Maes, Friedrich-Wilhelm

Date of birth:: November 25th, 1913 (Rüstringen/Oldenburg, Germany)
Date of death:: March 19th, 1945 (Gdingen-Gdynia, Poland)
Nationality:: German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
Unit:: Batteriechef Batterie "Völtzendorf" / Marine-Flakabteilung 219 / 9.Marine-Flakregiment
Awarded on:: March 25th, 1945

The following Wehrmachtbericht supplement (dated 23.03.1945) describes the action in which Kapitänleutnant Maes would earn the Knight’s Cross…

“In the heavy defensive battles around Gotenhafen the cut-off men of the Marine-Flak-Batterie “Völtzendorf” held their tactically important position against the enemy with unbreakable steadfastness. Only after firing their last rounds and destroying their guns did they fight their way back to German lines. During the breakout the Batterie-Chef, Kapitänleutnant der Marineartillerie Maes, found a heroes’ death.”

Awarded posthumously.