Hans Erdmenger

Hans Erdmenger

Hans Erdmenger
Born 29 October 1903(1903-10-29)
Gersthofen
Died 28 December 1943(1943-12-28) (aged 40)
Bay of Biscay
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/branch  Kriegsmarine
Rank Kapitän zur See
Unit SSS Niobe
light cruiser Berlin
light cruiser Emden
Commands held destroyer Z21 Wilhelm Heidkamp
destroyer Z28
Battles/wars

Spanish Civil War
World War II

Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Kapitän zur See Hans Otto Erdmenger (29 October 1903 – 28 December 1943) was a Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipient during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Erdmenger was killed in action on 28 December 1943 in the Bay of Biscay as chief of the 8. Zerstörerflottille on board the destroyer Z27 which was sunk in combat with the British cruisers HMS Glasgow and HMS Enterprise.

Awards

References

Citations
  1. ^ a b Dörr 1995, p. 148.
  2. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 174.
  3. ^ a b Dörr 1995, p. 149.
Bibliography
  • Dörr, Manfred (1995). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 1:A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-2453-0.
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945 (in German). Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
  • Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine (in German). Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 3-87943-355-0.
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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Military offices
Preceded by
Kapitän zur See Gottfried Pönitz
Chief of the 8. Zerstörerflottille
18 March 1943 – 28 December 1943
Succeeded by
Kapitän zur See Georg Langheld