Heinz Krey

Heinz Krey
Born	(1921-12-31)31 December 1921 Wiesbaden
Died	23 May 1943(1943-05-23) (aged 21) in the North Atlantic
Buried	51°40′N 29°49′W
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1939–43
Rank	Leutnant (Ing.)
Unit	Schleswig-Holstein mine sweeper M-84 U-567, U-703, U-752
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of the Atlantic
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (posthumously)

Heinz Krey (31 December 1921 in Wiesbaden – 23 May 1943 in the North Atlantic) was a German chief engineer on a U-boat in World War II and a posthumous 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.

In Flensburg-Mürwik are two streets named after him. The Heinz-Krey-Straße and the Heinz-Krey-hof, both in the near of the Naval Academy Mürwik.

Awards

• Minesweeper War Badge (10 December 1941)
• U-boat War Badge (1939) (28 September 1942)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (22 May 1943)
  • 1st Class (22 May 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 September 1943 as Leutnant (Ing.) and chief engineer on U-752

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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

• uboat.net
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht