Decorations
War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords
Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse
| Similiar to the Iron Cross it was awarded to non-combattant achievments. For U-boat men mostly in the training flotillas. A Knights Cross also existed, it was only awarded twice, to Admiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg and to Krvkpt Otto Salmann both on the Bdu staff. |
Decorations ordered by date
See this list sorted by last name
| Commander and rank | Age | Crew | Date | U-boat Command(s) held * | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kptlt. | Baume, Günter La + | 29 | 29 | 30 Jan 1941 | ||
| 2. |  | Ltn. | Franze, Joachim | 23 | 37a | 29 Apr 1941 | |
| 3. | Emmrich, Heinz | 28 | 41 | 15 Jul 1941 | |||
| 4. | Burghagen, Walter | 49 | 4/11 | 1 Sep 1941 | |||
| 5. | Clemens, Johannes + | 30 | 1 Sep 1941 | ||||
| 6. | | Eberlein, Otto + | 27 | 38 | 1 Sep 1941 | ||
| 7. | Ellerlage, Hermann | 29 | 40 | 30 Jan 1942 | |||
| 8. | Buttjer, Johann | 29 | 20 Apr 1942 | ||||
| 9. | | KrvKpt. | Freiwald, Kurt | 36 | 25 | 1943 | U-21, U-7, U-33 |
| 10. | | Friedeburg, Hans-Georg von + | 47 | IV/14 | 1943 | U-27 | |
| 11. | | KrvKpt. | Ambrosius, Wilhelm | 39 | 26 | 20 Apr 1943 | U-28, U-21, U-43 |
| 12. | | Brümmer-Patzig, Helmut | 52 | 4/10 | 20 Apr 1943 | UD-4 | |
| 13. | | Buhse, Heinz + | 26 | X/39 | 20 Apr 1943 | ||
| 14. | KrvKpt. | Fahr, Theodor + | 33 | 30 | 1 Sep 1943 | U-567 | |
| 15. | Oblt. | Eisele, Wilhelm | 36 | 30 Jan 1944 | U-57, U-78 | ||
| 16. | | FrgKpt. | Kals, Ernst | 38 | 24 | U-130 | |
| 17. | | KrvKpt. | Kuhnke, Günter | 31 | 31 | U-28, U-125 | |
| 18. | | KrvKpt. | Suhren, Reinhard | 27 | 35 | 30 Jan 1944 | U-564 |
| 19. | | Kptlt. | Struckmeier, Rolf | 27 | 35 | 1944 | U-608 |
| 20. | | Kptlt. | Bauer, Ernst | 30 | 33 | 20 Apr 1944 | U-120, U-126 |
| 21. | | KrvKpt. | Bülow, Otto von | 32 | 30 | 20 Apr 1944 | U-3, U-404 |
| 22. | Oblt. | Böttcher, Richard | 37 | 20 Apr 1944 | U-139 | ||
| 23. | | Oblt. | Hagenau, Karl-Heinz | 24 | 37b | 20 Apr 1944 | U-34, U-704 |
| 24. | | Oblt. | Münster, Helmut | 27 | 37b | 20 Apr 1944 | U-101, U-428 |
| 25. | | Oblt. | Aust, Eduard + | 24 | X/39 | 1 Sep 1944 | U-34, U-29, U-922 |
| 26. | Kptlt. | Clausen, Heinz-Ehlert | 35 | 36 | 1 Sep 1944 | U-403 | |
| 27. | | Kptlt. | Emmermann, Carl | 29 | 34 | 1 Sep 1944 | U-172 |
| 28. | | KrvKpt. | Bleichrodt, Heinrich | 35 | 31 | 1 Jan 1945 | U-48, U-67, U-109 |
| 29. | Oblt. (R) | Breckwoldt, Friedrich | 32 | IX/39 | 1945 | U-679 | |
| 30. | | KrvKpt. | Dommes, Wilhelm | 37 | 31 | 30 Jan 1945 | U-431, U-178 |
30 U-boat Commanders decorated with War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords (Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse) 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.