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Stamer, Dr. phil., Heinz

Date of birth:
November 4th, 1887 (Breslau/Silesia, Germany)
Date of death:
November 3rd, 1958 (Hamburg/Hamburg, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

03.04.1907: Seekadett
21.04.1908: Fähnrich zur See
28.09.1910: Leutnant zur See
13.04.1914: Oberleutnant zur See d.R.
18.09.1918: Kapitänleutnant
30.10.1939-10.06.1940: Kdr, Vorpostenboot, V-812 'Amtsgerichtsrat Pitschke', 8. Vorpostenflottille
01.09.1940: Korvettenkapitän z.V.
11.06.1940-00.03.1945: Chef, 8. Vorpostenflottille, Cuxhaven, Wesermünde

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Korvettenkapitän z.V. (Lieutenant-Commander)
Unit:
Flottillenchef, 8. Vorpostenflottille
Awarded on:
July 2nd, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Korvettenkapitän z.V. (Lieutenant-Commander)
Unit:
Chef, 8. VP-Flottille
Awarded on:
April 20th, 1945
Awarded for his successful leadership of the 8. Vorpostenflottille, which operated between the Elbe river and Rotterdam in the time period 1940-1945. He received it in recognition of his consistently competent leadership, which resulted in a large number of small successes rather than one big one. Countless German supply ships owed their safe passage to the security provided by his forces. The ships under his command also achieved a number of materiel successes themselves, which included the destruction/severe damaging of the following...

- 7 aircraft
- 2 submarines
- 2 motor torpedo boats.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
Awarded on:
May 15th, 1940
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 1er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
Awarded on:
January 9th, 1940
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant zu See der Reserve
Awarded on:
February 14th, 1918
Eisernes Kreuz 1.Klasse (1914)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Oberleutnant zu See der Reserve
Awarded on:
August 1st, 1916
Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)

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