Walter Käding

Walter Käding
Born	14 September 1915 Berlin
Died	4 January 1991 (aged 75) Bremen
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1935–45
Rank	Leutnant zur See
Unit	cruiser Leipzig SSS Albert Leo Schlageter U-123
Commands held	U-56, U-4713
Battles/wars	Spanish Civil War World War II Battle of the Atlantic
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Walter Käding (14 September 1915 in Berlin – 4 January 1991 in Bremen) was a German watch officer and coxswain on a U-boat 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 Class (5 April 1939)^[1]
• Spanish Cross (6 June 1939)^[1]
• Memel Medal (26 October 1939)^[1]
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (11 December 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (25 August 1941)^[1]
• U-boat War Badge (1939) (11 December 1940)^[1]
• U-boat Front Clasp
  • in Bronze (9 January 1945)^[2]
  • in Silver (1945)^[2]
• German Cross in Gold on 6 September 1943 as Obersteuermann on U-123/2. Unterseeboots-Flottille^[3]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 May 1944 as Obersteuermann and 3rd watch officer and coxswain on U-123^[4][5]

References

Citations

1. Busch & Röll 2003, p. 445.
2. Busch & Röll 2003, p. 446.
3. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 215.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 248.
5. Scherzer 2007, p. 427.

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. "Walter Käding". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
• "Walter Käding". Lexikon der Wehrmacht (in German). Retrieved 2 February 2014.