Oak Leaves
Eichenlaub zum Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuz
The Knights Cross with Oak Leaves, introduced on June 3, 1940, was awarded to Knights Cross recipients for further acts of courage. A fan of 3 Oak Leaves in silver surmounted the paper clip hanger. There were only 853 of those awarded and 29 went to the U-boat force. |
Decorations ordered by last name
See this list sorted by date
Commander and rank | Age | Crew | Date | U-boat Command(s) held * | ||
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Kptlt. | Bleichrodt, Heinrich | 32 | 31 | 23 Sep 1942 | U-48, U-67, U-109 | |
Kptlt. | Brandi, Albrecht | 28 | 35 | 11 Apr 1943 | U-617 | |
Kptlt. | Bülow, Otto von | 31 | 30 | 26 Apr 1943 | U-3, U-404 | |
Kptlt. | Emmermann, Carl | 28 | 34 | 4 Jul 1943 | U-172 | |
Kptlt. | Endrass, Engelbert + | 30 | 34 | 10 Jun 1941 | U-46 | |
Gradm. | Dönitz, Karl | 52 | 1910 | 6 Apr 1943 | BdU | |
Kptlt. | Guggenberger, Friedrich | 27 | 34 | 8 Jan 1943 | U-28, U-81 | |
Kptlt. | Gysae, Robert | 32 | 31 | 31 May 1943 | U-98, U-177 | |
Kptlt. | Hardegen, Reinhard | 29 | 33 | 23 Apr 1942 | U-147, U-123 | |
Kpt. | Hartmann, Werner | 41 | 21 | 5 Nov 1944 | U-26, U-37, U-198 | |
Kptlt. | Henke, Werner + | 34 | 33 | 4 Jul 1943 | U-515 | |
Kptlt. | Kretschmer, Otto | 28 | 30 | 4 Nov 1940 | U-35, U-23, U-99 | |
Kptlt. | Lange, Hans-Günther | 28 | 37a | 29 Apr 1945 | U-711 | |
Kptlt. | Lassen, Georg | 27 | 35 | 7 Mar 1943 | U-29, U-160 | |
Kptlt. | Lehmann-Willenbrock, Heinrich | 30 | 31 | 31 Dec 1941 | U-8, U-5, U-96 | |
Kptlt. | Liebe, Heinrich | 33 | 27 | 10 Jun 1941 | U-2, U-38 | |
Kptlt. | Lüth, Wolfgang + | 29 | 33 | 13 Nov 1942 | U-13, U-9, U-138, U-43, U-181 | |
KrvKpt. | Merten, Karl-Friedrich | 37 | 26 | 16 Nov 1942 | U-68 | |
Kptlt. | Mohr, Johann + | 26 | 34 | 13 Jan 1943 | U-124 | |
Kptlt. | Mützelburg, Rolf + | 29 | 32 | 15 Jul 1942 | U-10, U-203 | |
Kptlt. | Prien, Günther + | 32 | 31 | 20 Oct 1940 | U-47 | |
Kptlt. | Schepke, Joachim + | 28 | 30 | 1 Dec 1940 | U-3, U-19, U-100 | |
Kptlt. | Schnee, Adalbert | 28 | 34 | 15 Jul 1942 | U-6, U-60, U-121, U-201 | |
KrvKpt. | Scholtz, Klaus | 34 | 27 | 10 Sep 1942 | U-108 | |
Kptlt. | Schultze, Herbert | 31 | 30 | 12 Jun 1941 | U-2, U-48 | |
KrvKpt. | Schütze, Viktor | 35 | 25 | 14 Jul 1941 | U-19, U-11, U-25, U-103 | |
Oblt. | Suhren, Reinhard | 25 | 35 | 31 Dec 1941 | U-564 | |
Kptlt. | Thomsen, Rolf | 30 | 36 | 29 Apr 1945 | U-1202 | |
Kptlt. | Topp, Erich | 27 | 34 | 11 Apr 1942 | U-57, U-552 |
29 U-boat Commanders decorated with Knights Cross with Oak Leaves (Eichenlaub zum Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuz) 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.