Hellmut Rohweder

Wilhelm Franken
Born	17 January 1914 Hagen
Died	9 February 2008 (aged 94) Flintbek
Allegiance	Nazi Germany  West Germany
Service/branch	Kriegsmarine  German Navy
Years of service	1935–45 1956–72
Rank	Kapitänleutnant (Ing.) Kapitän zur See
Unit	cruiser Karlsruhe cruiser Leipzig U-17, U-69, U-514, U-673
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of the Atlantic
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hellmut Rohweder (17 January 1914 – 9 February 2008) was a German chief engineer (German: Leitender Ingenieur abbreviated LI) on a U-boat in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Rohweder served on U-17 under the command of Heinz von Reiche and Udo Behrends, on U-69 under Jost Metzler, on U-514 under Hans-Jürgen Auffermann, and on U-673 under Ernst-August Gerke.

Awards

• Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (1 June 1936)^[1]
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (8 March 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (12 April 1941)^[1]
• U-boat War Badge (1939) (2 May 1940)^[1]
• U-boat Front Clasp in Bronze (20 October 1944)^[2]
• German Cross in Gold on 7 August 1943 as Kapitänleutnant (Ing.) on U-514/10. Unterseeboots-Flottille^[3]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 November 1943 as Kapitänleutnant (Ing.) and chief engineer on U-69 and U-514^[4][5]

References

Citations

1. Busch & Röll 2003, p. 395.
2. Busch & Röll 2003, p. 396.
3. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 383.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 363.
5. Scherzer 2007, p. 637.

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 [The U-Boat War 1939–1945 — The Knight's Cross Bearers of the U-Boat Force from September 1939 to May 1945] (in German). Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn Germany: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn. ISBN 978-3-8132-0515-2.
• 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.
• Kurowski, Franz (1995). Knight's Cross Holders of the U-Boat Service. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-88740-748-2.
• 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

• Helgason, Guðmundur. "Hellmut Rohweder". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 20 April 2015.