Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Korvettenkapitän der Reserve

Unit:

Flottillenchef 15.Vorpostenflottille

Awarded on:

July 16th, 1943

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Korvettenkapitän der Reserve (Lieutenant-Commander of Reserves)

Unit:

Chef 15.Vorpostenflottille

Awarded on:

June 10th, 1944

The following press article (dated 10.06.1944) describes why Rall would receive the Knight’s Cross…

“The Führer was awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross to Korvettenkapitän der Reserve Viktor Rall, commander of a VP-Flotille on the Invasion front, for his bravery in the fighting against the enemy landing fleet. Korvettenkapitän Rall launched a raid into the Allied fleet on the first night of the Invasion, leading his own force of converted fishing boats. He fought against enemy landing craft of all types successfully while avoiding enemy 38-cm salvoes. On the second night he and his heroically fighting crews fought in further battles against overwhelming numbers of enemy destroyers and light craft, while still inflicting considerable damage to the enemy landing formations. In the following nights Rall and his Flottille continued to fight in numerous battles in the most intense moments of the fighting. Rall was born on 27.11.1896 in Reutlingen (Württemberg) and has already participated in the First World War as a Seeoffizier. Before the fighting on the Invasion front he operated with his Flottille in the English Channel for a long time, where he protected valuable German convoys in many hard-fought night battles, safely bringing them into their intended destination harbours.”

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

December 4th, 1939

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

December 16th, 1940

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

October 29th, 1940