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Schewe, Georg
Schewe, Georg
Date of birth:
November 24th, 1909 (Ueckermünde/Pomerania, Germany)
Date of death:
September 16th, 1989 (Hamburg, Germany)
Nationality:
German
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Kapitänleutnant
Unit:
Kommandant U-60
Awarded on:
December 20th, 1939
U-boot Kriegsabzeichen (ohne Brillianten)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Kapitänleutnant
Unit:
Kommandant U-60
Awarded on:
January 24th, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Kapitänleutnant
Unit:
Kommandant U-60
Awarded on:
June 13th, 1940
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Kapitänleutnant
Unit:
Kommandant U 105
Awarded on:
May 23rd, 1941
Awarded for the sinking of 14 ships with a total of 79511 GRT, of which 12 were sunk in a single patrol.
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
Awarded on:
October 2nd, 1936
Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938
Awarded on:
December 20th, 1939
Wehrmachtbericht
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
March 22nd, 1941
Wehrmachtbericht
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 17th, 1941
Sources
Photo 1: Gordon Williamson
Photo: Gordon Williamson via
Gentlemens Military Interest Club
-
DIXON, JEREMY, The U-boat Commanders, Naval Institute Press, 2019
.
- Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
- Verleihungsurkunde Uboot Kriegsabzeichen via
Gentlemens Military Interest Club
-
uboat.net
Photo