Werner Dobberstein

Werner Dobberstein
Werner Dobberstein
Born	4 April 1911 Roggenhausen district of Graudenz/ West Prussia
Died	25 February 1993 (aged 81) Ahrensburg
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany
Service/branch	Reichsmarine  Kriegsmarine  German Navy
Years of service	1930–45 1956–57
Rank	Korvettenkapitän
Unit	SSS Niobe cruiser Emden Meteor
Commands held	5. Räumbootflottille
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Werner Dobberstein (4 April 1911 – 25 February 1993) was a Korvettenkapitän with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and 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. After World War II he served in the Bundesmarine.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (16 July 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (12 September 1940)^[1]
• Memel Medal (26 October 1939)^[1]
• Sudetenland Medal (26 October 1939)^[1]
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award (26 October 1939)^[1]
• Olympic Games Decoration^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 September 1941 as Kapitänleutnant and chief of the 5. Räumbootflottille^[2]
• Minesweeper War Badge (1940)^[1]
• Finnish Order of the Cross of Liberty 3rd Class (1940)^[1]

References

Citations

1. Dörr 1995, p. 138.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 162.

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

• Werner Dobberstein @ Ritterkreuzträger 1939-45