Paul Fenn
Dr. rer. pol. Paul Fenn | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 October 1891 Zeven |
| Died | 10 November 1976 (aged 85) Kiel |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Nazi Germany |
| Service | .svg){kind=small} Imperial German Army Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1914–18 1936–45 |
| Rank | Kapitän zur See (MA) |
| Commands | Marine-Flak-Regiment 9 1. Marine-Flak-Brigade |
| Battles / wars | World War I
World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Dr. rer. pol. Paul Fenn[Notes 1] (26 October 1891 – 10 November 1976) was a highly decorated Kapitän zur See (MA) in the Kriegsmarine during World War II. 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
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (28 July 1918)[1]
- Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg[1]
- Austrian Military Merit Medal with Swords[1]
- Bulgarian War Commemorative Medal with Swords[1]
- The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (9 January 1935)[1]
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award (10 October 1937)[1]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (27 April 1940)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 1st Class
- West Wall Medal (22 January 1941)[1]
- Naval Artillery War Badge (26 September 1943)[1]
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (1944)[1]
- War Merit Cross with Swords
- Naval Front Clasp
- in Bronze (1945)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 25 March 1945 as Kapitän zur See (MA) and commander of the Marine-Flak-Regiment 9[2]
- Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1st Class (15 October 1956)[1]
Notes
- ^ In German a Doctorate of political economy is abbreviated as Dr. rer. pol. (Doctor rerum politicarum).
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Dörr, Manfred (1996). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 2: L–Z (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2497-6.
{{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.
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Categories:
- 1891 births
- 1976 deaths
- People from Rotenburg (district)
- German military personnel of World War I
- German military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 2nd class
- Recipients of the Hanseatic Cross (Hamburg)
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the War Merit Cross, 1st class
- Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- German prisoners of war
- Kriegsmarine personnel