Rixecker, Karl Jakob
- Date of birth:
- November 18th, 1906 (Merchweiler, Germany)
- Date of death:
- September 22nd, 1959 (Wetzlar, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
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Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Awarded on:
- March 31st, 1937
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 10th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 24th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Stabsobersteurmann (Petty Officer 2nd Class)
- Unit:
- Commander Räumboot R-23 in the 1. Räumbootsflottille
- Awarded on:
- May 31st, 1940
“Stabsobersteuermann Rixecker, commander of an R-Boat, succeeded in forcing a Norwegian submarine to surface following a depth charge attack near Bolaerne (in the Oslo Fjord). He then was able to enter the vessel and take its crew prisoner. Prior to this he had already managed to land the troops that had embarked on his vessel despite heavy enemy fire.”
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 1st, 1940
- Awarded on:
- November 1st, 1940
Sources
- Photo 1: Known to STIWOT
- - DÖRR, MANFRED, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehmacht 1939–1945, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1996.
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