Decorations
Knights Cross with Oak Leaves and Crossed Swords
Eichenlaub mit Schwertern zum Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuz
| Introduced on July 15, 1941 this award was meant for recipients of the Oak leaves who showed further acts of courage. A pair of crossed swords at 40 degrees was added below the Oak Leaves cluster. Only 150 of these were awarded. |
Decorations ordered by date
See this list sorted by last name
| Commander and rank | Age | Crew | Date | U-boat Command(s) held * | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  | KrvKpt. | Kretschmer, Otto | 29 | 30 | 26 Dec 1941 | U-35, U-23, U-99 |
| 2. | | Kptlt. | Topp, Erich | 28 | 34 | 17 Aug 1942 | U-57, U-552 |
| 3. | | Kptlt. | Suhren, Reinhard | 26 | 35 | 1 Sep 1942 | U-564 |
| 4. | | KrvKpt. | Lüth, Wolfgang + | 29 | 33 | 15 Apr 1943 | U-13, U-9, U-138, U-43, U-181 |
| 5. | | KrvKpt. | Brandi, Albrecht | 29 | 35 | 19 May 1944 | U-617, U-380, U-967 |
5 U-boat Commanders decorated with Knights Cross with Oak Leaves and Crossed Swords (Eichenlaub mit Schwertern zum Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuz) 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.