Waldemar Holst
Appearance
Waldemar Holst | |
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Born | Hanover | 14 September 1907
Died | 17 May 1975 Hamburg | (aged 67)
Allegiance | Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
Service | Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine German Navy |
Years of service | 1927–45 1956–65 |
Rank | Korvettenkapitän (Wehrmacht) Kapitän zur See (Bundeswehr) |
Unit | SSS Niobe Berlin |
Commands | 4. Räumbootflottille |
Battles / wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Waldemar August Johannes Holst (14 September 1907 – 17 May 1975) was a Korvettenkapitän 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. In the Bundesmarine he attained the rank of Kapitän zur See.
Awards
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Kriegsabzeichen für Minensuch-, Ubootsjagd-, und Sicherungsverbände (5 November 1940)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 20 November 41 as Korvettenkapitän in the 4. Räumbootsflottille[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 December 1942 as Korvettenkapitän and chief of the 4. Räumbootsflottille[3]
References
Citations
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.
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External links
Template:Knight's Cross recipients of the Kriegsmarine surface fleet Template:Knight's Cross recipients in the Bundeswehr and Bundesgrenzschutz