Rixecker, Karl Jakob

Date of birth:: November 18th, 1906 (Merchweiler, Germany)
Date of death:: September 22nd, 1959 (Wetzlar, Germany)
Nationality:: German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre

Awarded on:: October 2nd, 1936

Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 3.Klasse, 12 Jahre

Awarded on:: March 31st, 1937

Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: October 10th, 1939

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: April 24th, 1940

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Stabsobersteurmann (Petty Officer 2nd Class)
Unit:: Commander Räumboot R-23 in the 1. Räumbootsflottille
Awarded on:: May 31st, 1940

The following press article (dated 05.06.1940 and published in the “Nordischen Rundschau”) describes why Stabsobersteuermann Rixecker would receive the Knight’s Cross…

“Stabsobersteuermann Rixecker, commander of an R-Boat, succeeded in forcing a Norwegian submarine to surface following a depth charge attack near Bolaerne (in the Oslo Fjord). He then was able to enter the vessel and take its crew prisoner. Prior to this he had already managed to land the troops that had embarked on his vessel despite heavy enemy fire.”