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Scholtz, Klaus
Scholtz, Klaus
Date of birth:
March 22nd, 1908 (Magdeburg/Saxony, Germany)
Date of death:
May 1st, 1987 (Bad Schwartau/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
Nationality:
German
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Wehrmachtbericht
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Kapitänleutnant (Lieutenant)
Unit:
Kommandant U-108 / 2. U-Boots-Flottille
Awarded on:
July 6th, 1941
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
Unit:
Kommandant
,
"U 108"
,
2. Unterseebootsflottille
,
Kriegsmarine
Awarded on:
December 26th, 1941
Awarded for the sinking of 13 ships with 61760 GRT over the course of 5 war patrols, including the British armed merchant cruiser HMS Rajputana.
92nd Kriegsmarine Award.
Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Korvettenkapitän (Lieutenant Commander)
Unit:
Kommandant
,
"U 108"
,
2. Unterseebootsflottille
,
Kriegsmarine
Awarded on:
September 10th, 1942
Awarded for the sinking of 12 ships with 66230 GRT over the course of 3 war patrols.
123rd Award.
U-boot Kriegsabzeichen mit Brillianten
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
Photo 1:
Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv
Photo:
Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv
-
FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003
.
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THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1998
.
- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
- Kurowski, F., Knight’s Cross Holders of the U-Boat Service, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., USA, 1995
- Busch, R., Röll, H-J., Der U-Boot-Krieg – Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945, Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn GmbH, Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn, Deutschland, 2003
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Feldgrau.com
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