Hellmut Rohweder
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Born | Hagen |
17 January 1914
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Allegiance | Nazi Germany West Germany |
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Kriegsmarine German Navy |
Years of service | 1935–45 1956–72 |
Rank | Kapitänleutnant (Ing.) Kapitän zur See |
Unit | cruiser Karlsruhe cruiser Leipzig U-17, U-69, U-514, U-673 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Hellmut Rohweder (17 January 1914 – 9 February 2008) was a German chief engineer (German: Leitender Ingenieur abbreviated LI) on a U-boat in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Rohweder served on U-17 under the command of Heinz von Reiche and Udo Behrends, on U-69 under Jost Metzler, on U-514 under Hans-Jürgen Auffermann, and on U-673 under Ernst-August Gerke.
Awards
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (1 June 1936)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- U-boat War Badge (1939) (2 May 1940)[1]
- U-boat Front Clasp in Bronze (20 October 1944)[2]
- German Cross in Gold on 7 August 1943 as Kapitänleutnant (Ing.) on U-514/10. Unterseeboots-Flottille[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 November 1943 as Kapitänleutnant (Ing.) and chief engineer on U-69 and U-514[4][5]
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