Date of birth:

November 13th, 1896 (Frankfurt (Main), Germany)

Date of death:

September 11th, 1944 (Antwerp, Belgium)

Nationality:

German

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Fregattenkapitän (Commander)

Unit:

Hafenkommandant Anterpen

Awarded on:

October 13th, 1944

Received the Knight's Cross for his role in the defense of Antwerp, as well as his (albeit limited) demolitions efforts in the port facilities.

Awarded posthumously.

• - DÖRR, MANFRED, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehmacht 1939–1945, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1996.
  - Dörr M., Einer von Dreiunddreissig, Internationales Militaira Magazine Nr 124, september-oktober 2006, Heinz Nickel Buchbetrieb, Zweibrücken
  - Ehrentafel der Deutschen Kriegsmarine dd 18-11-1944