Erich Grundmann
Erich Grundmann | |
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Erich Grundmann | |
Born |
Kiel | 2 June 1906
Died |
7 September 1973 67) Niederbachem | (aged
Allegiance |
Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany West Germany |
Service/branch |
Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine German Navy |
Years of service |
1926–45 1956–64 |
Rank |
Korvettenkapitän (Ing.) Kapitän zur See |
Unit | 1.Räumbootflottille |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Korvettenkapitän Erich Fritz Erich Grundmann (2 June 1906 in Kiel – 7 September 1973 in Niederbachem district of Bad Godesberg) was a Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) recipient during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards
- Dienstauszeichnung 4th Class (2 October 1936)[1]
- Dienstauszeichnung 3rd Class (1 September 1938)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 May 1940 as Kapitänleutnant (Ing.) and flotilla engineer of the 1. Räumbootflottille[2]
- Kriegsabzeichen für Minensuch-, U-Boot-Jagd- und Sicherungsverbände (October 1940)[1]
- War Merit Cross with Swords 1st Class
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Dörr, Manfred (1995). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 1: A–K [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2453-2.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Huß, Jürgen; Viohl, Armin (2003). Die Ritterkreuzträger des Eisernen Kreuzes der preußischen Provinz Schleswig-Holstein und der Freien und Hansestadt Lübeck 1939–1945 [The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Bearers of the Prussian Province of Schleswig-Holstein and the Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck 1939–1945] (in German). Zweibrücken, Germany: VDM Heinz Nickel. ISBN 978-3-925480-79-9.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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