Reinhard König
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Reinhard König
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Born | Hanau |
30 March 1909
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Bischofsheim |
Allegiance | Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine |
Years of service | 1928–45 |
Rank | Kapitänleutnant (Ing.) |
Unit | Schleswig-Holstein Hannover cruiser Köln aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin auxiliary cruiser Atlantis U-123, U-2506 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Reinhard König (30 March 1909, in Hanau – 28 March 1998, in Bischofsheim) was a German chief engineer on a U-boat in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards
- Spanish Cross in Bronze (6 June 1939)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Auxiliary Cruiser Badge (30 December 1941)[1]
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (1 October 1942)[2]
- U-boat War Badge (1939) (11 February 1943)[2]
- War Merit Cross with Swords 2nd Class (1 September 1943)[2]
- U-boat Front Clasp
- German Cross in Gold on 12 December 1943 as Oberleutnant (Ing.) on U-123/2. Unterseeboots-Flottille[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 July 1944 as Oberleutnant (Ing.) and chief engineer on U-123[4][5]
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External links
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- Lexikon der Wehrmacht
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