Karl-Heinz Fischer

Karl-Heinz Fischer
Born	23 July 1913 Hamburg
Died	12 August 1993 (aged 80) Hamburg
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kriegsmarine
Years of service	?–1945
Rank	Obersteuermann of the Reserves
Unit	Vorpostenboot "VP 711"
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of the Atlantic
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl-Heinz Fischer (23 July 1913 – 12 August 1993) was a highly decorated Obersteuermann of the Reserves 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

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (30 May 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (29 April 1943)^[1]
• Minesweeper War Badge (1 February 1941)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (29 April 1943)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 May 1943 as Steuermannsmaat and coxswain on Vorpostenboot VP-711 in the 7. Vorpostenflottille^[2]
• Naval Front Clasp in Bronze (1 May 1945)^[1]

References

Citations

1. Dörr 1995, p. 170.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 152.

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.
• 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

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Deustsches Marinearchiv