Alfred Vetter

Alfred Vetter
Born	24 May 1923 Kiel
Died	15 May 1984 (aged 60) Kiel
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1941–45
Rank	Leutnant
Unit	Marine-Kleinkampfmittel-Flottille 211
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Alfred Paul Johannes Vetter (24 May 1923 – 15 May 1984) was a highly decorated Leutnant 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 and decorations

• War Merit Cross with Swords
  • 2nd Class (19 April 1942)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (11 August 1944)
  • 1st Class (11 August 1944)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 August 1944 as Leutnant and group leader in the Marine-Kleinkampfmittel-Flottille 211^[1][2]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 349.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 757.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Deustsches Marinearchiv