Neitzel, Karl
- Date of birth:
- January 30th, 1901 (Kolberg, Germany)
- Date of death:
- November 13th, 1966 (Kiel, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
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Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- January 10th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- March 23rd, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Korvettenkapitän (Lieutenant Commander)
- Unit:
- Commander U-510
- Awarded on:
- March 27th, 1943
“Korvettenkapitän Neitzel… has so far sunk 12 enemy merchant ships (with 92000 GRT) while serving as a U-Boat captain. Especially noteworthy among this captain’s outstanding achievements was one particular attack against a convoy off the northern coast of Brazil. Here he struck 8 merchant ships (with 55000 GRT) from the convoy."
The attack mentioned in the article was conducted against convoy BT-6 over the course of just 3 hours on 09.03.1943.
Sources
- - DIXON, JEREMY, The U-boat Commanders, Naval Institute Press, 2019.
- Die Grenz-Zeitung (Edition 89)
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