Carl-August Landfermann
Carl-August Landfermann | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 July 1914 Dortmund |
| Died | 18 November 2003 (aged 89) Hagen |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service |  Kriegsmarine |
| Rank | Kapitänleutnant |
| Unit | Schlesien cruiser Köln U-146, U-38, U-181 |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Dr.-Ing. Carl-August Landfermann[Note 1] (14 July 1914 in Dortmund – 18 November 2003 in Hagen) was a German chief engineer on a U-boat in 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.
Landfermann was stationed on 181 under the command of Wolfgang Lüth when U-181 made the second longest patrol in U-boat history. When U-181 returned from this patrol Landfermann received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 October 1943 from Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz, after Lüth had recommended him for the second time.[citation needed]
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939)
- U-boat War Badge (1939) (24 June 1941)[1]
- U-boat Front Clasp in Bronze (12 October 1944)[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 October 1943 as Oberleutnant (Ing.) of the Reserves and chief engineer of U-181[3]
Notes
- ^ In German a Doctorate in engineering is abbreviated as Dr.-Ing. (Doctor-Ingenieur).
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (2003). Der U-Boot-Krieg 1939–1945 — Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 (in German). Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn Germany: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn. ISBN 978-3-8132-0515-2.
{{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) - 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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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