Martin Saltzwedel

Martin Saltzwedel
Born	13 September 1906 Stettin
Died	1 April 1987 (aged 80) Germany
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Reichsmarine  Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1925–45
Rank	Kapitän zur See
Unit	Z-9 Wolfgang Zenker
Commands held	Z-24
Battles/wars	World War II Battles of Narvik Battle of the Atlantic
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Martin Franz Reinhold Saltzwedel (13 September 1906 – 1 April 1987) was a highly decorated Kapitän 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

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (6 November 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (10 August 1940)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• Destroyer War Badge (19 October 1940)^[1]
• Narvik Shield (10 November 1940)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 6 August 1942 as Korvettenkapitän on Z-24/8. Zerstörer-Flottille^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 June 1943 as Korvettenkapitän and commander of destroyer Z-24^[3]

References

Citations

1. Dörr 1996, p. 200.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 394.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 301.

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) [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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Deustsches Marinearchiv