Werner Lange
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Werner Lange
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| Born | 18 July 1893 Altenburg |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Eutin |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
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 Kaiserliche Marine Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1912–45 |
| Rank | Vizeadmiral |
| Commands held | cruiser Emden |
| Battles/wars | World War I
World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Werner Lange (18 July 1893 – 19 November 1965) was a Vizeadmiral with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914)
- U-boat War Badge (1918) (14 December 1918)[1]
- Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (20 April 1918)[1]
- The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (2 March 1935)[1]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- German Cross in Gold on 8 January 1944 as Vizeadmiral and commanding admiral of the Aegean Sea[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 October 1944 as Vizeadmiral and commanding admiral of the Aegean Sea[3]
References
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External links
- Werner Lange @ Ritterkreuzträger 1939-45
- Werner Lange @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived January 15, 2011)
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| Chief of Staff of the Naval Operations | ||
| Marinegruppenbefehlshaber Ost | ||
| Marinegruppenbefehlshaber West |
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| Commander of the security of the North Sea | ||
| Commander of the security of the Baltic Sea | ||
| Commanding Admiral Aegean Sea |
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| Commanding Admiral Ostland |
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| Commanding Admiral Norwegian West Coast | ||
| Commanding Admiral Eastern Baltic Sea |
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| Commanding Admiral Black Sea | ||
| Commander-in-chief of the German Naval Commando in Italy | ||
| Commander-in-Chief of the battleships | ||
| Commander-in-Chief of the reconnaissance forces | ||
| Leader of the E-boats |
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| Leader of the mine sweepers | ||
| Leader of the torpedo boats | ||
| Befehlshaber der U-Boote |
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| Leader of the Kampfgruppe Oslo | ||
| Commander-in-Chief of the Kampfgruppe Thiele |
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1 Knight's Cross as Befehlshaber der U-Boote 2 Knight's Cross as commander of heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer 3 Knight's Cross as Commanding Admiral Ostland, Oak Leaves as Commanding Admiral Eastern Baltic Sea. 4 Knight's Cross as chief of the 2. Schnellbootflottille. 5 Knight's Cross as commander of heavy cruiser Lützow
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Categories:
- 1893 births
- 1965 deaths
- People from Altenburg
- German military personnel of World War I
- Kriegsmarine admirals
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Hanseatic Cross (Hamburg)
- Recipients of The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Imperial German Navy personnel
- Reichsmarine personnel
- People from Saxe-Altenburg
- Sportspeople from Thuringia
- German Navy personnel stubs
