Walter-Erich Schneider
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Walter-Erich Schneider
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Born | Naundorf |
15 February 1909
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Flensburg |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
Service/ |
Kriegsmarine German Navy |
Years of service | ?–1945 1957–1966 |
Rank | Kapitänleutnant (Wehrmacht) Korvettenkapitän (Bundesmarine) |
Commands held | 25. Minensuchflottille |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Walter-Erich Schneider (15 February 1909 – 25 October 1987) was a Kapitänleutnant with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a 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
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (2 October 1936)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Minesweeper War Badge (15 December 1940)[1]
- Finnish Order of the Cross of Liberty 4th Class (15 July 1944)[1]
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (11 December 1944)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 30 July 1943 as Kapitänleutnant on M-15/3. Minensuchflottille[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 November 1944 as Kapitänleutnant and chief of the 25. Minensuchflottille[3]
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