Karl Fleige

Karl Fleige
Born	5 September 1905 Hildesheim
Died	16 December 1975 (aged 70) Erzhausen
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Reichsmarine  Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1924–45
Rank	Kapitänleutnant
Unit	SSS Gorch Fock U-20 U-123
Commands held	U-18
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl Fleige (5 September 1905 in Hildesheim – 16 December 1975 in Erzhausen) was a German U-boat commander in World War II and 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

• Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th and 3rd Class^{[Note 1]}
• Sudetenland Medal^{[Note 1]}
• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class^{[Note 1]}
• U-boat War Badge (1939)^{[Note 1]}
• German Cross in Gold on 8 October 1943 as Oberleutnant zur See on U-18/30. Unterseeboots-Flottille^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 July 1944 as Oberleutnant zur See and commander of U-18^[3]

Notes

1. According to Busch and Röll date of presentation is unknown.^[1]

References

Citations

1. Busch & Röll 2003, p. 459.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 116.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 311.

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) [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.
• 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. "Karl Fleige". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
• "Karl Fleige". Lexikon der Wehrmacht. Retrieved 2 February 2015.