Edgar Jungnickel
| Edgar Jungnickel | |
|---|---|
| Born |
23 February 1914 Neudorf |
| Died |
7 April 1992 (aged 78) Bremerhaven |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch |
.svg.png){kind=small} Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1934–45 |
| Rank | Oberleutnant zur See |
| Commands held | U-Jäger 1430 |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Edgar Erwin Oskar Jungnickel (23 February 1914 – 7 April 1992) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant zur See 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
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award
- 4th Class (1 January 1938)[1]
- Sudetenland Medal (16 September 1939)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Minesweeper War Badge (26 November 1940)[1]
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (16 June 1944)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 6 January 1943 as Oberleutnant zur See on Von der Groeben in the 3. Räumbootsflottille[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 September 1944 as Oberleutnant zur See and commander of U-Jäger 1430[3][4]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Dörr, Manfred (1995). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 1: A–K [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2453-2.
- 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.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- 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.
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