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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

Biography

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Rank:
Oberleutnant zur See
Awarded on:
August 25th, 1908
Rettungsmedaille am Band
Rank:
Kapitänleutnant
Awarded on:
March 10th, 1912
Roter Adlerorden IV. Klasse
Awarded on:
1913
Order of St. Stanislaus III class
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
1914
Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
1915
Eisernes Kreuz 1.Klasse (1914)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
May 14th, 1916
Ritter des Königlicher Preussischer Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Kapitänleutnant
Awarded on:
August 12th, 1916
Pour le Mérite
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
November 8th, 1917
Ritterkreuz des Österreichisch-kaiserlicher Leopold-Orden
Rank:
Korvettenkapitän z.V. (Lieutenant-Commander)
Awarded on:
1933
DRL Sportabzeichen in Gold
Rank:
Kapitän zur See (Navy Captain)
Awarded on:
1952
Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse des Verdienstordens der BRD
Rank:
Kapitän zur See (Navy Captain)
Awarded on:
August 3rd, 1960
Großes Verdienstkreuz des Verdienstordens der BRD
Rank:
Kapitän zur See (Navy Captain)
Awarded on:
March 9th, 1968
Großes Verdienstkreuz mit Stern des Verdienstordens der BRD

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