Gerd-Dietrich Schneider

Gerd-Dietrich Schneider
Gerd-Dietrich Schneider
Born	25 March 1921; Stettin
Died	15 July 2004 (aged 83); Unknown
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945); West Germany
Service/branch	Kriegsmarine; German Navy
Years of service	1939–45; 1960–68
Rank	Oberleutnant zur See (Kriegsmarine); Korvettenkapitän der Reserve (Bundesmarine)
Unit	3. Räumbootsflottille
Commands held	Räumboot "R 35"
Battles/wars	World War II Black Sea Campaigns; Battle of the Atlantic;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Author

Gerd-Dietrich Schneider (25 March 1921 – 15 July 2004) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant zur See in the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a Korvettenkapitän der Reserve in the Bundesmarine. He was also a 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.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (20 September 1940)
- 1st Class (4 October 1941)
Kuban Shield
Crimea Shield
German Cross in Gold on 13 May 1944 as Oberleutnant zur See on R-35/3. Räumboots-Flottille^[1]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 October 1944 as Oberleutnant zur See and Chief of the 8. Artillerie-Trägerflottille^[2]

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)
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. {{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)