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Forstmann, Walter
Forstmann, Walter
Date of birth:
March 9th, 1883 (Werden, German Empire)
Date of death:
September 2nd, 1973 (Essen-Bredeney, Germany)
Buried on:
Friedhof Bredeney
Nationality:
German
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Rettungsmedaille am Band
Rank:
Oberleutnant zur See
Awarded on:
August 25th, 1908
Roter Adlerorden IV. Klasse
Rank:
Kapitänleutnant
Awarded on:
March 10th, 1912
Order of St. Stanislaus III class
Awarded on:
1913
Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
1914
Eisernes Kreuz 1.Klasse (1914)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
1915
Ritter des Königlicher Preussischer Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
May 14th, 1916
Pour le Mérite
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Kapitänleutnant
Awarded on:
August 12th, 1916
Ritterkreuz des Österreichisch-kaiserlicher Leopold-Orden
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
November 8th, 1917
DRL Sportabzeichen in Gold
Rank:
Korvettenkapitän z.V. (Lieutenant-Commander)
Awarded on:
1933
Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse des Verdienstordens der BRD
Rank:
Kapitän zur See (Navy Captain)
Awarded on:
1952
Großes Verdienstkreuz des Verdienstordens der BRD
Rank:
Kapitän zur See (Navy Captain)
Awarded on:
August 3rd, 1960
Großes Verdienstkreuz mit Stern des Verdienstordens der BRD
Rank:
Kapitän zur See (Navy Captain)
Awarded on:
March 9th, 1968
Ritter II. Klasse zum Kaiserlicher Orden der Eisernen Krone
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Ritter III. Klasse zum Kaiserlicher Orden der Eisernen Krone
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
U-Boot-Kriegsabzeichen (1918)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Silver Imtiyaz medal
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Gold Liakat medal
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Harp Madalyasi
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
Photo 1: (
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Kapitänleutnant Walter Forstmann - German and Austrian U-boats of World War One - Kaiserliche Marine - uboat.net
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Grabdetails - Friedhöfe Essen
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