Wilhelm Anhalt

Wilhelm Anhalt
Born	28 March 1917 Berlin
Died	13 May 1979 (aged 62) Huntsville, Ontario
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany
Service/branch	Kriegsmarine  German Navy
Years of service	1936–45 1956–73
Rank	Kapitänleutnant (Wehrmacht) Fregattenkapitän (Bundeswehr)
Unit	SMS Schlesien
Commands held	Räumboot "R 38", "R 39" Minesweeper "M 84" 4. Räumbootflottille
Battles/wars	World War II Operation Weserübung
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Cross of Merit on ribbon

Johannes Friedrich Wilhelm Anhalt (28 March 1917 – 13 May 1979) was a Kapitänleutnant with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and recipient of the coveted 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

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (20 November 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (2 October 1940)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 12 February 1942 as Oberleutnant zur See on Räumboot "R 38"/3. Räumbootsflottille^[2]
• Minensuch Kriegsabzeichen (12 November 1940)^[3]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 July 1944 as Kapitänleutnant and chief of the 4. Räumbootsflottille^[4][5]
• Cross of Merit on ribbon (Verdienstkreuz am Bande) (30 October 1972)^[3]

References

Citations

1. Dörr 1995, p. 4.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 16.
3. Dörr 1995, p. 5.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 116.
5. Scherzer 2007, p. 193.

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.
• 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

• "Wilhelm Anhalt". Ritterkreuzträger 1939–45 (in German). Retrieved 11 March 2014.
• "In der Etappe". Der Spiegel (in German). 1965. Retrieved 11 March 2014.