Heinz Stamer

Dr. phil. Heinz Stamer
Born	4 November 1887 Breslau
Died	3 November 1958 (aged 70) Hamburg
Allegiance	German Empire  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kaiserliche Marine  Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1907–19, 1939–45
Rank	Korvettenkapitän
Commands held	UC-98 8. Vorpostenflottille
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Dr. phil. Heinz Stamer^{[Note 1]} (4 November 1887 – 3 November 1958) was a Korvettenkapitän with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a 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

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (1 August 1916)^[1]
  • 1st Class (14 February 1918)^[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (9 January 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (15 May 1942)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 2 July 1943 as Korvettenkapitän zur Verwendung (for disposition) in the 8. Vorpostenflottille^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 April 1945 as Korvettenkapitän zur Verwendung (for disposition) and chief of the 8. Vorpostenflottille^[3]

Notes

1. In German a Doctor of Philosophy is abbreviated as Dr. phil. (doctor philosophiae).

References

Citations

1. Dörr 1996, p. 268.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 453.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 407.

Bibliography

• Dörr, Manfred (1996). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 2: L–Z [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2497-6.
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). 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.
• Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Navy]. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87943-355-1.
• 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

• Deutsches Marinearchiv