Walter Käding
Appearance
Walter Käding | |
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Born | Berlin | 14 September 1915
Died | 4 January 1991 Bremen | (aged 75)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service | Kriegsmarine |
Years of service | 1935–45 |
Rank | Leutnant zur See |
Unit | cruiser Leipzig SSS Albert Leo Schlageter U-123 |
Commands | U-56, U-4713 |
Battles / wars | Spanish Civil War World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Walter Käding (14 September 1915 in Berlin – 4 January 1991 in Bremen) was a German watch officer and coxswain on a U-boat in World War II and 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.
Awards
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (5 April 1939)[1]
- Spanish Cross (6 June 1939)[1]
- Memel Medal (26 October 1939)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- U-boat War Badge (1939) (11 December 1940)[1]
- U-boat Front Clasp
- German Cross in Gold on 6 September 1943 as Obersteuermann on U-123/2. Unterseeboots-Flottille[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 May 1944 as Obersteuermann and 3rd watch officer and coxswain on U-123[4][5]
References
Citations
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.
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- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
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External links
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "Walter Käding". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- "Walter Käding". Lexikon der Wehrmacht (in German). Retrieved 2 February 2014.
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