Georg Olschewski

Georg Olschewski
Born	(1911-06-02)2 June 1911 Horstmar, Westphalia
Died	29 September 1996(1996-09-29) (aged 85) Immenstaad
Allegiance	Weimar Republic Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service / branch	Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine German Navy
Years of service	1928–45 1957–67
Rank	Leutnant (Ing.) Fregattenkapitän
Unit	U-177
Battles / wars	World War II Battle of the Atlantic
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Georg Olschewski (2 June 1911, Horstmar, Westphalia – 29 September 1996, Immenstaad) was a German chief engineer on a U-boat in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

• Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (2 October 1936)
• Sudetenland Medal (3 October 1939)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (13 February 1942)
  • 1st Class (2 October 1942)
• U-boat War Badge (1939) (1 June 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 April 1944 as Oberleutnant (Ing.) and chief engineer on U-66
• Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Verdienstkreuz am Bande (29 September 1967)

References

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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

• Helgason, Guðmundur. "Georg Olschewski". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 16 March 2014.