Paul Fenn
Dr. rer. pol. Paul Fenn | |
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Born |
Zeven | 26 October 1891
Died |
10 November 1976 85) Kiel | (aged
Allegiance |
German Empire (to 1918) Nazi Germany |
Service/branch |
Imperial German Army Kriegsmarine |
Years of service |
1914–18 1936–45 |
Rank | Kapitän zur See (MA) |
Commands held |
Marine-Flak-Regiment 9 1. Marine-Flak-Brigade |
Battles/wars |
World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Dr. rer. pol. Paul Fenn[Notes 1] (26 October 1891 – 10 November 1976) was a highly decorated Kapitän zur See (MA) 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
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (28 July 1918)[1]
- Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg[1]
- Austrian Military Merit Medal with Swords[1]
- Bulgarian War Commemorative Medal with Swords[1]
- The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (9 January 1935)[1]
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award (10 October 1937)[1]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (27 April 1940)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 1st Class
- West Wall Medal (22 January 1941)[1]
- Naval Artillery War Badge (26 September 1943)[1]
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (1944)[1]
- War Merit Cross with Swords
- Naval Front Clasp
- in Bronze (1945)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 25 March 1945 as Kapitän zur See (MA) and commander of the Marine-Flak-Regiment 9[2]
- Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1st Class (15 October 1956)[1]
Notes
- ↑ In German a Doctorate of political economy is abbreviated as Dr. rer. pol. (Doctor rerum politicarum).
References
Citations
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.
- 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.
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