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Arthur Godenau
Born(1903-01-19)19 January 1903
Netzort, Province of Posen, German Empire
Died16 February 1983(1983-02-16) (aged 80)
Laboe
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service / branch Kriegsmarine
RankKapitänleutnant
UnitSSS Niobe
CommandsRäumboot R-17, R-51 and R-73
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Kapitänleutnant Arthur Leo Godenau[Notes 1] (19 January 1903 in Netzort district Bromberg – 16 February 1983 in Laboe) was a Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) recipient during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

Notes

  1. ^ According to Scherzer the first name is spelled 'Artur' (without the h).[1]
  2. ^ According to Fellgiebel as commander of R-51.[4]

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b Scherzer 2007, p. 338.
  2. ^ a b c d Dörr 1995, p. 209.
  3. ^ Dörr 1995, p. 208.
  4. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 197.

Bibliography

  • Dörr, Manfred (1995). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2453-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  • Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87943-355-1. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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