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Diederichs, Karl

Date of birth:
March 19th, 1892 (Holzminden/Braunschweig, Germany)
Date of death:
May 25th, 1959
Nationality:
German

Biography

Promotions:
April 1st, 1945: Kapitän zur See.

Career:
1910: Kaiserliche Marine;
July 1940 - May 1943: Chef 2. Vorpostenflottille;
June 1943 - February 1944: Führer 7. Sicherungsdivision;
March 1944 - December 1944: Generalreferent, OKM;
January 1945 - May 1945: Chef Küstensicherungs-Verband;
May 1945 - November 1945: POW.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Fregattenkapitän der Reserve
Unit:
Flottillenchef, 2. Vorpostenflottille, Kriegsmarine
Awarded on:
August 28th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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