Klaus Feldt

Klaus Feldt
Born	(1912-04-14)14 April 1912 Kiel
Died	7 September 2010(2010-09-07) (aged 98)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1935–45
Rank	Korvettenkapitän
Commands	2. Schnellbootflottille
Battles / wars	Spanish Civil War World War II
Awards	Spanish Cross with Swords in Bronze Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Gustav Waldemar Klaus Feldt (14 April 1912 – 7 September 2010) was a Korvettenkapitän with the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He is also a recipient of the coveted Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He is credited with the destruction of HMS Exmoor on 25 February 1941 as commander of Schnellboot "S30". He was born in Kiel.

Awards

• Spanish Cross with Swords in Bronze (6 June 1939)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (16 November 1939)
  • 1st Class (28 April 1940)
• Memel Medal (26 October 1939)
• Sudetenland Medal (20 December 1939)
• Minesweeper War Badge (1940)
• Wound Badge in Black (27 June 1941)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 25 April 1941 as Oberleutnant zur See and commander of Schnellboot S-30 in the 2. Schnellbootflottille
  • 362nd Oak Leaves on 1 January 1944 as Korvettenkapitän and chief of the 2. Schnellbootflottille
• Fast Attack Craft War Badge with Diamonds (19 December 1941)
• Finnish Order of the Cross of Liberty 4th Class (5 December 1942)
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 18 April 1941

References

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)
• 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)
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 1, 1. September 1939 bis 31. Dezember 1941 (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)