Reinhard König

Reinhard König
Born	30 March 1909 Hanau
Died	28 March 1998 (aged 88) Bischofsheim
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Reichsmarine  Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1928–45
Rank	Kapitänleutnant (Ing.)
Unit	Schleswig-Holstein Hannover cruiser Köln aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin auxiliary cruiser Atlantis U-123, U-2506
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of the Atlantic
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Reinhard König (30 March 1909, in Hanau – 28 March 1998, in Bischofsheim) was a German chief engineer on a U-boat in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

• Spanish Cross in Bronze (6 June 1939)^[1]
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (22 September 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (31 March 1943)^[1]
• Auxiliary Cruiser Badge (30 December 1941)^[1]
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (1 October 1942)^[2]
• U-boat War Badge (1939) (11 February 1943)^[2]
• War Merit Cross with Swords 2nd Class (1 September 1943)^[2]
• U-boat Front Clasp
  • in Bronze (14 October 1944)^[2]
  • in Silver (15 March 1945)^[2]
• German Cross in Gold on 12 December 1943 as Oberleutnant (Ing.) on U-123/2. Unterseeboots-Flottille^[3]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 July 1944 as Oberleutnant (Ing.) and chief engineer on U-123^[4][5]

References

Citations

1. Busch & Röll 2003, p. 453.
2. Busch & Röll 2003, p. 454.
3. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 245.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 266.
5. Scherzer 2007, p. 460.

Bibliography

• Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (2003). Der U-Boot-Krieg 1939–1945 — Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [The U-Boat War 1939–1945 — The Knight's Cross Bearers of the U-Boat Force from September 1939 to May 1945] (in German). Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn Germany: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn. ISBN 978-3-8132-0515-2.
• 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.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• 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.