Decorations
Wound Badge in Silver
Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber
| Awarded to those wounded in action. Three grades existed, black for those wounded once or twice, silver (3 or 4 seperate injuries) and gold (5 or 6 seperate injuries). Silver and Gold could also be awarded for more serious injuries (brain damage, loss of a limb or such.) |
Decorations ordered by date
See this list sorted by last name
| Commander and rank | Age | Crew | Date | U-boat Command(s) held * | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  | Kptlt. | Bruns, Heinrich + | 28 | 31 | Sep 1940 | |
| 2. | | Oblt. | Ballert, Sarto + | 25 | 37b | 2 Oct 1942 | |
| 3. | | Kptlt. | Cremer, Peter-Erich | 31 | 32 | 11 Nov 1942 | U-152, U-333 |
| 4. | | Kptlt. | Zetzsche, Hans-Jürgen | 27 | 34 | 11 Nov 1942 | U-20, U-8, U-4, U-560, U-591, U-378 |
| 5. | | Oblt. | Bode, Thilo | 24 | 36 | 1943 | |
| 6. | | Budzyn, Sigmund | 27 | Jun 1943 | |||
| 7. | | Oblt. | Damerow, Wolf-Dietrich + | 24 | 37b | 1943 | |
7 U-boat Commanders decorated with Wound Badge in Silver (Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber) located.
Legend:
+ Indicates the Officer died in the war.
* Commands held indicates the U-boat commands held by this officer before award date. In some cases the officer had not taken command his first boat yet or was not even in the U-boat force yet.
Note: This listing is still being compiled and some recipients might be missing.