Paul Lehmann (officer)

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Paul Lehmann
Born	(1886-10-11)11 October 1886 Stendal
Died	8 April 1972(1972-04-08) (aged 85) Lemwerder
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Kriegsmarine
Rank	Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves
Commands	42. Minensuchflottille
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Dr. Paul Lehmann (11 October 1886 – 8 April 1972) was a Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Template:Lang-de). 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 (29 July 1916)
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (7 December 1940)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 1st Class (7 December 1941)
• Minesweeper War Badge (1 February 1941)
• German Cross in Gold (26 October 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 September 1944 as Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves and chief of the 42. Minensuchflottille

References

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)
• Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87943-355-1. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)